Online Betting Guide
FC Barcelona is placed drawn in the first spot of Spanish Primera. FC Barcelona drew against Almeria and Real Madrid has reached the first position. The team seems that has down their game rhythm and they don’t win games easily. They don’t score goals easily and this fact makes that its matches are closer than last season. The team is missing a goal scorer who makes the difference. Ibrahimovic’s signing is not working so well than Samuel Eto’o was playing last season. The Swedish one is not in good form and that’s making that FC Barcelona scores less goals than before. The match against Valencia CF will be marked for two names. Ibrahimovic will be suspended after his sent off in Almeria. Gerard Pique is the other name, who returns to the team after being suspended last fixtures. The return of Pique is very important, because in Almeria the team missed him in the conceded goals. I strongly think that Pique is the best defender in the Spanish League and the team always misses him when he isn’t playing. FC Barcelona will have the absences of Ibrahimovic, Keita and Abidal. Maybe Ibrahimovic can finally play because FC Barcelona is going to appeal his red card.
Thinking about Europa League
Valencia CF is placed in third position in the Spanish League. They drew against Racing Santander, making a very bad performance due the absences that they had. The absences in the midfield were key facts in the bad result that Valencia CF has got. Valencia CF recovers important players. Cesar (goalkeeper), Marchena (defender), Albelda (midfielder), Banega (midfielder) and Miguel (defender) might play on Sunday. On the other side they will have the absence of David Navarro (defender) that will be suspended. Before the match against FC Barcelona, they have a tough game against Werder Bremen in Europa League. I have any kind of doubts that Valencia CF is very interested in this competition, although the fifth classified stays only 4 points under them, I think they have quite controlled the spot to play in Champions League next season. I think Valencia CF will a great strength this match in midweek and I think they are not going to solve the qualifying round in the first leg and they will play against FC Barcelona thinking about Werder Bremen.
FC Barcelona, Full Strength
I think FC Barcelona will win this match. After their draw against Almeria, FC Barcelona will want to show that they are the great Champion. They recover Gerard Pique and they will be more solid in defense. It’s true that they have the absence of Ibrahimovic, but I remember the most important match in the season until now, against Inter Milan in Camp Nou Stadium, and FC Barcelona had the absences of Ibrahimovic and Messi and FC Barcelona made a superb match that they won 2-0. The tiredness in the Europa League won’t help to Valencia CF, and if I watch Valencia FC’s matches away from home against great teams, they are usually losing too clear. Sevilla (2-0), Atletico Madrid (4-1), for example. I think betting on AH (-1.25) is a good idea. I think FC Barcelona will win and it’s very probable that they will beat the handicap. If Catalans catch a narrow win, I will lose only the half of my stake.
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Prediction:
Tip: 1 AH (-1.25)
Odd: 1.96
Bookie: Bwin
Stake: 6 /10
Tipster: Kather
