Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio de Mestalla.
- Valencia CF 38 games · 49 pts (2025/26)
- FC Barcelona 38 games · 94 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Adrian Cordero Vega (Spain)
- Assistant 1 Israel Barcena Rodriguez (Spain)
- Assistant 2 Judit Romano Garcia (Spain)
16 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 3.5 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Barcelona 38 94 2 Real Madrid CF 38 86 3 Villarreal CF 38 72 4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69 5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60 6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54 7 Getafe CF 38 51 8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50 9 Valencia CF 38 49 10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 38 46 11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46 12 Athletic Club 38 45 13 Sevilla FC 38 43 14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43 15 Elche CF 38 43 16 Levante UD 38 42 17 CA Osasuna 38 42 18 RCD Mallorca 38 42 19 Girona FC 38 41 20 Real Oviedo 38 29 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 May FC Barcelona H 3–1 W 17 May Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 4–3 W 14 May Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 1–1 D 10 May Athletic Club A 1–0 W 02 May Club Atletico de Madrid H 0–2 L 25 Apr Girona FC H 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 May Valencia CF A 1–3 L 17 May Real Betis Balompie H 3–1 W 13 May Deportivo Alaves A 0–1 L 10 May Real Madrid CF H 2–0 W 02 May CA Osasuna A 2–1 W 25 Apr Getafe CF A 2–0 W Season Stats
Valencia CF FC Barcelona #9 Position #1 49 Points 94 38 Played 38 13 / 10 / 15 W / D / L 31 / 1 / 6 46 Scored 95 55 Conceded 36 -9 GD +59 1.29 PPG 2.47 34% Win % 82% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Valencia CF this season38% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this seasonValencia CF are 9th (49 pts). FC Barcelona are 1st (94 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Valencia CF0-152/116-301/131-451/–46-602/361-754/576+4/2■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Barcelona0-152/–16-303/–31-453/246-60–/161-754/376+5/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Valencia CF and FC Barcelona is underway.
- 5' Valencia CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joao Cancelo suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' Andreas Christensen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Barcelona that had 513 games and scored 767 goals.
- 30' It looks surprising Valencia CF does not make any changes. Stole Dimitrievski has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Barcelona winning 50% of all matches.
- 45' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Xavi Espart is hanging Ronald Araujo on the field on 45 minute.
- 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 52' Another change for Valencia CF made on 52 minute. Diego Lopez leaves to be changed by Largie Ramazani.
- 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gerard Martin made 513 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 61' GOAL! Robert Lewandowski scores on 61.
- 62' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andreas Christensen is hanging Eric Garcia on the field on 62 minute.
- 63' It’s gonna be a card for Cesar Tarrega.
- 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Unai Nunez on 65.
- 66' Goal! Javier Guerra scores his 11 goal in 422 matches.
- 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andreas Christensen on 70.
- 71' Goal! Luis Rioja scores his 16 goal in 267 matches.
- 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 79' The referee calls foul for Marc Bernal. He receives a card.
- 80' Another change for Valencia CF made on 80 minute. Jesus Vazquez Alcalde leaves to be changed by Thierry Correia.
- 83' It is a substitution in FC Barcelona team. Marc Bernal is replaced by Marc Casado on 83 minute.
- 88' FC Barcelona looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Robert Lewandowski scoring 1 goals.
- 90' It is a substitution in Valencia CF team. Javier Guerra is replaced by Andre Almeida on 90 minute.
- The final score is 3-1.
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Lineups
Valencia CF Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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Hugo Duro ↓ Umar Sadiq 80'
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Javier Guerra ↓ Andre Almeida 90'
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Diego Lopez ↓ Largie Ramazani 52'
Bench
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Umar Sadiq ↑ 80'
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Thierry Correia ↑ 80'
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Andre Almeida ↑ 90'
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Largie Ramazani ↑ 52'
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Coach Carlos CorberánFC Barcelona Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Ferran Torres ↓ Joao Cancelo 83'
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Dani Olmo ↓ Frenkie de Jong 62'
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Ronald Araujo ↓ Xavi Espart 45'
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Marc Bernal ↓ Marc Casado 83'
Bench
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Andreas Christensen ↑ 62'
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Frenkie de Jong ↑ 62'
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Joao Cancelo ↑ 83'
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Marc Casado ↑ 83'
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Xavi Espart ↑ 45'
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Coach Hansi Flick -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Robert Lewandowski 8 Lionel Messi 7 Carlos Soler 4 Fermin Lopez 3 Frenkie de Jong 3 Hugo Duro 3 Maxi Gomez 3 Raphinha 3 Head to Head
Valencia CF Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.29 Valencia CF xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.46 FC Barcelona xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 66%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Valencia CF winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.75Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 71% 29% ± 3.5 51% 49% ± 4.5 32% 68% Double Chance
Valencia CF or Draw 48%Draw or FC Barcelona 73%Valencia CF or FC Barcelona 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–1 not predicted3 – 1Actual1 – 2 8.9%1 – 1 8.3%1 – 3 7.2%0 – 2 7.2%0 – 3 5.7%2 – 2 5.7%0 – 1 5.4%2 – 1 4.7%2 – 3 4.7%1 – 4 4.5%0 – 0 3.6%0 – 4 3.5%Asian Handicap — Valencia CF
Handicap Valencia CF covers Push FC Barcelona covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 5% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 11% 82% -0.5 18% — 82% +0.5 38% — 62% +1 38% 21% 41% +1.5 59% — 41% +2 59% 18% 23% +2.5 77% — 23% Clean Sheet
Valencia CF keeps clean sheet 9% ✓FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.