Are 13/8 Valencia Value Against Blues?
Saturday's 3-2 victory against Espanyol has very much kept Valencia in the hunt for this season's Primera Liga. However, bookmakers expect Quique Sanchez's men to play second fiddle to Chelsea in their Champions League quarter final with bet365 going 13/8 that the Spanish team progress at the expense of the English champions. This is despite the fact that the second leg of the tie will take place at the Mestalla, where Valencia have a formidable record in front of their own fans. Chelsea will be desperate to establish an advantage from Wednesday's first leg match at Stamford Bridge and are no better than 8/11 (bet direct) to do just that. The draw is available at 12/5 (VC Bet) with the away team 9/2 (Blue Square) to spring an upset. With so much at stake, the first leg match could be a cagey affair and respective quotes of 5/1 (Stan James) and 6/1(Ladbrokes) about Drogba and Shevchenko opening the scoring does not offer much value. Isn't it time for John Terry to find the net from a set-piece? He could reward backers of the 20/1 (Paddy Power) about him doing exactly that. Valencia's likeliest scorer is Spanish hot-shot David Villa, with 8/1 not a bad shout with bet direct