Valencia VS Barcelona is debatably the pick of the matches in the opening game week of the 2024-25 La Liga season. Both clubs will play at Mestalla on Saturday night, with Valencia hosting Barcelona.
MatchPlug has Expert Football Predictions, picks, and odds for Valencia VS Barcelona. We are a Hot Prediction Site to find La Liga previews.
Predictions and Betting Preview For Valencia VS Barcelona
- Venue: Estadio de Mestalla.
- When: Saturday, August 17th, 2024.
- Time: 20:30.
- Teams to play: Valencia and Barcelona.
- Expert Picks: MONEYLINE 1.788.
Odds provided by 1XBet.
Betting On Valencia
- 1XBet Spread: +1.5
- 1XBet Over/Under: Over 2.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 4.78
Valencia have won the La Liga champions six times, with their last victory coming in 2004. The club have found winning hard in recent years. Los Che have not reached top-four spot since 2019, finishing 9th, 13th, 16th, and 9th in their last five campaigns. Valencia scored 13 wins, 10 draws, and 15 defeats from their 38 league matches last term to collect 49 points.
The hosts got busy for the summer friendlies, they played seven times, with their preparations for the new season ending with a 3-2 success over Bundesliga outfit Eintracht Frankfurt last weekend. Over the summer, they signed Dani Gomez and Rafa Mir joining on loan. They also kept their star players from last term, including Javi Guerra.
Betting On Barcelona
- 1XBet Spread: -1.5
- 1XBet Over/Under: Under 2.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 1.788
Barcelona only signed two players in the summer; Pau Victor from Girona and Dani Olmo returing to Camp Nou from RB Leipzig. The Catalans have been frustrated in their chase for Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Willams, but they have not given up. There should be a lot of moves at Camp Nou in the final stages of the transfer window.
Blaugrana are now managed by Hansi Flick, who replaced Xavi, and there will be pressure on him to lead a title charge this term. However, champions Real Madrid look powerful this season, adding Endrick and Kylian Mbappe to a star-packed lineup. Barca ended last season in second place, 10 place behind Madrid, who easily proved to be the best in La Liga.
MatchPlug Prediction For Valencia VS Barcelona
Barcelona won six of their last seven league matches against Valencia and they are expected to claim another close win this weekend. The hosts held Barca to a 1-1 draw at Mestalla last season, and Blaugrana will be missing some key players for this game. However, experts back them to secure all three points in their first match of the new season.
Final Prediction: Barcelona Moneyline.
