SATURDAY IN EUROPE: The Ultra previews REAL MADRID v VALENCIA and BARCELONA v REAL BETIS both with a recommended BETDAQ bet.
REAL MADRID V VALENCIA
3.15pm We have a top quality Saturday from Europe on BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE with the focus on La Liga! It’s a big day in the title race with Real Madrid and Barcelona both in action; both will be fully expected to win with home advantage but we might see some drama! Talking about drama; how about that Copa del Rey Semi-Final for Real Madrid on Tuesday night? Seemingly in control of the tie after winning 1-0 away from home, they lost 4-3 here to Real Sociedad! They managed to win it in extra-time; but it was carnage – they were so open at the back. Obviously there’s a big gulf in class between the sides here and Valencia have been involved in the relegation battle this season, but Real can’t afford to play like they did midweek. I know they adopt the approach of “we’ll score more than you” but that took the biscuit! As you would expect, Real Madrid come into the game as the red-hot favourites at 1.31 with Valencia 11.5 and the draw is 6.2 at the time of writing. Real can’t afford to drop any points in the title race given they are three points behind Barcelona at the moment.
As I said, Valencia have been involved in the relegation battle this season but they are moving away from danger now. They’ve only lost three times in their last 14 La Liga games – those losses have come against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Not bad that they’ve only lost to the top three sides in the league, and we know they are levels above the rest too. Obviously it’s hard to see Valencia getting a result here, but given their current run and how all over the place at the back Real Madrid were midweek, I wouldn’t be rushing to take the 1.31 on the home win here. That looks a little short in my opinion; it’s hard to make the argument that they should be 1.25 for example! Over 2.5 goals is trading 1.55, and the market is expecting Real to do most of the work there as Both Teams To Score is very close to a 50/50 market. I feel Valencia can get on the score sheet at some stage; Real left so many gaps at the back during the week and Valencia look full of confidence at the moment too. I’m not going to go crazy with the stakes, but the 1.97 on Both Teams To Score looks nice value.
The Ultra Says:
Two points win Both Teams To Score at 1.97 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE.
You can view all markets here -> https://betdaq.biz/RmaVln
BARCELONA V REAL BETIS
8pm Next we have Barcelona hosting Real Betis. Barcelona came through their Copa del Rey Semi-Final too this week, meaning we’ll have an El Clasico Final which should be a fantastic watch! They had all their drama in the first leg with Atletico Madrid; that finished 4-4 and they grinded out a 1-0 win away from home in the second leg Wednesday night. We landed a nice bet on Barcelona; as I said that fixture just fell at a good time for Barcelona and a bad time with Atletico struggling a little. This is another fixture that you’ll expect Barcelona to get the job done in, and it’s no surprise that they are the red-hot favourites. Barcelona are trading 1.39 with Real Betis 8.2 and the draw is 5.9 at the time of writing. As I said, that price isn’t a surprise on Barcelona but from a Real Betis point of view they come into this fixture in great shape. They’ve put together six La Liga wins in a row, jumped up the table to sixth, and they managed to beat Real Madrid on that run too – although they did have home advantage and obviously this is a much tougher test away from home.
They have the fourth best attacking figure in La Liga this season so they do deserve to be in the mix for a European finish, but they have struggled to convert their chances this season, which is why they aren’t higher in the table – they’re six points off the top four. While I wouldn’t be rushing to take the 1.39 on Barcelona here; it is hard to see past them. Real Betis might have put six wins together, but Barcelona are on a run of nine straight wins in La Liga. They have the best attacking figure and the best defensive figure, so you can’t complain about them sitting at the top of the table! I’m happy to stay out of the match odds market here; Over 2.5 goals is trading only two ticks higher than a Barcelona win so the market is obviously expecting an entertaining game. I like Both Teams To Score at 1.66 – I’m going to keep stakes low because Betis haven’t been converting all their chances, but they are definitely creating enough to find the net at some stage here.
The Ultra Says:
One point win Both Teams To Score at 1.66 with BETDAQ BETTING EXCHANGE.
You can view all markets here -> https://betdaq.biz/BarBis
