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This night, from ten o’clock, the Valencia receives the Barcelona for seventy and fifth time in the history of the Spanish Link. And it is strange that, after so many clashes, the results scales remain balanced, with 29 victories for every team and 16 ties. The past period gave itself one there joins (2-2), something that 1996-97 (1-1) was not happening from the campaign; therefore, judging by the last data, it is probable that this time breaks the numerical equality in Mestalla.

Nevertheless, a curious circumstance happens in nine of sixteen ties: in three stages they repeated equalled for two consecutive years, and there were three followed periods (1968-71) in which the harmony was set in the final bookmark. Although the prognosis takes a fancy difficultly, the goals are assured, since only in three occasions the party concluded with no-score draw (1931-32, 1968-69, 1969-70). The average overcomes three goals for party (3,28), something to what it is necessary to add the quality of the current attackers of both sets.

Another considerable fact is that after any tie (let’s remember, in soil che) the victory is almost always for last defeated. In this case, the tie of the past course was preceded by a victory azulgrana (0-3), by what, if this rule is fulfilled, three points should remain in Valencia. Only there is an exception favorable to the places: in the period 1978-79 the Valencia of Kempes imposed 2-1 on itself to the Barca of Neeskens, two following duels finished with tie, and in 1981-82 the Valencia (3-0) been imposed again.

The Barcelona has won in ten of your last twenty visits, for seven victories valencianistas, achieving, even, three victories continued for two times. In this period of time, the Catalan set reached three reveilles in four occasions, and in two it left Valencia with four goals in favor. Also, there were six parties into which it did not fit any; data that reflect the interesting recovery visitor in last two decades.

With or without the present numbers, Mestalla will be a difficult area for the set of Pep Guardiola, which has gained all your duels in what it goes of Link, but which measures itself this time a rival who grows in confidence in commitments like that of this night. In spite of it, the fief valencianista has incurred losses in this starter, and so much Sporting as Athletic of Madrid they scratched a tie to two. David Villa, the big scorer valeanista, is a doubt for the meeting, although the past course they were Mature and Pablo Hernández those who found the goal.

Like curiosity, and incentive also, several will view the faces of the soccer players most emphasized with the Spanish selection in Armenia and Bosnia, as it is the case of Xavi, Iniesta, Miscellany or Bush, which will want to unbalance a scales that appears calmly also in the short term, since in the last five years every team won two times. It is the hour of the tiebreak.

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