Palencia vs Barcelona: Analysis and Prediction – Palencia and Barcelona will play in the in the second round of the Endesa league.
Palencia vs Barcelona Odds
Palencia vs Barcelona (1/2): 11.00 / 1.04
Asian Handicap (+16.5 / -16.5): 1.92 / 1.88
Total Over/Under (162.5): 1.90 / 1.90
*Odds are active at the time the article is published
Palencia Team News
Novelty to the top league, the newly promoted team suffered a serious setback in the first round. A 20-point loss to a team projected to be in the lower half of the Endesa League was certainly not what they were hoping for. They have no time for contemplation as they face Barcelona in their home game.
Palencia underwent significant changes in the gap between seasons, which was entirely expected given that they are playing in the top league for the first time. However, the reinforcements they brought in don’t instill much confidence, and it raises questions about how many wins they can secure with this roster. The most notable names are the experienced Viktor Benite and Andzejs Pasecniks. They were best performers in the loss to Obradoiro. The question arises: can the team realistically hope to stay in the league relying primarily on these two?
Palencia is likely the weakest team in the league based on player names, and it would take a sporting miracle for them to beat the favored Barcelona. One of the first conditions for a possible upset would be shooting an exceptionally high percentage from three-point range and making more than 15 three-pointers. In addition, Barcelona would need to have an exceptionally poor shooting night. Even with all these factors in play, it remains a challenging prospect.
Barcelona Team News
Barcelona underwent significant changes between the two seasons. The head coach was replaced, as well as the main star of the team. In the first round of the new season of the Endesa League, they defeated the Joventut team on their home court.
Barcelona underwent significant changes between the two seasons. Sarunas Jasikevicius is no longer the coach; he was succeeded by Roger Grimau. The saga around Nikola Mirotic ended with him moving to Italy. The club also saw the departures of Mike Tobey, who joined Crvena zvezda, Sertac Sanli, and Corey Higgins. Several new players arrived, mostly Spanish national team representatives. Willy Hernangomez, Joel Parra, Dario Brizuela are the new faces, along with the addition of Jabari Parker. These three, along with Nikola Kalinic, were the most effective in the first round against Joventut.
In the second round, Barcelona will be visiting the newly promoted team, which suffered a convincing defeat in the first round. We believe that a similar outcome can be expected in this match. There is no player from Palencia who could secure a spot among the top 12 players of Barcelona. This fact highlights the class and quality difference between these two teams.
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Palencia vs Barcelona H2H
These two teams have not had the opportunity to face each other until now.
Absences and Injuries
Ivan Cruz is injured and will not be playing for the home team. As for Barcelona, they have no injury concerns.
Palencia vs Barcelona Prediction
We’ve mentioned what needs to happen for Palencia to be competitive against Barcelona. It’s necessary to fulfill at least four conditions, and we believe the home team won’t meet any of them, maybe just one at best. With an enormous difference in quality in all aspects of basketball, it’s clear how this match will end – with a convincing victory for Barcelona.
Tip-off Time: Friday, 29.09.2023, 19:00 CET
Prediction: Barcelona -15.5
Odds: 1.75
Sportsbook: 22Bet