Valencia-Barcelona is a match valid for the 17th day of La Liga and is played on Saturday at 9 pm: lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
Barcelona cannot afford any missteps against Valencia. Because after the defeat against Girona, seven points are now separating Xavi’s troop from Michel’s league-leading one. And maybe these can be taken back during the championship, but there are those five less than Real that are really complicated. In short, the Catalans have only one result at their disposal.
It will not be easy against Valencia however, which has been having some major difficulties in the last period. The hosts in their last four outings in La Liga have never won: on the contrary, they lost four times and drew zero to zero against Celta Vigo. Evidently, there are problems in attack. And it’s dancing at the back, too, as Real made it five a few weeks ago. There is little to be calm in short, even if the standings are not so bad to see. Now, both of them have the right motivations, the ones they need, to go for the three points. And we know very well that the values on the field are definitely different. If we are to be honest, however, after the Champions League defeat against Antwerp, it is Barcelona – and especially Xavi – that needs to take the win. And so trust the visiting team.
The prediction
Barcelona obliged to win and will win this match. Maybe in a match with at least three goals overall: yes, they could easily fit. In any case, the guest victory does not seem likely to be in any way in question.
The probable lineups of Valencia-Barcelona
VALENCIA (4-4-2): Mamardashvili; Correia, Mosquera, Diakhaby, Gasiorowski; Foulquier, Guillamon, Pepelu, Perez; Lopez, Duro.
BARCELONA (4-3-3): Pena; Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Cancelo; Pedri, De Jong, Gundogan; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Felix.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
