Valencia vs Huesca Prediction, 9/26/2020 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/25/2020

Game: Valencia vs Huesca

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020

Location: Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, Spain

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Valencia (-175) Huesca (+500)

Mestalla Stadium is the venue where Maxi Gomez and Valencia (1-0-1, 5th) will play Huesca (0-1-1, 13th) on Saturday. The goaltenders protecting the net will be Jasper Cillessen for Valencia and Alvaro Fernandez for Huesca. Valencia are priced at -175 while the Oscenses are at +500. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Valencia has been able to control possession for 46.5% of the time while they dribble successfully 70.8% of the time (6th in the league). They have tried 23 shots with 11 on target, which means they have a 47.8% shots on target percentage. Valencia have earned 5 goals this season, which is currently 1st in La Liga. Their players have caught 667 passes from teammates on 739 attempts so far this season, which makes their receiving percentage 90.3%.

Maxi Gomez is a player who should be able to impact this game for Valencia. He has accounted for 11 assists while earning 30 yellow card cautions in his career. Gomez has been a starter in 139 contests in his career while he scores 0.52 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Uruguay has totaled 71 goals scored in 12,256 minutes played. One more guy who should impact this match is Kevin Gameiro, the forward born in France. He has helped a teammate on a goal 38 times thus far in his career and he has scored 146 goals. Gameiro has earned 25,867 mins in 282 starts and has earned himself a total of 9 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.51 goals per 90 minutes during his soccer career.

The guy defending the goal for Valencia is Jasper Cillessen. Cillessen has played for a total of 14,758 mins and has earned 542 saves in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.99 (162 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of .778. The keeper from the Netherlands has faced 697 shots attempted at him in 163 starting assignments. Cillessen (88-47-31 mark in his pro soccer career) has earned 62 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 38.0% clean sheet percentage.

The Oscenses have had success dribbling 59% of the time this year while earning 1 goal. They have a receiving percentage of 91.5% while controlling possession of the ball 52.5% of the time. Huesca has tallied 838 pass targets for the campaign (3rd in the league) with 767 completed passes. They have completed 20% of their SOT on 15 shots.

Shinji Okazaki is a player who should be able to impact this match for Huesca. Okazaki has had a starting assignment in 198 matches thus far in his career and tallies 0.34 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from Japan has totaled 63 goals in 16,922 mins played. He has totaled 8 assists while earning 19 yellow card warnings in his career. One more guy who could decide who wins is Rafa Mir, the forward from Spain. Mir has 3,102 minutes during 33 starts and has been given 8 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 4 times in his career while scoring 16 goals. He averages 0.46 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Huesca will be Alvaro Fernandez. Fernandez (23-11-19 record in his career) has earned 17 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 32.1% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper from Spain has had 115 shots attempted against him in 53 career starts. His GA/90 is 1.03 (55 goals given up) and he has earned a save percentage of .730. Fernandez has defended the goal for a total of 4,815 minutes and has tallied 87 saves thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Valencia (-175)

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