Thursday , 2 July 2026

Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2018-19
Valencia CF
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Sun 7 Oct 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Luis Suarez
Carlos Soler 43' Y
Y 58' Philippe Coutinho
Dani Parejo 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona — La Liga .

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Sanchez
  • Referee Jose Gonzalez
  • Referee Ignacio Rubio
  • Referee Ruben Becerril
  • Referee Jorge Diaz

Standings

# 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 Elche CF 38 43
14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43
15 Sevilla FC 38 43
16 CA Osasuna 38 42
17 RCD Mallorca 38 42
18 Levante UD 38 42
19 Girona FC 38 41
20 Real Oviedo 38 29

Head-to-Head

2
4
10
Valencia CF 16 games · Avg 4.0 goals FC Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-07 Valencia CF 1–1 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

Valencia CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct FC Barcelona H 1–1 D
02 Oct Manchester United FC A 0–0 D
29 Sep Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 1–0 W
26 Sep RC Celta de Vigo H 1–1 D
23 Sep Villarreal CF A 0–0 D
19 Sep Juventus FC H 0–2 L
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Valencia CF A 1–1 D
03 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC A 4–2 W
29 Sep Athletic Club H 1–1 D
26 Sep CD Leganes A 1–2 L
23 Sep Girona FC H 2–2 D
18 Sep PSV H 4–0 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 history

Valencia CF are 9th (49 pts). FC Barcelona are 1st (94 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Valencia CF welcome FC Barcelona for this crunch clash at .
  • 2' GOAL! Ezequiel Garay fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 7' Neto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 12' Valencia CF make a change. Goncalo Guedes trudges off to be replaced by Denis Cheryshev on 12 minutes.
  • 17' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 22' Valencia CF are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 23' Lionel Messi adds to his 13 season tally! FC Barcelona lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 33' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Valencia CF and FC Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cristiano Piccini made 422 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' That is a Yellow card for FC Barcelona. Luis Suarez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 43' Controversy at the stadium! Carlos Soler argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 48' The home supporters are growing impatient. Valencia CF must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 53' Valencia CF are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Barcelona's shape.
  • 58' Philippe Coutinho is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 63' 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 Kevin Gameiro suffering a number of foals already.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Valencia CF. Kevin Gameiro is replaced by Rodrigo.
  • 72' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 77' Brazil international Philippe Coutinho has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 79' Francis Coquelin is replacing Geoffrey Kondogbia for the Valencia CF side.
  • 84' FC Barcelona make a change. Philippe Coutinho trudges off to be replaced by Ousmane Dembele on 84 minutes.
  • 88' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Arthur has done his job and it is now time for Rafinha to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Valencia CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.07 Valencia CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valencia CF26% Draw24% FC Barcelona50%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw
51%
Draw or FC Barcelona
74%
Valencia CF or FC Barcelona
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valencia CF16% Draw42% FC Barcelona42%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 2
9.2%
0 – 1
8.6%
1 – 3
6.4%
0 – 0
6.2%
0 – 3
6%
2 – 2
5.1%
2 – 1
5.1%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.5%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Valencia CF

Handicap Valencia CF covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 22% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 18% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.