LiontipsValencia vs Barcelona. Predictions and Betting Tips for La Liga
Command Analysis
Eight-time holder of Spanish Cup got off to a confident start in the new edition of that tournament, beating third- and four-tier opponents at first stages. A match against Cartagena was a more challenging one for The Bats, but The Oranges still managed to go through.
In the quarter-final team recorded a victory over Cadiz and advanced into the semi-final, in the first leg of that stage club got a draw against Athletic (1:1).
After 24 rounds of the current La Liga season Valencians have seven victories and nine draws, delivering 30 points and a 12th position. After a draw against Real Sociedad (0:0) Pep Bordalas' men suffered an away defeat to Alaves (1:2). Team has a great offensive record, scoring 36 goals in the season so far.
Gaya, Correa and Cillessen won't feature in the upcoming match.
For the first time in many years Barcelona failed to advance into the Champions League playoffs, but team managed to get into the playoffs of Europa League. In the first leg of that stage Catalan side drew to Napoli (1:1) at home.
Team failed to achieve success in Copa del Rey, Xavi's men were unable to beat Athletic Bilbao. Team is trying to get back on top of La Liga and already managed to return to the Top-4.
After a victory over Atletico (4:2) team split the points with Espanyol (2:2). De Jong managed to score an equalizer at the last seconds of the game and helped the team to avoid a defeat.
Alves, Araujo, Balde, Depay, Lenglet, Roberto and Fati won't feature in the upcoming match.
Trends
СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 3 out of 5 most recent matches of the hosts
СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes
This bet played in 3 out of 5 most recent head-to-head matches
СтавкаCorrect score 1:3
Barcelona won 3 out of 5 most recent head-to-head matches
СтавкаPenalty: no
In 3 out of 6 most recent head-to-head matches no penalties were given
Tip and bets
We are expecting a tight clash and something new from Xavi, who got some new players, he needs to convert it into a positive result. We think that visitors will be able to motivate themselves for the upcoming match. We think that Barcelona will find a way to beat The Bats today.
Our prediction - Barcelona to win the match
We believe that Barcelona will dominate the game today. Catalan side should be able to get the victory by a comfortable margin of two goals.
Our second bet is on Barcelona to win by two goals
