Saturday , 14 November 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 12 33
2 Real Madrid CF 12 30
3 Club Atlético de Madrid 12 28
4 Real Betis Balompié 12 26
5 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 12 22
6 Sevilla FC 12 18
7 Athletic Club 11 16
8 RC Deportivo La Coruña 12 15
9 Villarreal CF 12 15
10 Real Racing Club de Santander 12 14
11 RC Celta de Vigo 12 13
12 Deportivo Alavés 12 13
13 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 11 12
14 CA Osasuna 12 12
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 12
16 Getafe CF 12 12
17 Levante UD 12 11
18 Elche CF 12 10
19 Valencia CF 12 9
20 Málaga CF 12 5

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
9 Points 33
12 Played 12
2 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 1
8 Scored 48
20 Conceded 13
-12 GD +35
0.75 PPG 2.75
17% Win % 92%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Valencia CF this season
33% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Valencia CF are 19th (9 pts). FC Barcelona are 1st (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Valencia CF
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/4
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/3
76+
1/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Barcelona
0-15
7/2
16-30
8/3
31-45
7/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
10/1
76+
10/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Valencia CF
Umar Sadiq 2 G
FC Barcelona
Raphinha 15 G 2 A
Lamine Yamal 10 G 8 A
Fermin Lopez 7 G 5 A
Gabriel Jesus 3 G 1 A
Karim Adeyemi 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Valencia CF to score. At the same time, FC Barcelona does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Toni Lato has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Valencia CF must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Valencia CF and FC Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Valencia CF side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Javi Gracia will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Uros Racic was booked on 35.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Barcelona winning 100% of all matches.
  • 45' Valencia CF is showing some good football. However, Valencia CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' Valencia CF is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gabriel Paulista on 50.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sergi Roberto made 529 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' Toni Lato picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 57' Lionel Messi makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and FC Barcelona are in front.
  • 58' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lionel Messi makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 63' Goal! Antoine Griezmann scores his 150 goal in 539 matches.
  • 64' Valencia CF ring the changes. Toni Lato has done his job and it is now time for Mouctar Diakhaby to step up.
  • 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marc-Andre ter Stegen on 65.
  • 69' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lionel Messi makes it 1-4.
  • 74' Over 74 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 75' It is a substitution in FC Barcelona team. Pedri is replaced by Ilaix Moriba on 75 minute.
  • 79' Kevin Gameiro is replacing Uros Racic for the Valencia CF side.
  • 83' Carlos Soler is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

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
Raphinha 4
Carlos Soler 4
Fermin Lopez 4
Hugo Duro 3
Maxi Gomez 3
Frenkie de Jong 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
1.22 Valencia CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.37 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valencia CF17% Draw18% FC Barcelona65%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 4.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 65%
35%
± 4.5 47%
53%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw
35%
Draw or FC Barcelona
83%
Valencia CF or FC Barcelona
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valencia CF11% Draw30% FC Barcelona59%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 3
7.8%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 3
6.6%
1 – 4
6.5%
0 – 2
6.1%
0 – 4
5.4%
1 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 5
4.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 4
4%
0 – 5
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Valencia CF

Handicap Valencia CF covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 6% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 24% — 76%
+1 24% 17% 59%
+1.5 41% — 59%
+2 41% 19% 40%
+2.5 60% — 40%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
4% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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