Valladolid vs Barcelona prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-05-02 19:00.
[p]An already-relegated Real Valladolid take on quadruple-chasing league leaders Barcelona looking to avoid a piece of unwanted history in what is their third demotion from as many top-flight campaigns. After a 5-1 thrashing against Real Betis last time out saw them lose a seventh consecutive La Liga game, Valladolid are looking to avoid an eighth successive top-flight defeat for the first time in their history. [/p]
[p]It’s not the best time to face Hansi Flick’s in-form Barça side then, particularly as they suffered their joint-largest top-flight defeat in the reverse fixture (7-0). Those early signs of a problematic defence continued throughout their season, with no side in La Liga history conceding more than their 81 goals after 33 matches.[/p]
[p]In stark contrast to Valladolid, Barcelona sit four points clear at the summit, are unbeaten in 14 La Liga games (W12, D2) and now have the chance to go 15 games without a league defeat for the first time since April 2022. With fixtures piling up though, it remains to be seen what a mesmerising 3-3 draw with Inter Milan in Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League semi-final has done to their energy reserves. [/p]
[p]The Blaugrana will look to at least retain their incredible attacking threat ahead of a crucial run of fixtures which includes a vital El Clásico in the league run-in. Barcelona scored a combined six goals across their last two outings against European giants Inter and Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final, while attempting 40 shots in their last La Liga game against Mallorca (W 1-0) – equalling the record for the most shots attempted in a single game in the competition since 2003/04. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Raúl Moro (G4, A3) and Mamadou Sylla (G5, A2) have been involved in 58% of Valladolid’s goals this season, with the latter also striking in their last home outing. Not since the 2013/14 season has a Spanish player scored more for Barcelona in a single La Liga campaign than Ferran Torres’ ten league goals this season, while he was also on target in his last two outings against Madrid and Inter.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Valladolid have conceded inside the opening 30 minutes of five of their last six La Liga home matches. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Luke Bridle [/i][/p]