Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2021-22
Valencia CF
1 – 4
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Sun 20 Feb 2022 · 15:15 UTC Estadio Mestalla HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Jordi Alba
Ilaix Moriba 53' Y
Ilaix Moriba 54' Y
Y 56' Ronald Araujo
Y 72' Nico Gonzalez
Toni Lato 76' Y
Carlos Soler 77' Y
Y 90' Sergino Dest

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Carlos del Cerro
  • Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
  • Referee Jose Sanchez
  • Referee Gonzalo Garcia
  • Referee German Cid Camacho
  • Referee Jorge Figueroa

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
2022-02-20 Valencia CF 1–4 FC Barcelona 2021-10-17 FC Barcelona 3–1 Valencia CF 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

Recent Form

Valencia CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb FC Barcelona H 1–4 L
13 Feb Deportivo Alavés A 1–2 L
06 Feb Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–0 D
22 Jan Club Atlético de Madrid A 2–3 L
19 Jan Sevilla FC H 1–1 D
08 Jan Real Madrid CF A 1–4 L
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb Valencia CF A 4–1 W
17 Feb SSC Napoli H 1–1 D
13 Feb RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 2–2 D
06 Feb Club Atlético de Madrid H 4–2 W
23 Jan Deportivo Alavés A 1–0 W
08 Jan Granada CF A 1–1 D

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' And we are off! Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Valencia CF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Barcelona backline.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 23' What a strike from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang! The score is 0-1.
  • 28' 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.
  • 32' What a moment for Frenkie de Jong! That strike on 32 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 35' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
  • 38' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the forward.
  • 41' Brilliant from the ! Carlos Soler makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 41.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Valencia CF! Maxi Gomez comes on to replace Hugo Guillamon.
  • 51' Eric Garcia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 52' Brilliant from the ! Carlos Soler makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 52.
  • 53' Carlos Soler adds to his 0 season tally! Valencia CF lead 3-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 53' Ilaix Moriba is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 54' It’s a booking for Valencia CF player. Ilaix Moriba gets a Yellow card.
  • 56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ronald Araujo.
  • 60' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Frenkie de Jong has done his job and it is now time for Pedri to step up.
  • 63' Magnificent from Pedri! That is 26 goals in 516 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Valencia CF. Gaya is replaced by Toni Lato.
  • 66' A change in the Valencia CF ranks — Ilaix Moriba exits the field as Uros Racic enters on 66.
  • 71' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Ousmane Dembele has done his job and it is now time for Nico Gonzalez to step up.
  • 72' Poor challenge from Nico Gonzalez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 76' Toni Lato was booked on 76.
  • 77' That is a Yellow card for Valencia CF. Carlos Soler will be fuming at that decision.
  • 81' Pablo Gavira makes way for Adama Traore at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Barcelona.
  • 82' The FC Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang departs to be replaced by Luuk de Jong.
  • 85' Valencia CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eray Comert is hanging Omar Alderete on the field on 85 minute.
  • 90' Sergino Dest picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • FC Barcelona celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Valencia CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pepe Bordalás

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-02-20 Valencia CF 1–4 FC Barcelona 2021-10-17 FC Barcelona 3–1 Valencia CF 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

Valencia CF Form

2022-02-20 Valencia CF 1–4 FC Barcelona L 2022-02-13 Deportivo Alavés 2–1 Valencia CF L 2022-02-06 Valencia CF 0–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2022-01-22 Club Atlético de Madrid 3–2 Valencia CF L 2022-01-19 Valencia CF 1–1 Sevilla FC D 2022-01-08 Real Madrid CF 4–1 Valencia CF L

FC Barcelona Form

2022-02-20 Valencia CF 1–4 FC Barcelona W 2022-02-17 FC Barcelona 1–1 SSC Napoli D 2022-02-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 FC Barcelona D 2022-02-06 FC Barcelona 4–2 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2022-01-23 Deportivo Alavés 0–1 FC Barcelona W 2022-01-08 Granada CF 1–1 FC Barcelona D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.82 Valencia CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.77 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + FC Barcelona to win 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valencia CF11% Draw14% FC Barcelona75%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
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 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw
25%
Draw or FC Barcelona
89%
Valencia CF or FC Barcelona
86%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valencia CF6% Draw25% FC Barcelona69%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 3
9.4%
0 – 4
8.6%
0 – 2
7.9%
1 – 3
7.4%
1 – 4
Actual
0 – 5
6.5%
1 – 2
6.1%
1 – 5
5.3%
0 – 1
4.2%
0 – 6
4.1%
1 – 1
3.8%
1 – 6
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Valencia CF

Handicap Valencia CF covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 3% 96%
-0.5 4% — 96%
+0.5 13% — 87%
+1 13% 14% 72%
+1.5 28% — 72%
+2 28% 19% 54%
+2.5 46% — 54%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
3% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
45% ✓

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