Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2020-21
Valencia CF
2 – 3
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Sun 2 May 2021 · 19:00 UTC Estadio Mestalla HT 45' · FT 45'
Uros Racic 35' Y
Toni Lato 56' Y
Y 65' Marc-Andre ter Stegen

Overview

Match Preview

Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio Mestalla.

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Sanchez
  • Referee Ricardo de Burgos
  • Referee Raul Cabanero
  • Referee Jose Gallego
  • Referee Jon Nunez
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 7 21
2 Club Atlético de Madrid 7 16
3 Real Betis Balompié 7 16
4 Real Madrid CF 7 15
5 Sevilla FC 7 13
6 Deportivo Alavés 7 11
7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 7 10
8 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 7 10
9 CA Osasuna 7 8
10 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 7 8
11 Villarreal CF 7 8
12 Athletic Club 6 8
13 Getafe CF 7 8
14 RC Celta de Vigo 7 7
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 7
16 Real Racing Club de Santander 7 7
17 Levante UD 6 5
18 Elche CF 7 5
19 Valencia CF 7 4
20 Málaga CF 7 3

Head-to-Head

2
4
11
Valencia CF 17 games · Avg 4.1 goals FC Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-02 Valencia CF 2–3 FC Barcelona 2020-12-19 FC Barcelona 2–2 Valencia CF 2020-01-25 Valencia CF 2–0 FC Barcelona 2019-09-14 FC Barcelona 5–2 Valencia CF 2019-02-02 FC Barcelona 2–2 Valencia CF

Recent Form

Valencia CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May FC Barcelona H 2–3 L
24 Apr Deportivo Alavés H 1–1 D
21 Apr CA Osasuna A 1–3 L
18 Apr Real Betis Balompié A 2–2 D
11 Apr Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 2–2 D
04 Apr Cadiz CF A 1–2 L
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Valencia CF A 3–2 W
29 Apr Granada CF H 1–2 L
25 Apr Villarreal CF A 2–1 W
22 Apr Getafe CF H 5–2 W
10 Apr Real Madrid CF A 1–2 L
05 Apr Real Valladolid CF H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Valencia CF FC Barcelona
#19 Position #1
4 Points 21
7 Played 7
1 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 0
4 Scored 31
13 Conceded 7
-9 GD +24
0.57 PPG 3.00
14% Win % 100%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Valencia CF this season
43% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Valencia CF are 19th (4 pts). FC Barcelona are 1st (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Valencia CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Barcelona
0-15
4/1
16-30
6/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
5/1
76+
8/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Raphinha 12 G 2 A
Lamine Yamal 7 G 4 A
Fermin Lopez 4 G 2 A
Karim Adeyemi 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Valencia CF and FC Barcelona has kicked off!
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' FC Barcelona have won 778 goals from 516 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Valencia CF seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Valencia CF needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Estadio Mestalla. FC Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Uros Racic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 40' FC Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' GOAL! Gabriel Paulista fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 55' Clement Lenglet is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Barcelona tonight.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Toni Lato.
  • 57' Lionel Messi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 19 goals this season for the .
  • 58' FC Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lionel Messi on 58.
  • 63' The deadlock is broken! Antoine Griezmann gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
  • 64' Valencia CF make a change. Toni Lato trudges off to be replaced by Mouctar Diakhaby on 64 minutes.
  • 65' That is a Yellow card for FC Barcelona. Marc-Andre ter Stegen will be fuming at that decision.
  • 69' The Argentina Lionel Messi breaks the deadlock on 69 minutes. 1-4!
  • 74' Valencia CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Pedri as he leaves the pitch. Ilaix Moriba steps in for FC Barcelona.
  • 79' Kevin Gameiro gets the nod from Valencia CF. He replaces Uros Racic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' A stunning finish from Carlos Soler — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Valencia CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javi Gracia

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronald Koeman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Robert Lewandowski 8
Lionel Messi 7
Carlos Soler 4
Fermin Lopez 4
Raphinha 4
Frenkie de Jong 3
Hugo Duro 3
Maxi Gomez 3

Head to Head

2021-05-02 Valencia CF 2–3 FC Barcelona 2020-12-19 FC Barcelona 2–2 Valencia CF 2020-01-25 Valencia CF 2–0 FC Barcelona 2019-09-14 FC Barcelona 5–2 Valencia CF 2019-02-02 FC Barcelona 2–2 Valencia CF

Valencia CF Form

2021-05-02 Valencia CF 2–3 FC Barcelona L 2021-04-24 Valencia CF 1–1 Deportivo Alavés D 2021-04-21 CA Osasuna 3–1 Valencia CF L 2021-04-18 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 Valencia CF D 2021-04-11 Valencia CF 2–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2021-04-04 Cadiz CF 2–1 Valencia CF L

FC Barcelona Form

2021-05-02 Valencia CF 2–3 FC Barcelona W 2021-04-29 FC Barcelona 1–2 Granada CF L 2021-04-25 Villarreal CF 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2021-04-22 FC Barcelona 5–2 Getafe CF W 2021-04-10 Real Madrid CF 2–1 FC Barcelona L 2021-04-05 FC Barcelona 1–0 Real Valladolid CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.15 Valencia CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.76 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + FC Barcelona to win 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valencia CF15% Draw16% FC Barcelona69%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 4.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 69%
31%
± 4.5 51%
49%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw
31%
Draw or FC Barcelona
85%
Valencia CF or FC Barcelona
84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valencia CF9% Draw27% FC Barcelona64%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 3
7.6%
1 – 4
7%
0 – 3
6.8%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 4
6.2%
0 – 2
5.7%
1 – 5
5.3%
0 – 5
4.6%
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 4
4%
1 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Valencia CF

Handicap Valencia CF covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 5% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 18% — 82%
+1 18% 16% 66%
+1.5 34% — 66%
+2 34% 19% 47%
+2.5 53% — 47%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
3% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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