Barcelona are looking to keep up their 100% record in La Liga so far, while Valencia are looking for precious points after a slow start to the campaign.
They meet on Sunday afternoon in a fixture with a rich history of goals, so bet accordingly.
Valencia - Barcelona Betting Tip
Barcelona have picked up where they left off last season, winning their three opening fixtures to go top of the table in La Liga, but they’ll be well aware that they’re only there on goal difference, with rivals Real Madrid also winning their first three and only behind them because their goal difference is +8 to Barcelona’s +10.
There have been some familiar names on the scoresheet so far, with Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Fermin Lopez all scoring multiple goals already, and they look in good shape, showing the value of continuity in a squad that didn’t make many changes over the summer and kept manager Hans-Dieter Flick.
As for Valencia, it’s been a tricky start to the season for them, with just a draw and a point to show for their efforts so far, followed by defeats to Real Betis and Deportivo after finishing ninth last season on 49 points. And they didn’t do much business in the summer, so this might be a tough season ahead for them.
As you’d expect, Barcelona have a good head-to-head record against Valencia in recent years, winning five of the last six in all competitions, though we do note that Valencia won the last instalment 3-1.
But the ones before that ended 6-0, 5-0, 7-1, 2-1 and 4-2, so you can see they have plenty of goals in those games. Barca scored five in two of their games so far, so expect goals again, with over 3.5 at 1.95.
- Bet: Back Over 3.5 Goals
- Odds: 1.95 (at the time of writing)
Did You Know?
Despite a strong campaign last season, Barca splashed the cash in the summer with Anthony Gordon and Rodri arriving for 69 million and 65 million pounds respectively.
Both players were semi-finalists at the World Cup – Rodri went on to win it with Spain- and both players were at Premier League clubs last season, Gordon at Newcastle and Rodri at Manchester City.
Ex-Barcelona man Lionel Messi scored four goals in a game in the MLS this week, the ninth time in his career that he has achieved that. One of the other times was against Valencia, scoring four as they won 5-0 back in 2012.
