La Liga: Barcelona vs Valencia – Betting preview

Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the La Liga match between Barcelona and Valencia. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.

Barcelona should be able to consolidate their first place in La Liga against Valencia. The latter currently sit below the relegation line and face an extremely tough task this coming Sunday at Spotify Camp Nou.

Barcelona approach the next La Liga round as number 1 in the table, having claimed 59 points this season so far. With 23 games behind them, Valencia amassed 23 points, placing them as number 18 before their next fixture.

Team form: Barcelona vs Valencia

Barcelona Form

Barcelona suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as Manchester United ran over them in a 2-1 defeat. Almeria also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-0 before the Blaugrana were able to strike back last time out in a 0-1 win against Real Madrid. In their last six La Liga home matches, Xavi Hernandez’s side racked up five strong wins, while they’ve drawn once. They lost none while scoring 13 and conceding one goals.

Valencia Form

Valencia suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Athletic Bilbao in a 1-2 defeat. Getafe also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-0, before Los Che were able to strike back in a 1-0 win against Real Sociedad. Ruben Baraja’s side came through their last six away games in the La Liga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by eight goals to two.

Betting stats for Barcelona and Valencia

Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Barcelona and Valencia played across all tournaments.

Players to watch: Barcelona vs Valencia

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Barcelona, Raphinha hopes to improve his tally. Samuel Castillejo is the only goalscorer for Valencia in the last six matches, suggesting the visitors are in for a tough time at Spotify Camp Nou.

Betting markets: Barcelona vs Valencia

Full-time result

Spotify Camp Nou witnessed Barcelona winning seven times in their last 10 matches, drawing two and losing one. Valencia claimed three wins, one draw, and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Barcelona are on an amazing streak of now 11 games at home in a row without defeat and haven’t lost to Valencia in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Barcelona scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Valencia scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Barcelona have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Valencia have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Los Che managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Both teams have scored in the last seven meetings between Barcelona and Valencia at Spotify Camp Nou.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Barcelona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Valencia’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches. Valencia did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.

Betting suggestion: Barcelona vs Valencia

The match between Barcelona and Valencia should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this La Liga game.

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