Barcelona vs Valencia Prediction, 3/5/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 2/28/2023

Game: Barcelona vs Valencia

Date: Sunday, March 5, 2023

Location: Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Barcelona (-214) Valencia (+580)

The Ches (6-5-12) are hitting the road to Camp Nou on Sunday where they will play the Blaugrana (19-2-2). Valencia are priced at +580 and Barcelona are priced -214. The over/under has been set at 2.5. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Marc-Andre ter Stegen Barcelona and Giorgi Mamardashvili Valencia.

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Barcelona earned 46 saves and they also earned a save percentage of 88.7 for the previous season. This team's differential on goals was 37 by way of 45 goals compiled and 8 goals relinquished. Over the course of the prior season, this club had an average of 2.57 pts per match (59 points) and they also were ranked 1st in the league with 34 assists. The Blaugrana sat at 2nd for xG with 46.4, and their xGA came in at 18.8. Barcelona amassed 57 yellow cards over the course of last year and also 5 red cards. Barcelona allowed 8 goals while giving up 0.35 goals per 90 min, and their oppositition amassed 53 shots on target against them. They had 17 clean sheets, which gave them a rate of 73.9 last season.

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The Ches averaged 1.0 pts per fixture while tallying 14 assists and 5 red cards. Valencia had a clean sheet rate of 17.4 during the previous year and 67 yellow card warnings. Valencia had a rank of 10th in the category of goals against having 27, and their goal difference was sitting at 0. Last year, Valencia CF had a save percentage of 74.2 (97 SoT against), and sat at 18th in soccer with 23 points. Their goals against per 90 minutes was 1.17 with 72 saves, and they accounted for 4 shut outs. Valencia recorded 27 goals and the squad's expected goals last season was at 29.3.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Barcelona is Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Stegen (197-64-51 mark during his career) has recorded 129 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 41.3% shutout rate. The goalie hailing from Germany has faced 1,187 shots attempted against him in 312 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 0.94 (293 goals allowed) and his save % is .765. Stegen has defended the goal a total of 28,068 minutes and has accumulated 908 stops so far in his career.

Giorgi Mamardashvili is expected to look after the goal for Valencia. In his pro soccer career, Mamardashvili has given up 27 goals and has totaled 72 stops in 23 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.17 goals per 90 minutes while holding a record of 6-5-12. He holds a save % of .742 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 17.4%. Mamardashvili has totaled 4 shutouts while defending 97 shots against him in 2,070 mins in his career.

Ferran Torres is a footballer who can make a noticable difference for Barcelona. The forward hailing from Spain has totaled 17 goals scored in 5,856 minutes played. Torres has been given a starting assignment in 63 matches thus far in his career and has 0.26 goals per 90 mins. He has totaled 10 assists while tallying 15 yellow card warnings thus far in his career.

Valencia has a player in Hugo Duro, who the defense is sure to gameplan in this matchup. He is averaging 0.24 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 37 games in his pro soccer career. The forward who is from Spain has been on the field for 3,436 minutes while scoring 9 goals. He has totaled 9 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 2 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Barcelona (-214)

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