Round 2 of the Spanish Primera Division, where last season winner Barcelona will meet the newcomer Hercules.
Here’s a fun fact about those two teams: Barcelona have lost their last two league encounters against Hercules, both in 1997. Their meeting at the Camp Nou ended 3-2 for the guests.
However this was some 13 years ago, and things have now changed. In fact, Barcelona has created a fortress at home, having 18 victories and 1 draw since, May 2009 when they lost against Osasuna with 0:1.
Barcelona started well their season opener with a victory away with 0:3 against Santander, while Hercules lost at home with 0:1 against Athletic Bilbao.
An interesting fact to know, which will help us get to a reasonable bet with good odds is that Barcelona have scored at least four goals in 16 of their 38 home league games under Pep Guardiola. Quite impressive if you ask me, and since the odds for a home win and Over 2.5 Goals seem low enough, we might look up to Over 3.5 Goals.
Barcelona has also scored at least two goals in each of their last 11 home games in La Liga. Without a doubt Barcelona is the favorite here and they are most likely to win, the question is with how much, and can we make a good wager here with great odds.
The Betting Verdict?
Over 3.5 Goals @ 1.78 (Register at Betfair.com – 25? Sign up Bonus): Being undefeated for an year and a half at home, points out that Barcelona will win this game, and knowing it’s brilliant strikers like Messi and Villa, we can expect a great amount of goals. The odds are also well worth the risk.
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