Valencia VS Barcelona Match Prediction
2020-01-25
15:00:00
Valencia
VS
Barcelona
Our Prediction Tip
Barcelona will win this match.
2020-01-2515:00:00 Barcelona will win this match.
In 62 matches, Barcelona have 32 wins, 17 draws, and 13 losses to Valencia.
Here's a look at the last five results:
Sep 19, 2019: Barcelona 5-2 Valencia
May 25, 2019: Barcelona 1-2 Valencia (Copa del Rey)
Feb 2, 2019: Barcelona 2-2 Valencia
Oct 7, 2018: Valencia 1-1 Barcelona
Apr 14, 2018: Barcelona 2-1 Valencia
Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:
Valencia are at +400, a draw is at +333, and Barcelona are at -167.
Valencia will come into this match sitting in seventh in La Liga on 31 points thus far. They are just four points off the pace of Sevilla for the fourth and final Champions League place, so that will have to be one of their goals. The bad news is that they have won just once in their last four Liga outings, with a bad 4-1 loss at Mallorca coming last time out.
Barcelona, meanwhile, will begin the weekend’s round in first on 43 points, only on top of Real Madrid by goal difference currently. They have only lost three times this season, but they have drawn three of their last five matches, representing 75% of their stalemates thus far. The fact that they have surrendered 23 goals has been a worry, but they will hope that new management turns them around.
Valencia come into this match with an unbeaten home record thus far, though they have drawn half of their ten matches. Still yet, they are difficult to beat at the Mestalla, so that will have Barcelona concerned a bit here. Three wins from the last four is also a good sign for the hosts. As for the visiting Catalans, they have traveled decently, picking up 15 points from ten outings. They have four wins and three draws, with three losses, so it has been far from great. In their last two games, they have two points.
Ladbrokes have Barca scoring first at ½.
Betfair have no for both sides scoring at 2.5.
If you need a win, there is no better man on earth to have in your side than Lionel Messi. Even when your side is playing less than optimally, he can step up and provide. That is likely to happen here, as Barca head to victory.
Albert Celades has injuries that will keep Cristiano Piccini, Goncalo Guedes, Manu Vallejo, and Rodrigo for this match. Midfielder Dani Parejo will miss out via suspension.
Not much went right for them last weekend at Mallorca, but they did get a consolation goal from Ferran Torres to give them something to cheer. It’s not much, sure, but it was positive and shows he can make an impact for them, even if it’s against a lesser side than Barca. Up front, former Sevilla man Kevin Gameiro has to be the man to watch. He has four goals this term, third on the team, but he has bags of experience and can be just the old head they need to crack Barca’s sometimes creaky defence.
Valencia have two wins, two losses, and a draw in their last five matches:
0-1 win at UD Logrones (Copa del Rey)
4-1 loss at Mallorca
1-3 loss vs Real Madrid (Super Cup)
1-0 home win vs Eibar
1-1 draw at Real Valladolid
Quique Setien will be missing goalkeeper Neto and forwards Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele due to injuries here.
Lionel Messi was rested on Wednesday in the Copa del Rey win, a narrow one, but he comes off the back of a game-winning goal, his 14th in La Liga already, to bring him into this one in top form. Valencia will know all too well about him and his exploits. Alongside him, Antoine Griezmann will enter in good form having scored twice to save them some blushes against Ibiza in the Copa. His 94th minute winner will have the Catalan giants hoping he has truly turned a corner, finally, following his move from Atleti.
Barcelona have three wins, a loss, and a draw in their last five matches:
1-2 win at Ibiza (Copa del Rey)
1-0 home win vs Granada
2-3 home loss vs Atletico Madrid (Super Cup)
2-2 draw at Espanyol
4-1 home win vs Alaves
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