Barcelona vs Valladolid Prediction, 4/5/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 3/31/2021

Game: Barcelona vs Valladolid

Date: Monday, April 5, 2021

Location: Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Barcelona (-478) Valladolid (+1400)

Camp Nou is the site where Lionel Messi and Barcelona (19-5-4, 2nd in La Liga) will take on Valladolid (5-12-11, 16th in La Liga) on Monday. The starting goalkeepers are Marc-Andre ter Stegen for Barcelona and Jordi Masip for Valladolid. Barcelona are priced -478 while the White and Violets are at +1400. The over/under has been set at 3.5.

Barcelona took the field against Real Sociedad in their last match and notched a win by a score of 6-1. Barcelona attempted 36 dribbles in this matchup and were able to convert 20 of the dribbles for a percentage of 55.6%. In sharing the ball, they had a 92.2% received passes percentage by completing 710 of the 770 targeted passes last contest. In relation to shooting accuracy, Barcelona finished at a 71.4% rate by hitting 10 shots on target of 14 shots. Barcelona has an average of 2.25 goals per 90 (63 total goals) and have accounted for 43 assists in all competitions for the season.

Lionel Messi is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Barcelona. He has totaled 192 assists while accumulating 50 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. Messi has been given a starting assignment in 455 matches during his pro soccer career and scores 1.02 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from Argentina has racked up 467 goals scored in 41,277 minutes played. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Antoine Griezmann, the forward representing France. Griezmann has accumulated 32,125 minutes in 377 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 60 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 57 times so far in his career while scoring 157 goals. He sports an average of 0.44 goals per 90 minutes during his soccer career.

The man defending the goal for Barcelona is Marc-Andre Ter Stegen. Stegen (174-60-46 record in his career) has 109 shutouts, which leaves him with a 38.9% clean sheet percentage. The keeper from Germany has had 1,112 shots tried against him in 280 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.0 (271 total goals surrendered) and he has a save % of 76.6%. Stegen has been on the field for 25,189 mins and has earned 852 saves during his career.

For their last match, Valladolid went home with a draw by a final score of 1-1 against Sevilla. They wrapped up this outing by connecting on 227 out of their 304 passes they attempted for a percentage of 74.7%. Valladolid ended the game with a 75.0% successful dribble rate by connecting on 6 out of the 8 dribbles they tried. Valladolid had 1 shot on goal out of their 2 shots attempted earning them a 50.0% clip in their last game. Having earned a total of 26 goals and 15 assists for all their games, Valladolid sports an average of 0.93 goals and 0.54 assists per 90 min.

Shon Weissman will need to be on top of his game for Valladolid. He has an average of 0.73 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 48 outings in his career. The forward hailing from Israel has been on the field for 4,194 professional minutes and has scored 34 goals. He has earned 7 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 5 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Oscar Plano, the forward representing Spain. He has accounted for 37 goals during his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 33 times. Plano has been handed a total of 43 yellow cards in 20,587 professional minutes (238 career starting assignments). His G/90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.16.

Jordi Masip will look after the goal for Valladolid. So far in his pro soccer career, Masip has surrendered 263 goals and has accounted for 569 stops in 207 starts. He has given up 1.27 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 73-61-73. He is the owner of a save % of 70.7 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 23.7%. Masip has accumulated 49 clean sheets and has defended 817 shots against him in 18,630 career mins.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Valladolid (+1400)

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