RACING SANTANDER VS BARCELONA ODDS FAVOUR DAVID VILLA TO SCORE

Barca are away today taking on Santander and virtually all the bookmakers think that they are firm favourites and should stroll to victory with another dynamic performance. Popular UK bookmaker William Hill currently has Barcelona trading at a slim 2/9 to win the match outright. 
You can back Racing Santander to pick up a dramatic victory here with a 12/1 price and I think the only way they would pull it off is to keep the match scoreless at half-time, if Barca score first this one is over. You can back a draw at 5/1 and I think that's a bit short for me, considering the firepower that Barcelona have at their disposal. 
David Villa's odds to score are extremely short, but if you reckon he gets a few today then you can cash in a fairly solid payout. Villa is priced at 1/2 to score anytime and he's 9/4 to score first or last and he's 9/4 to get two or more. He's priced at 10/1 to get a hat-trick and that's one of the shortest prices on a hatfull of goals I've seen in a while. 
Lionel Messi can be backed at 4/7 to score anytime and he's 5/2 to score first, last or twice. You can get 12/1 on a Messi hat-trick and, if forced to choose between him and David Villa to get three I'd have to back Villa. 
Bojan is at even money to score anytime while Pedro is trading around 5/4, Andres Iniesta is priced at 10/3 with Seydou Keita available at the same price. Xavi is listed at 5/1 with Dani Alves and Adriano both at 11/2. 
Racing will have to turn to either Mohammad Tchite and Ivan Bolado, and both of whom are paying out at a solid 4/1 to score anytime. Kennedy Bakircioglu is priced at 6/1 anytime while Pedro Munitis is my tip for Santander, and you can back him at 11/2. 
Over 3.5 goals is paying out at 23/20 and over 2.5 is rewarding at 2/5- that's just how much the bookies expect Barca to run away with this one. 
Barcelona's odds to win on a (-3.0) handicap are priced at 10/3 while Barca (-4.0) is listed at 15/2. 
A penalty to be awarded at any point is trading at 21/10 while that penalty is 13/5 to be score and 9/1 to be missed. 
Barcelona to win the first 15 minutes is priced at 13/5 and that's a hot bet if you fancy them to get off to a roaring start.