Barcelona vs Valencia Prediction & Tips
Barcelona and Valencia face at Camp Nou, in a match of the 9th round of La Liga. The history of recent direct clashes is favorable to the home team, which has 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in the last 11 matches. The last head-to-head confrontation between these two teams, in 02‑05‑2021, ended with the victory of Barcelona by (2‑3). Although this is a game between 9th and 8th in the general classification, in fact it is a game between the 1st place in home games and the 7th in away matches.
Barcelona Analysis
After 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, the home team is in the 9th position, having won 12 points. In the last match, they lost in an away match against Atlético Madrid, by (2‑0), after having won at home, in a match against Levante, by (3‑0) in the previous match. This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 10 points, against just 2 in their games as a visitor. In the last 4 home matches for the league, Barcelona has a record of 3 wins and 1 draw, having won 10 points out of 12 possible.
In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 4 home matches. They have conceded goals to their opponent in 5 of the last 7 matches, so they haven’t shown great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have managed to score in 5 of the last 7 matches for this competition. In their home games there is a tendency towards goals, as 40 of their last 55 games have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and never managed to turn the score around.
Barcelona enters this match after a defeat, by 2-0, on the trip to Atlético de Madrid, thus registering the first setback in this La Liga. The Catalan team usually works in a 4-3-3 tactical system, favoring a more offensive style of play, attacking through the side aisles. Forward Memphis Depay is the great scorer of this team with 3 goals signed. For this game, the home coach is without Ronald Araújo, Sergiño Dest, Clement Lenglet, Pedri, Martin Braithwaite and Moussa Wagué, all with physical problems.
Valencia Analysis
After 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, the away team is in the 8 th position, having won 12 points. In the last match, they tied in an away match against Athletic Club, by (1‑1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Athletic Club, by (1‑1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, as they achieved similar results at home and away. In the last 4 away league matches Valencia has a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 5 points out of 12 possible.
In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 4 matches. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition. In 8 matches for this competition, they have only turned the score around in 1 in the 4 matches in which they conceded the first goal.
Valencia enters this game with an equality, in 0x0, in the trip to the field of Cádiz, thus adding the fourth straight game without winning in this Spanish championship. Coach Pepe Bordalás should enter the field with a team aligned in 4-4-2 privileging the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks. Left wing Gonçalo Guedes is one of the great highlights of Valencia with 2 goals and 2 assists. For this game the Spanish coach is without José Gayà, Carlos Soler, Thierry Correia and Denis Cheryshev, all with physical problems.
Barcelona – Valencia FREE TIPS
ABarcelona – Win @ 1.55
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
