Barcelona vs Valdepenas prediction for Saturday’s Spanish Liga Nacional Futsal second leg of the semi-final playoff at Palau Blaugrana in Barcelona. Follow on for our free prediction betting tips and preview.
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Bookmaker Ratings prediction one: Barcelona -1.5 goal handicap – 1.67
Bookmaker Ratings prediction two: Under 5.5 goals – 1.79
Bookmaker Ratings prediction three: Valdepenas to score under 2 goals – 1.53
Barcelona -1 Goal Handicap
After winning the first leg by 1-0 in Valdepenas, Barcelona are the clear favorites to repeat their victory with odds of 1.36. Hence, we will pick the handicap market to get a better stake.
Under 5.5 Goals
Despite the fact that futsal matches are usually rich with goals, the first leg produced just one. And we predict another tight one in the return leg with under 5.5 goals.
Valdepenas to Score Under 2 Goals
After failing to score in front of their own fans, Valdepenas will find it even tougher to get on the scoresheet at the Palau Blaugrana. With two or fewer goals scored in their last three visits, we expect a similar number of goals by the visitors on Saturday.
Valdepenas couldn’t take advantage of their home court as they lost the first leg to Barcelona and now face the task of beating the Blaugrana by two goals in the return match. Moreover, Valdepenas should be thankful for the heroics of their Portuguese goalkeeper Sousa who kept the damage at its minimum.
The new format for this season’s championship states that in case of a draw on aggregate after the two-legged semi-final matches, there will be two periods of three minutes extra minute. If the draw remains, the team with a better position in the regular season qualifies for the final. Hence there will be no penalty shootouts.
Barcelona meanwhile did their job and came back with an important win on the road. Obviously, coach Jesus Velasco was content with the result despite the minimum result and Barca’s onslaught on the Valdepenas goal.
A single goal by Pito after a corner tactic gave the Blaugranas the needed victory for the defending champions. Notably, coach Velasco didn’t forget to praise his defense in the first leg who shut the door in front of Valdepenas and achieved their second clean sheet in four h2h meetings.
Surely this will be another tactical encounter by both coaches. Still, Valdepenas must be on the offensive if they want to go through which will open up spaces for Barca to snatch a second victory here.
Markets with high odds are quite limited for this match if we are to choose reasonable and probable outcomes. The most eye-catching one is for the first half to end in a draw which has odds of 3.32 at Vbet. To explain, caution from both teams not to go down early in the match may lead to relying more on defense in the opening period.
Both teams have no reported injuries and have no suspensions ahead of the second leg of their semi-final clash.
Barcelona: Dida, Ferrao, Lozano, Ortiz, Rodriguez.
Valdepenas: Sousa, Bateria, Gonzalez, Lazarevic, Lolo.
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
Barcelona beat Valdepenas 1-0 on 15/06/2022 in Valdepenas.
Where will this match be played?
Saturday’s game will be played at Palau Blaugrana in Barcelona.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this fixture?
We recommend checking out the odds at Vbet for Barcelona vs Valdepenas.