Barcelona’s run of 11 wins in a row came to an end on Tuesday with a shock 1-1 draw at home to Basel in the Champions’ League, against all odds (Barca were as low as $1.11 to win); yet, coach Guardiola played a number of inexperienced players and with the single point, his side essentially got the job done and have now qualified for the next round.

Valladolid have continued in much the same vein as last season, when they narrowly avoided relegation – at home, they have been very good (beating Sevilla 3-2 in their last game and taking 3-1-1 so far), while away from home, they have been poor, losing all 4 of their games.

Last season, they picked up 18 points away, but all of those points came against sides 12th or lower; they lost all of their away games against the top 11 and only 3 were by less than a two-goal margin.

Furthermore, of Barca’s 14 home wins last season, 10 were by more than one goal, pointing the way to the handicap win at a short $1.62. However, this season, Valladolid are yet to concede more than 2 goals in a game (after 10 matches), and are looking slightly harder to break down - it may be best to consider other options.

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Valladolid saw the 2nd-highest average goals away last season (62 total in 19 games) and those games included goal-laden losses at top sides Real Madrid (0-7), Barcelona (1-4) and Atletico (3-4); with 6 of Barca’s last 11 games seeing 5 goals or more, it may be worth considering a small stake on the over 4.5 goals at $3.40 from Paddy Power - yet, again this may rest on Valladolid's defence, which have been more resilient this season.

The best option may be the anytime goalscorer - in Barca’s 7-game winning streak, Samuel Eto’o has scored all of his 9 league goals so far this season and the Cameroonian striker has enjoyed playing at the Nou Camp; he has scored an incredible 7 goals in Barca’s last 3 home games – most bookies are offering around $1.70 for him to score anytime, but Unibet stand out with a very decent $1.95.

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Bet: Eto'o to score anytime Odds: $1.95 Stake: 6pts Bookies: Unibet

Match Betting Previews 8-9 November 2008 >>> Premiership: Arsenal v Man United - Hull v Bolton - Liverpool v West Brom - Sunderland v Portsmouth - West Ham v Everton - Wigan v Stoke - Aston Villa v Middlesbrough - Blackburn v Chelsea - Fulham v Newcastle - Man City v Spurs La Liga: Barcelona v Valladolid - Real Madrid v Malaga - Getafe v Valencia Serie A: Inter v Udinese - Lecce v Milan - Napoli v Sampdoria Ligue 1: Monaco v Lyon - Grenoble v Marseille Bundesliga: Hamburg v Dortmund - Schalke v Bayern