After suffering El Clasico heartbreak, Barcelona attempts to spark a new winning streak on Monday in a home match against Valencia.
Barca is the odds-on favorite for the contest, with bookmaker 10bet offering odds at 1.93 for the hosts to be up at halftime and win the game.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: April 28th, 11:00 A.M. (EST)
A 3-2 defeat against Real Madrid means that Barcelona’s title push is all but over in La Liga, and the team needs to focus on securing a second-place finish. Following Girona’s 2-0 win on Saturday against Las Palmas, Barcelona finds itself sitting third on the table.
Valencia travels to Catalunya holding the eighth spot. Los Ches will be looking to register their first three-game road winning streak in the league since 2017. Ruben Baraja has made the team very tough to beat, and Valencia has beaten both Granada and Osasuna 1-0 in the most recent away games.
An Ayoze Perez brace gave Real Betis a 2-1 victory at the Mestalla in the last round, but the result marked only the fourth defeat in 16 league games for Valencia. The run of results, which started with a 1-1 home draw against Barcelona, includes seven clean sheets.
Valencia ended a five-game losing streak in the match-up back in December. The side last beat Barcelona in 2020, when a couple of strikes from Maxi Gomez led to a 2-0 victory. It’s been eight years since Valencia’s last away league win in this fixture.
To end the long spell without an away victory, Valencia needs to cope with captain Jose Gaya’s absence, who is nursing a thigh injury. Barca has just lost Frenkie De Jong to another ankle injury. He joins long-term absentees Gavi and Alejandro Balde on the sidelines.
Xavi has just reversed his decision to leave the club, which should boost Barcelona’s morale following the painful defeat to Real. The team has been dominant throughout the year on home turf, and Valencia’s recent strong away form is getting a stern test here.
In 16 league games played at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys this season, Barcelona has won 12, averaging over two goals per game. Robert Lewandowski hasn’t looked quite himself in 2023-24, but there’s new talent emerging in Catalunya, led by Lamine Yamal. The 16-year-old phenom is bound to erupt for a big performance soon after going four La Liga games without a goal involvement.
