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Barcelona vs Valladolid: Prediction and Betting Tips with Odds of 5.20
On the last day of summer, Barcelona will play at their home stadium, Olimpico. Do the Blue Garnets have a chance in the August 31 clash against Valladolid? Our experts have assessed the teams' chances and prepared the best bets for the game. In addition, star expert Alexander Mostovoy shared his opinion on the upcoming duel
Command Analysis
Barcelona
SpainCurrent form
Dani Olmo scored on his Barcelona debut to continue their winning start to the La Liga campaign. The Catalans secured a 2-1 win at Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday, leaving them the only team with a 100 per cent record this season after three games. It’s surprising for a club of their stature, but it’s the first time since 2018/19 that https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barça have started a league campaign with three wins in a row. There are also some early losses, with Marc Bernal’s injury “weakening his bench a bit,” according to coach Hansi Flick. A fourth win would be welcome after dropping points against their main rivals, especially as the Catalans have won 15 of their last 17 head-to-head encounters. Valladolid have also failed to win at this ground since November 1997.
Disqualifications and injuries
Fati (leg injury), Gavi (knee injury), de Jong (ankle injury), Bernal (knee injury), Araujo (muscle injury), Barbera (bruise), Christensen (injury) and Garcia (heel injury) will not be able to play today.
Interesting trends for betting
- The Catalans have not lost a head-to-head match at home in La Liga since November 1997
This is one of Barca's best streaks in history and there is little chance that this record will be broken
Barcelona have won 15 of their last 17 matches in La Liga
Even with the losses that Flick has today, his team has a serious squad of classy and experienced players who are ready to solve any problems, especially with a clearly weaker newcomer like Valladolid.
- In two of the last four head-to-head matches, Barca won by three or more goals
These statistics are confirmed by the results of the last duels, in which Valladolid conceded three unanswered goals from Real Madrid
Probable line-up : ter Steggen - Martin, Dminges, Balde, Kunde - Casado, Torres, Gundogan, Viktor - Lewandowski, Yamal.
Real Valladolid
SpainCurrent form
A win for Valladolid here, as their underdog status suggests, would be a complete shock, although they have had a decent start to the campaign. They were beaten 1-0 by Leganes on Wednesday, their second successive goalless encounter. The visitors have also failed to score in six of their last eight head-to-head matches, a drought that looks set to continue despite winning their last tie 3-1. This is not a new problem for Valladolid, who have failed to score in three successive La Liga away games. That included a 3-0 defeat to Real Madrid in their first away game in the league, although the scoreline does not reflect their efforts to keep Madrid clean for more than half-time. Moreover, two goals after 85 minutes arguably made the scoreline worse than it should have been.
Disqualifications and injuries
Anuar (hernia) will not be able to take part in the game.
Interesting trends for betting
- Karl Hein in goal for Valladolid, who have already kept two clean sheets in this league and made nine saves in three games.
A reliable goalkeeper is always half the team and there is hope for this talented player, who will try to contain Lewandowski and co.
- Valladolid have failed to score in six of their last eight head-to-head matches
If the head coach throws all his efforts into defense, then it will be very difficult to play in attack - the "pusela" has serious problems in creation and clearly lacks experience and classy players capable of putting a decisive end to the episode.
Probable line-up : Ferreira-Rosa, Torres, Boyomo, Comert, Ruiz-Perez, Chuki, Koke-Salla, Ndiaye.
Trends
Bet Exact score 3:0
The visitors have finished two of their last ten matches with this score.
9.55Bet Goals in both halves - no
In 2 of the last 4 matches of the guests this type of bet took place
2.15Bet Corners: Total Under 9.5
This betting option has taken place in 3 of the last 5 Atletico matches
1.99Bet Number 3 in the score
In two of the last five matches the visitors have had the number one in the score
1.69Tip and bets
Today we expect a continuation of the confident start by the Catalan team - Barcelona proved its class at the start and will try to maintain its leading position. In addition, today's opponent is, to put it mildly, not famous. Most likely, due to the class and experience of the players, the "blue garnets" will be able to achieve confident success.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-1) for Barcelona and we bet on it with odds of 1.81
Bet on the outcome
Most likely, the hosts will take full control of the game from the first minutes, while the Catalans will have to break through the multi-level defense of Valladolid, which will certainly try to keep the initial score on the scoreboard with its entire squad. Nevertheless, we believe that the support of the stands and the great desire to make the celebration truly colorful can lead to goals and a victory for the "blue garnets" with a comfortable score.
Prediction: Barcelona win by three goals at 5.20
Bet on a penalty
Most likely, the main events will take place away from the goal, which will ultimately bring maximum tension to the center. In addition, the class of the defensive players will allow them to play in their penalty area without fatal errors.
Betting Tip - penalty (no). This option can be found for 1.28
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