FC Barcelona vs Valencia betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the La Liga match on January 26th, 2025

A football match between FC Barcelona and Valencia of the La Liga will take place in Spain on Sunday, January 26th, 2025, at 20:00h (UTC), check the FC Barcelona vs Valencia betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where FC Barcelona vs Valencia will occur

The game is set to be played in the great Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys stadium, in the city of Barcelona, with a capacity for 54367 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the FC Barcelona vs Valencia betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the La Liga has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.61 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.64 goals per game of the last championship.

FC Barcelona last match

FC Barcelona in its last official match won (4-5) against Benfica, in a match valid for Champions League. Coach H. Flick's lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 2.15.

With an outstanding performance, Lamine Yamal was the big name in the team's victory. Responsible for his best moments, and with excellent passing performance, the midfield was a real executioner of the rival in the duel.

Valencia last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for La Liga, Valencia, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Real Sociedad team with a final score of 1-0.

A win for the home team had odds of 3.00, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

FC Barcelona vs Valencia h2h

The last time FC Barcelona went up against Valencia, it was in La Liga. FC Barcelona, ranked 14th place, started with a 4-2-3-1 tactic, while Valencia, then in 15th place, was charged with a 4-4-2 formation.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 17-08-2024, in the 2024/2025 season of the La Liga, which ended with a 1-2 win for FC Barcelona.

The last time these teams played, victory was hard-won.

The FC Barcelona team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Valencia has been more irregular.

FC Barcelona

La Liga leaderboard now

The FC Barcelona team with 39 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 12 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses.

This means that in the 21st round the team has no advantage in relation to the Athletic Club team that is in the 4th place.

FC Barcelona analysis

At the end of round 20 of La Liga, FC Barcelona collected 52 goals scored and 23 goals conceded.

Hans-Dieter Flick is widely recognized for his strategic acumen, and he may yet again surprise his opponents in this upcoming match. As the coach of FC Barcelona, he has a talent for adapting his team's tactics to suit the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition, which usually pays dividends, especially when playing in front of their home fans.

The FC Barcelona team seeks to control the game by trying to achieve an average ball possession of 67.65%. This is based on the observation that ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

FC Barcelona has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 52 times with 2469 attacks, while Valencia has only scored 19 times with 1920 attacks.

Best goalscorer from FC Barcelona

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Robert Lewandowski is the player to highlight. Helping FC Barcelona with 16 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data FC Barcelona

The FC Barcelona team is one of the leading names in the sport, with 26 titles won in the history of the tournament. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Valencia

La Liga leaderboard now

With 16 points won, Valencia is in 19th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 10 losses, plus 7 draws.

Which means that the team has an advantage of 1 point, in the 21st round, with the Real Valladolid team in hot pursuit at 20th place.

Valencia analysis

Valencia counted 19 goals scored and 29 conceded at the end of La Liga day number 20.

The team's scoring ability is not brilliant: in this league it is 0.95 goals per game on average, and this may be an indicator on the chances of winning the next match, which the team will also play away from home.

Best goalscorer from Valencia

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Hugo Duro. The Attacker has scored 6 times in this competition and helped Valencia avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of FC Barcelona is Robert Lewandowski, who has already scored 16 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Valencia is Hugo Duro, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 5.8 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

FC Barcelona is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.25 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of FC Barcelona in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.05 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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