La Liga: Valencia vs Barcelona – Betting preview

Ace Football team offers the La Liga round 17 match preview for Valencia and Barcelona who meet up this coming Saturday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.

Valencia could close the current gap on the top four when they face off against Barcelona this coming Saturday. Their current position in the La Liga standings naturally favors Barcelona, but Valencia won’t be short on motivation.

Valencia are placed 11th with 19 points after 16 matches. Barcelona occupy a position of fourth in the league with 34 points.

Team form: Valencia vs Barcelona

Valencia Form

A single point is all Valencia can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They trounced 2-1 against Girona and beat Arosa SC 0-1 while Getafe won 1-0. Valencia claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded three goals.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Atletico Madrid by 1-0. Disappointment followed, going down 2-4 against Girona, and 3-2 against Royal Antwerp. Barcelona won half of their previous six away matches in the La Liga, going undefeated as they drew three draws and lost none. They scored 12 goals whilst conceding nine.

Betting stats for Valencia and Barcelona

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Valencia and Barcelona. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Valencia vs Barcelona

With three goals in six La Liga matches, Hugo Duro has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Barcelona and their defense. The visitors hope Robert Lewandowski adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Popular markets: Valencia vs Barcelona

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Estadio Mestalla across all tournaments, Valencia won six times, drew one, and lost three times. Barcelona claimed four wins, four draws, and two defeats in their last 10 games away. In their previous seven outings away from home in La Liga, Barcelona remained undefeated.

Both teams to score

Valencia scored first in six of their last ten home games. Barcelona got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Valencia probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Barcelona managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Barcelona have scored in three consecutive meetings with Valencia at the Estadio Mestalla.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Valencia’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Barcelona, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 goals per game. Barcelona scored at least one goal in their last 15 La Liga matches.

Betting prediction: Valencia vs Barcelona

To summarize, the upcoming La Liga clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Valencia vs Barcelona mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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