La Liga: Barcelona vs Valencia – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the La Liga round 33 match between Barcelona and Valencia and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Barcelona are highly favoured to claim a win against Valencia, whom they face this coming Monday. In their current shape, a win at a neutral venue seems to be the obvious outcome.

Barcelona are chasing the first place in the La Liga after collecting 70 points from their initial 32 encounters. Valencia trail them on 47 points after 32 rounds, sitting as number 8 in the table.

Form: Barcelona vs Valencia

Barcelona Form

Barcelona have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 0-1 victory against Cadiz. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-4 against Paris Saint-Germain, before handing over all three points in a 3-2 defeat against Real Madrid. Barcelona won four of their last six La Liga matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded eight and scored 13 goals.

Valencia Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Valencia. They first took out Granada by 0-1 before downing Osasuna by 0-1. The winning streak came to an end against Real Betis, who ran out 1-2 winners. Valencia won three of a possible six away matches in the La Liga, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored six while also conceding six times.

Betting stats and facts for Barcelona and Valencia

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Barcelona and Valencia played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Barcelona vs Valencia

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Joao Felix has actually netted seven goals during this La Liga season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Valencia should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Joao Felix to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Popular markets: Barcelona vs Valencia

Full-time result

Barcelona won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Valencia won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost four in this run. Valencia did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home. Barcelona have not lost to Valencia in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Barcelona scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Valencia scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Barcelona have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Valencia have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Barcelona have been able to keep a clean sheet in six of their last 10 games. Barcelona have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Valencia.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Barcelona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Valencia, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.

Suggested bet: Barcelona vs Valencia

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Barcelona and Valencia seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this La Liga match.

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