Can Barcelona go the season unbeaten away?

Can record breaking Barcelona finish the season unbeaten away?!?

Wednesday 02 March at 10:00pm (CET) sees Barcelona travelling to Valencia at Mestalla stadium and at Unibet you can watch and bet on the match live!

A win for leaders Barcelona will put them 10 points ahead from their main opponent Real Madrid, who will play on Thursday against Malaga at home. However. the challenge will be difficult for the Barcelonese, as Valencia, who have lost only once at home this year are unbeaten in their last 9 matches.

After a brilliant start in the league, Valencia were leaders when they met Barcelona for the first time this season at Camp Nou. They lost the match 2-1 and since then they have slipped to third place behind the two Spanish giants. The last time Valencia defeated Barcelona was in Copa del Rey back in 2008, when they won 3-2.

Barcelona is undefeated away this season having dropped just two points, an all-time record in the major European leagues. They have performed better on the road than in the Camp Nou where they have lost five points so far this season.

The ‘Blaugrana’ won their last match at Mallorca 3-0, with the 26th goal this season, for the ‘Ballon d’or’ winner Lionel Messi. This corresponds to a ratio of 1.18 goal per match, one of the highest average in the top scorer ranking of all time, with only Cristiano Ronaldo able to compete with a 0.96 goal/match. Compared to this crazy figure, the top goal scorer of the Valencians Aduriz seems pretty low with 9 goals, and his presence for this match remains doubtful due to injury. However, his team shows strong defensive capabilities this season conceding only 26 goals and only one loss at home this year.

“Being favourite at 1.60 as the away team when you’re playing in Mestalla is quite impressive and shows how strongly Barcelona are perceived today by Unibet’s Football specialists” says Erik Bäcklund, Head of Unibet Sportsbook.

“They are one of the best teams of all time, that ruins mentally and physically their opponents by their ability to monopolize the ball possession throughout the match. However, punters need to be aware that Barça’s brain Xavi is likely to be on the bench for this match following a recent injury. Puyol and goalkeeper Valdes are still out, which makes a win of Valencia at 5.80, a tempting but still ambitious bet.”

If Valencia v Barcelona is not for you this Wednesday, Unibet will also have all the streaming and live betting available on all the other La Liga matches – FC Getafe v Atletico Madrid, FC Villarreal v Hercules, Osasuna v Deportivo La Coruña, Real Sociedad v Levante plus Thursday matches Almeria CF v Racing Santander and Real Madrid v Malaga. And remember you can watch and bet on every La Liga match at Unibet, throughout the season.

Check the Unibet website for all the latest La Liga odds at www.unibet.com




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