Barcelona vs Valencia Betting Odds and Predictions – La Liga

Will Barça’s small recovery against Valencia continue?

Competition: LaLiga
Date: 19.12.2020
Betting Prediction: Handicap: Victory home
Betting Odds: 1.85
Stake: 5/10

FC Barcelona is slowly getting back on track, the next home game is on Saturday – the third in a row. In that, the Catalans can make up ground to the top of the table, this time they host the Valencia CF at the Camp Nou.

On paper, this opponent can be beaten again, three points are mandatory for Barcelona. The Valencians are only in the absolute mediocrity in twelfth place, so it is not surprising that before Barcelona vs. Valencia clearly beat the odds of the best bookmakers in favour of the home side.

Because while Barcelona recently celebrated two important victories in a row, Valencia continues to stagnate and its performances are not consistent. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi finally wants to get consistency in his goal haul, and his form has recently been up. He’s particularly fond of scoring at Camp Nou and has already scored 28 goals against Valencia in his career. That’s why we favour the game Barcelona vs. Valencia clear the tip on a goal by the Argentine.

Barcelona – Statistics & current form

It is Barcelona’s third home game within a week – the reason for this was the early game against Real Sociedad on the 19th matchday, which Barça won 2-1 on Wednesday. Three days earlier there was a 1-0 win against Levante at Camp Nou.

Barcelona decided both games wafer-thin for themselves – the two victories in a row are good for the tortured soul and the self-confidence of the Catalans, but this is especially important for the coming about. Because against front runners Real Sociedad, Ronald Koeman’s team played very dominantly for one half, turning a deficit into a win for the first time this season. And while the Basques tried everything for their part to make another point, Barcelona braced themselves against the equalizer after the break, fought and trembled until the end and saved the three points over time.

Koeman satisfied with a combative attitude

• “We played intensely, we wore out, pushed, suffered, pressed well, captured balls. This is the team I want to see. Every player put everything they could into it. The difference was the game without the ball. That is the attitude you should have without the ball, ”said Koeman, praising the fighting performance of his team.

In view of this increase in performance – in terms of playfulness, but above all the attitude – Barça is now even more favoured against the bats. The current small upswing in Blaugrana is making itself felt before Barcelona vs. Valencia also noticeable in the betting odds.

After previously disappointing weeks including bankruptcies against Cadiz (1: 2) and Juventus (0: 3), captain Lionel Messi’s team is stabilizing. A win here against Valencia should underpin this positive trend. Messi’s recent performances have also been positive. At Barcelona vs. Valencia makes the prediction for Messi and Barcelona wins, therefore it also seems obvious.

The probable lineup of Barcelona:
Ter Stegen – Dest, Araujo, Lenglet, Alba – Busquets, De Jong, Pedri – Griezmann, Messi, Braithwaite

Last matches from Barcelona:

LaLiga
12/16 2020 Barcelona 2 – 1 San Sebastian
12/13 2020 Barcelona 1 – 0 Levante
Champions League Group G
12/08 2020 Barcelona 0 – 3 Juventus Turin
LaLiga
12/05 2020 Cadiz 2 – 1 Barcelona
Champions League Group G
12/02 2020 Ferencvaros 0 – 3 Barcelona

Valencia – Statistics & current form

While Barcelona is starting to regain its momentum, Valencia continues to step on the spot. The 4-1 win against Real Madrid at the beginning of November was the clear and only outlier to the top, otherwise, there has only been lean food for weeks, further victories: none.

In the last ten games, Valencia could only win the game against the champions, and they are currently waiting for four games for a threesome. The games ended three times, the last time Valencia saved a 2-2 win against Athletic Bilbao at the weekend with a goal in the final minutes.

Valencia escapes cup embarrassment

Meanwhile, they escaped an absolute embarrassment in the cup on Wednesday. In the first round of the Copa del Rey – FC Barcelona have no play here due to their participation in the Spanish Supercup – Valencia were temporarily behind the fourth division Terrassa 2-0.

In the 81st minute, the outnumbered bats succeeded in the connection goal, in stoppage time they marked the happy 2: 2 equalization, saved themselves in extra time, where they ended up with 4: 2 longer breath than the amateur club Catalonia had.

So now the next game follows in Catalonia, it will be much more difficult. In view of the appearance at the fourth division Terrassa and the recent performances in the past few weeks, there is little hope that “Los Che” will take something countable from FC Barcelona. As a result, the game Barcelona vs. Valencia also have the odds on the away win with an average of 8.80.

The probable lineup of Valencia:
Domenech – Wass, Paulista, Diakhaby, Lato – Guedes, Racic, Soler, Musah – Gomez, Vallejo

Last matches from Valencia:

Copa del Rey
12/16 2020 Terrassa 2 – 4 Valencia
LaLiga
12/12 2020 Valencia 2 – 2 Athletic Bilbao
12/07 2020 Eibar 0 – 0 Valencia
11/28 2020 Valencia 0 – 1 Atletico Madrid
11/22 2020 Deportivo Alaves 2 – 2 Valencia

Barcelona vs Valencia – Direct comparison / H2H balance

Barça vs Valencia Not surprisingly, Valencia is an absolute traditional duel in Spain. There have been 170 clashes between these two teams in La Liga so far, Barcelona has won more than 50 percent of them and achieved 83 victories. Valencia has won 43 times and points have been shared 44 times.

However, Barça struggled in the last few games against the bats, could only win one of five competitive games, the home game last season in the same place (5: 2). In the second half of the season, there was a 2-0 draw in Valencia. In addition, the memories of the 1: 2 in the final of the Copa del Rey 2018/19 will not be the best either. In the same season, both games in the league ended in a draw.

Barcelona vs Valencia Betting Odds and Predictions

Both teams have remained far below their potential in the La Liga season so far and have disappointed so far. Valencia is only in twelfth place, and Barça was also in this position in the meantime, and are currently fifth in Spain after two wins in a row.

So is Barcelona starting to get going? The aim of the Blaugrana is clear: The third home win in the third home game this week should be bagged, the 2-1 against leaders Real Sociedad during the week gives courage in this regard.

Key facts – Barcelona vs Valencia tips

Barcelona have only won one of their last five games against Valencia
Valencia only managed one win in their last ten league games
Lionel Messi has already scored 28 goals against Valencia

Valencia shouldn’t be the biggest stumbling block in this endeavor. The bats have been too moody and inconsistent so far, the defense is also extremely vulnerable – coach Javi Gracia’s team was only able to play back to zero in one game. During the week, the fourth division Terrassa would have been embarrassed to the bone.