Soccer match preview: Barcelona confident before travelling to Real Valladolid

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sat 11.July
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla (27846 seats)

The visiting Barcelona side should be favourites in this visit to Real Valladolid, as the away team holds a 37 point advantage from their 35 league games this season.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Valladolid are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture.

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Real Valladolid form and stats

Real Valladolid have played 17 La Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-10-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Valladolid faced defeat in their previous match, away at Valencia (1-2). Ahead of that match, Valladolid won a home game hosting Deportivo Alaves (1-0).

The manager S. González Soriano will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Eibar in only three days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Real Valladolid here at Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (16 from 17 games). Valladolid have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Barcelona form and stats

As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Barcelona, who have the most scored goals (79) in La Liga, have produced an overall stat of 7-5-5 so far.

Barcelona are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the La Liga against Espanyol (placed 20th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Villarreal with the score of 4-1.

A heroic performance from Barcelona in their game against Espanyol last time out. Things got complicated when Ansu Fati was sent off in the 50th minute with the match level. Despite the red card the team were able to pull off a 1-0 victory!

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Osasuna in just three days.

The travelling fans enjoy Barcelona's attacking play in away games, having scored 28 goals in 17 league matches away. As opposed to that, Barcelona have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Barcelona - Valladolid 5-1. Real Valladolid-Barcelona H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Valladolid one win, Barcelona nine wins, zero draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

BarcelonaL. Messi
L. Messi
22 goals
BarcelonaL. Suárez Díaz
L. Suárez Díaz
15 goals
BarcelonaA. Griezmann
A. Griezmann
9 goals

Real Valladolid missing players

Barcelona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Real Valladolid Barcelona
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 17 35
8 4 0 Won W 3 7 23
15 10 3 Drew D 2 5 7
12 3 2 Lost L 0 5 5
29 16 2 Scored S 13 28 79
39 14 4 Conceded C 5 22 36
83% 76% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
66% 59% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 77%
29% 24% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 59% 63%
9% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 47% 49%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 26%
46% 47% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 47% 51%
31% 41% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 29% 37%
40% 35% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 17%
 
4.1 4.8 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.6 4.8
5.2 4.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.6 3.8 3.7
2.3 2.4 3.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
332 170 29 Total Shots T S 66 197 447
108 51 6 Shots on Target S O 27 84 203
27% 31% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 48% 33% 39%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Barcelona has the most scored goals (28) away
  • Barcelona has the most scored goals (79)
  • Barcelona has the most scored goals in the first half (40)
  • Barcelona has the most scored goals in the second half (39)
  • Barcelona has the the best goal difference (+43)
  • Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Barcelona have scored more than double the goals of Real Valladolid.
  • Real Valladolid has the fewest matches over the total-line (11)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 34 23 8 3 62 21 17 13 4 0 36 10 17 10 4 3 26 11 41 77
2 Barcelona 35 23 7 5 79 36 18 16 2 0 51 14 17 7 5 5 28 22 43 76
3 Atlético Madrid 35 16 15 4 47 26 17 11 5 1 26 10 18 5 10 3 21 16 21 63
4 Sevilla 34 16 12 6 49 33 17 8 7 2 23 14 17 8 5 4 26 19 16 60
5 Villarreal 35 17 6 12 57 45 17 8 5 4 32 23 18 9 1 8 25 22 12 57
6 Getafe 35 14 11 10 43 34 18 8 6 4 25 18 17 6 5 6 18 16 9 53
7 Real Sociedad 34 15 6 13 51 43 17 9 3 5 31 17 17 6 3 8 20 26 8 51
8 Valencia 35 13 11 11 45 51 18 10 7 1 28 16 17 3 4 10 17 35 -6 50
9 Athletic Club 34 12 12 10 38 29 17 9 4 4 20 10 17 3 8 6 18 19 9 48
10 Granada 34 13 8 13 42 40 17 9 3 5 21 14 17 4 5 8 21 26 2 47
11 Osasuna 35 11 12 12 40 50 17 6 6 5 22 26 18 5 6 7 18 24 -10 45
12 Levante 34 12 7 15 42 47 17 8 5 4 25 17 17 4 2 11 17 30 -5 43
13 Real Betis 35 10 11 14 47 55 18 9 4 5 33 25 17 1 7 9 14 30 -8 41
14 Real Valladolid 35 8 15 12 29 39 17 4 10 3 16 14 18 4 5 9 13 25 -10 39
15 Celta de Vigo 35 7 15 13 34 44 18 5 8 5 20 17 17 2 7 8 14 27 -10 36
16 Deportivo Alaves 34 9 8 17 32 51 17 7 5 5 20 14 17 2 3 12 12 37 -19 35
17 Eibar 34 9 8 17 34 51 17 7 2 8 22 24 17 2 6 9 12 27 -17 35
18 Mallorca 34 8 5 21 35 59 17 7 3 7 22 20 17 1 2 14 13 39 -24 29
19 Leganes 34 6 10 18 25 49 17 4 4 9 14 24 17 2 6 9 11 25 -24 28
20 Espanyol 35 5 9 21 27 55 17 2 5 10 15 29 18 3 4 11 12 26 -28 24

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 34 23 8 3 62 21 17 13 4 0 36 10 17 10 4 3 26 11 41 77
2 Barcelona 35 23 7 5 79 36 18 16 2 0 51 14 17 7 5 5 28 22 43 76
3 Atlético Madrid 35 16 15 4 47 26 17 11 5 1 26 10 18 5 10 3 21 16 21 63
4 Sevilla 34 16 12 6 49 33 17 8 7 2 23 14 17 8 5 4 26 19 16 60
5 Villarreal 35 17 6 12 57 45 17 8 5 4 32 23 18 9 1 8 25 22 12 57
6 Getafe 35 14 11 10 43 34 18 8 6 4 25 18 17 6 5 6 18 16 9 53
7 Real Sociedad 34 15 6 13 51 43 17 9 3 5 31 17 17 6 3 8 20 26 8 51
8 Valencia 35 13 11 11 45 51 18 10 7 1 28 16 17 3 4 10 17 35 -6 50
9 Athletic Club 34 12 12 10 38 29 17 9 4 4 20 10 17 3 8 6 18 19 9 48
10 Granada 34 13 8 13 42 40 17 9 3 5 21 14 17 4 5 8 21 26 2 47
11 Osasuna 35 11 12 12 40 50 17 6 6 5 22 26 18 5 6 7 18 24 -10 45
12 Levante 34 12 7 15 42 47 17 8 5 4 25 17 17 4 2 11 17 30 -5 43
13 Real Betis 35 10 11 14 47 55 18 9 4 5 33 25 17 1 7 9 14 30 -8 41
14 Real Valladolid 35 8 15 12 29 39 17 4 10 3 16 14 18 4 5 9 13 25 -10 39
15 Celta de Vigo 35 7 15 13 34 44 18 5 8 5 20 17 17 2 7 8 14 27 -10 36
16 Deportivo Alaves 34 9 8 17 32 51 17 7 5 5 20 14 17 2 3 12 12 37 -19 35
17 Eibar 34 9 8 17 34 51 17 7 2 8 22 24 17 2 6 9 12 27 -17 35
18 Mallorca 34 8 5 21 35 59 17 7 3 7 22 20 17 1 2 14 13 39 -24 29
19 Leganes 34 6 10 18 25 49 17 4 4 9 14 24 17 2 6 9 11 25 -24 28
20 Espanyol 35 5 9 21 27 55 17 2 5 10 15 29 18 3 4 11 12 26 -28 24

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