Barcelona and Valencia meet in a match in the 14th round of La Liga. The confrontation will be played on Saturday, from 15:15, on Camp Nou.
Barcelona managed to overcome a series of two defeats in a row, 1-2 in Cadiz and 0-3 with Juventus. The Catalans prevailed in the last two matches of the championship, 1-0 with Levante and 2-1 with Real Sociedad, both matches being played on their own field. Even so, Barcelona’s game did not impress, as evidenced by the minimal difference recorded on the table, in both games.
Both teams played in the middle of this week. Barcelona won against Sociedad, in the championship, while Valencia needed extra time in the duel in the Spanish Cup, played against Terrassa, the 4th league team. It was the 3rd consecutive draw that the “bats” record in regular time and the 5th in the last seven matches.
The teams with the most matches of at least 3 goals in the current La Liga season meet. We expect a duel that will not miss the goals and also a success achieved by the hosts, who have to recover important points in the fight for the title.
Barcelona has won in 6 of the last 11 direct confrontations with Valencia, in all competitions (two defeats);
In the two direct duels of the previous season, both teams prevailed on their own field, 5-2 for Barcelona and 2-0 for Valencia;
In five of the last six direct games both teams have scored;
Valencia and Barcelona have the most 3+ goal matches of the current La Liga season, 8 and 7, respectively;
Barcelona: ter Stegen – Dest, Lenglet, Araujo, Alba – Busquets, de Jong – Coutinho, Pedri, Messi – Braithwaite;
Absent: Gerard Pique, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati (injured);
Coach: Ronald Koeman;
Valencia: Domenech – Gaya, Diakhaby, Paulista, Wass – Guedes, Soler, Racic, Musah – Gomez, Vallejo;
Absent: Jasper Cillessen, Toni Lato, Kevin Gameiro (injured);
Coach: Javi Gracia;
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,38
