Barcelona vs Valencia: Analysis and Prediction. Barcelona will play at home against Valencia in the Liga Endesa in the 21st Round.
Barcelona vs Valencia Odds
Barcelona Team News
In the previous game, Barcelona beat Crvena Zvezda 85:76, in a game in which Dario Brizuela and Jan Vesely scored 20 and 16 points. Now this team is expected to compete in the Liga Endesa, in which they currently have a record of 14-6 and are in third place.
Barcelona has been playing with oscillations lately, but the previous game against Crvena Zvezda proved that this team is not in crisis after all. The biggest strength of every team is that someone else is the best every game, and against Crvena Zvezda it was Dario Brizuela, which is very important for the continuation of the season, since the Spanish guard got the necessary confidence, which he didn’t have until now. The most in this team depends on three men – Nico Laprovittola, Jan Vesely and Nikola Kalinic dictate the pace of Barcelona, to which the others have adapted.
Barcelona should attack Valencia through the frontcourt positions, given that Brandon Davies, one of the more dominant factors in that team, will not play due to injury. It will be a great opportunity for Willy Hernangomez to showcase himself.
Valencia Team News
In the previous game, Valencia defeated Alba Berlin by 81:66, in a duel in which Semi Ojeleye scored 18 and Chris Jones scored 14 points. This team is currently in fifth place in the Liga Endesa with a record of 12-8.
This season, Valencia managed to achieve additional quality, first of all with an extremely good game in defense, since at one point they were the best defense in the EuroLeague. Alex Mumbru wants to outplay his rival with his defenses, but far from that Valencia, in the form of Chris Jones, Justin Anderson and creator Stefan Jovic, has no way of harming his rivals in attack. All this is proof of how high-quality and diverse a team Valencia is, which is fighting for the highest goals, both in the Liga Endesa and in the EuroLeague.
Because of this, Valencia will need one low-scoring match in which they will try to hide the fact that they are playing without Brandon Davies. This team can play at a high defensive level and can be ready to do so against Barcelona.
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Barcelona vs Valencia H2H
This season they played twice and the result is 1-1.
Absences and Injuries
Alex Abrines and Michael Caicedo will not be available for the home team. Boubacar Toure and Brandon Davies will not play for the visitors.
Barcelona vs Valencia Prediction
The absence of Brandon Davies in the next meeting means that Barcelona will do everything to burden the rival through the frontcourt, and this will be the key to win in the next meeting. Due to the double EuroLeague round, the longer bench of the home team will come to the fore, so our prediction is that Barcelona will win because of all that.
Tip-off Time: Sunday, 04.02.2024, 18:30 CET
Prediction: Barcelona -8
Odds: 1.72
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