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Soccer Weekend Parlay Features Valencia, Lille
Valencia Hitting Their Stride Under Ruben Baraja
Few men live and breathe Valencia Club de Futbol quite like Ruben Baraja. He spent a decade at Valencia, winning two league titles, a Copa del Rey, a UEFA Cup, and a UEFA SuperCup before leaving in 2010. Baraja bounced around before landing back in charge of the first team in February 2013.
This season, Valencia has quietly crept into the top half and enters February in eighth place, four points away from sixth-placed Real Sociedad, 16 points above the relegation zone, and there’s plenty of reason to consider adding a Valencia win to your best soccer bets today.
Valencia has been a force to be reckoned with at home this season, and we’re expecting that to continue in our soccer betting predictions. Apart from a goalless draw to Celta and a 1-1 draw to Barcelona, Valencia won their four home league matches since the start of October, and the odds are in their favor as they look to continue their stellar form at Mestalla.
Our sportsbook is placing them at -155 to come away with another home victory as they take on Almeria, the only team in Europe’s top five leagues who is yet to taste victory – we’ll take those numbers any day of the week.
First Leg Parlay Pick: Valencia -155
Can Lille Continue Impressive Home Form vs Clermont Foot?
It is shaping up to be an exciting season for Lille, which finished atop their Europa Conference League group and has a jam-packed February that will see them travel to PSG and Toulouse, host Le Havre, and visit Lyon in the Coupe de France Round of 16. Before that, though, they’ll be kicking off the month with a home match against Clermont Foot on Sunday, and we’re expecting them to pick up their ninth win of the campaign in our online betting picks.
One player who should be crucial is Jonathan David, who has found the back of the net in each of their last four home matches.
Jonathan David came off the bench and scored a 95th-minute equalizer for Lille, as PSG dropped points for the first time since September.
That’s now 65 goals and 11 assists in 158 appearances for Lille’s Canadian striker. pic.twitter.com/Yo1l9JEfaB
— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) December 18, 2023
Lille sits fifth in the table, two points behind Monaco, and whilst their three Ligue 1 defeats is second only to PSG (1), they have had their fair share of draws (8), one of which saw them settle for a goalless stalemate at Clermont Foot on Dec. 10.
After commencing 2024 with a 2-1 win at Nantes and a 1-1 draw vs Strasbourg, Clermont sits 17th in the table, one point away from safety. They have a tall task ahead of them as they look to come away with their first win against a top-half opponent this season.
Apart from two draws, Lille has won each of their last seven matches at home in all competitions.
Our soccer odds are in Lille’s favor as they look to hand Clermont Foot their 11th defeat of the Ligue 1 season. While Clermont will be hoping that Les Dogues are more bark than bite, this Lille side has more than enough firepower to come away with another victory at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Second Leg Parlay Pick: Lille -245
Questions Of The Day
Which team is likely to win in La Liga this weekend?
Valencia has the tools to pick up another home win and continue their push for European football as they take on a winless Almeria side.
Which Ligue 1 player is likely to score this weekend?
Canadian striker Jonathan David has scored four goals in Ligue 1 since the November international break, and he could have a role to play for Lille in their match vs Clermont Foot.
The odds and predictions in the article are based on the time of writing and publication. They may differ as to when the actual event takes place.
