Barcelona vs Valladolid Prediction, 8/31/2024 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/28/2024

Game: Barcelona vs Valladolid

Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Location: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Spain

TV: Premier Sports

The White and Violets (1-0-1) are hitting the road to Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on Saturday where they will meet the Blaugrana (2-0-0). The expected starting goalies will be Marc-Andre ter Stegen for Barcelona and Andre Ferreira for Valladolid.

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The Blaugrana are 1st when it comes to expected goals having 5.0, and their expected goals against are coming in at 2.0. Barca has surrendered 2 goals while surrendering 1.00 goals per 90, and the other team have recorded 3 SoT against them. The team's differential on goals is at 2 with the help of 4 goals scored in addition to 2 goals relinquished. They haven't earned a clean sheet so far this season. Barcelona has recorded 1 save and also have a SV percentage of 66.7 for the year. Barcelona has accounted for 7 yellow card warnings this year. This year, the squad sports an average of 3.00 points per contest (6 pts) and have a rank of 11th in the league with 1 assist.

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This year, Real Valladolid has a save rate of 72.7 (11 shots on target against), and also have a ranking of 10th in the league with 3 pts. The White and Violets average 1.5 pts per contest while sitting with 1 assist. Valladolid has tallied 1 goal and the squad's expected goals over the course of the season sits at 1.2. Real Valladolid has recorded a shut out % of 50.0 for the year and also 3 yellow card cautions. Their goals against/90 minutes is currently at 1.50 with 8 saves, and they have a total of 1 clean sheet. Valladolid has a rank of 18th concerning goals allowed having 3, and the squad's difference in goals is -2.

The guy protecting the net for Barcelona is Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Stegen (247-80-65 mark in his professional soccer career) has earned 164 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 41.8% shutout percentage. The goalie from Germany has seen 1,454 shots sent in his direction in 392 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 0.94 (366 goals surrendered) and he has earned a save % of 76.2. Stegen has seen the field for a total of 35,195 minutes and has accumulated 1,092 stops during his pro soccer career.

Andre Ferreira will look after the net for Valladolid. Ferreira has racked up 16 shutouts while defending 319 shots attempted against him in 6,250 mins in his career. He has a save % of 71.5 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 23.2%. He has allowed 1.47 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a record of 20-19-30. In his career, Ferreira has conceded 102 goals while totaling 216 saves in 69 starting assignments.

Robert Lewandowski is a footballer who has a chance to score for Barcelona. He has accounted for 78 assists while tallying 51 yellow card cautions so far in his pro soccer career. The forward born in Poland has 389 goals in 41,771 professional minutes played. Lewandowski has been given a starting assignment in 469 matchups in his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.84 G/90.

Valladolid features a game changer in Raul Moro, who gives opposing coaches headaches. The forward born in Spain has been on the pitch for 2,750 professional minutes while he has scored 4 goals. He has an average of 0.13 G/90 and has been a starter in 28 matches thus far in his career. He has totaled 7 yellow cards during his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 6 times.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Barcelona

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