Valencia vs Barcelona Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 16/12/2023, 06:23  by Kennedy Kechula in LaLiga Predictions

Barcelona will be away to Valencia on Saturday in La Liga seeking to get back to winning ways after a tough week. They currently sit fourth in the table, 15 points and seven places above their soon-to-be hosts. Valencia are also seeking to get back to winning ways with this match. Ruben Baraja’s men fell to a solitary goal away to Getafe last time out to suffer their third loss in five matches. Los Che have lost seven league games which is more than they have either won or drawn. But as four of their five victories have come at the Mestalla, they will be confident of getting a result here. Valencia, who last won in this fixture back in 2020, have amassed 19 points thanks to five wins and four draws.

Barcelona are seeing a dip in form and arrive here having lost their last two fixtures. Xavi Hernandez’s men were on the receiving end of a five-goal thriller in the Champions League away to Antwerp in midweek. The defeat was however not detrimental as they had already secured progress to the knockout rounds as group winners. Their league defeat to Girona, the one that preceded the loss in Europe, however, was. Barcelona were defeated 4-2 at home by this season’s surprise package who returned to the league summit with the win. The Catalans now sit seven points off the pace and cannot afford to drop any more points if they are to defend their title. Barca have won five straight against Valencia.