Barcelona started off this season with exceptional outcomes as expected. Sealed three motivating wins in the beginning itself and will be having highest of spirits. Do also note that all the three matches of Barcelona ended with a 2-1 win for them and their Polish star striker Lewandowski netted three in the period.
On Saturday, Barcelona will play host to Real Valladolid and the guests had a positive start to this season but failed to maintain it .Valladolid defeated Espanyol in their opening match, but lost to Real Madrid and draw to Leganes in their next matches. They were winless in three of the last five games across all competitions.
Moving on, Barcelona has been the dominant force in the recent history of this match-up. They lost thrice in the past 32 clashes against Valladolid. Barcelona won the last nine clashes against Valladolid with hosting advantage and has scored 31 goals in that stretch.
Additionally, Valladolid is having an inconsistent away form at the moment, recording four winless games in the past six . They lost three in that period, but has scored in two of them which is noteworthy. By the looks of things, we expect a pleasant day for the local supporters at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Saturday.
Barcelona vs Valladolid Prediction
Since Barcelona have an upper hand in the tradition, we expect a comfortable win for them on Saturday against this Valladolid side. Eight of the last 10 home matches of Barcelona had goals over 2.5 ft. Also, they have been scoring goals at an impressive rate of late. Thus, we expect an over 2.5 goals display in this match.
Furthermore, the recent home match-ups of Barcelona forces us to back the both teams to score option as they have been consistent in leaking goals. They have allowed goals in the last four home matches.
