BARCELONA VS VALENCIA PREVIEW & PREDICTION
The squad of Valverde starts as favorite due to the hierarchy and the balance it has, being able to handle the ball a lot from the initial whistle. For this reason and even when your opponent is orderly and good standing, we believe that the simple triumph of the local is the most interesting option to bet. Remember that the “che” squad could lose by specific plays or by defensive errors caused by pressure culé, which will be intense after what happened on Tuesday in Italy.
Barcelona:
The FC Barcelona team played against Roma as a visitor for the Champions League last Tuesday (3-0 defeat and surprise elimination of the competition). In the Spanish tournament, he beat Leganés 3-1 at home and remains firm at the top of the championship. The team is still orderly, balanced and effective in this new stage, managing to score thanks to the work of Iniesta, Messi, Suárez and Coutinho.
As a local, Barcelona has reaped more than positive results after winning all the matches that played less ties against Celta and Getafe (2-0 and 0-0). His last victories were the following: 6-1 against Girona, 1-0 against Atlético de Madrid, 2-0 against Athletic Bilbao and 3-1 against Leganés. For the Champions, thrashed Chelsea 3-0 and 4-1 to Rome.
Valencia:
The squad “che” defeated Espanyol 1-0 at home in Mestalla and added 65 units in the general table. He has registered 5 consecutive victories, managing to capture the third place in the competition. It is still a good and effective one between the lines thanks to the work of Marcelino and the quality of his offensive block. It is expected that the team poses a more defensive game, trying to take advantage of the cons to score.
Far from Mestalla, Valencia has registered acceptable markers, despite having registered some missteps in this condition (8 wins, 3 parities and 4 falls, scoring 26 goals and losing 18 in his goal). It comes to beat 1-2 to Malaga, to equal 1-1 with Athletic Bilbao, to overcome 0-2 to Sevilla and to defeat Leganes 0-1.
Both teams met in the first round of the championship and the result ended up being a 1-1 equality at Mestalla (November 2017). For the Copa del Rey they met in this 2018 and Barcelona won both games (1-0 at Nou Camp and 0-2 visit). The last win for the Catalans at home for the Spanish tournament was in March last year (4-2).
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.68
