Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2023-24
Valencia CF
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC Estadio de Mestalla HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 55' Joao Felix
Hugo Guillamon 70' 1–1
Fran Perez 65' Y
Y 77' Frenkie de Jong
Y 79' Joao Cancelo

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Miguel Ortiz Arias (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Jose Garrido Romero (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Guillermo Santiago Sacristan (Spain)

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
2023-12-16 Valencia CF 1–1 FC Barcelona 2023-03-05 FC Barcelona 1–0 Valencia CF 2022-10-29 Valencia CF 0–1 FC Barcelona 2022-02-20 Valencia CF 1–4 FC Barcelona 2021-10-17 FC Barcelona 3–1 Valencia CF

Recent Form

Valencia CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec FC Barcelona H 1–1 D
08 Dec Getafe CF A 0–1 L
02 Dec Girona FC A 1–2 L
25 Nov RC Celta de Vigo H 0–0 D
11 Nov Real Madrid CF A 1–5 L
05 Nov Granada CF H 1–0 W
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Valencia CF A 1–1 D
13 Dec Royal Antwerp FC A 2–3 L
10 Dec Girona FC H 2–4 L
03 Dec Club Atlético de Madrid H 1–0 W
28 Nov FC Porto H 2–1 W
25 Nov Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Valencia CF is hosting FC Barcelona for another epic battle.
  • 5' FC Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Valencia CF and FC Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Valencia CF that had 426 games and scored 401 goals.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Valencia CF side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Guinea international Mouctar Diakhaby has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joao Felix makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diego Lopez made 426 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 62' The Valencia CF bench stirs into life. Roman Yaremchuk is withdrawn and Sergi Canos gets his opportunity.
  • 65' The referee shows Valencia CF player a Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' Hugo Guillamon is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 73' The FC Barcelona bench stirs into life. Joao Felix is withdrawn and Ferran Torres gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Frenkie de Jong catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Joao Cancelo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 81' Another change for Valencia CF made on 81 minute. Diego Lopez leaves to be changed by Dimitri Foulquier.
  • 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Valencia CF 1-1 FC Barcelona.

Lineups

Valencia CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Baraja

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

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

2023-12-16 Valencia CF 1–1 FC Barcelona 2023-03-05 FC Barcelona 1–0 Valencia CF 2022-10-29 Valencia CF 0–1 FC Barcelona 2022-02-20 Valencia CF 1–4 FC Barcelona 2021-10-17 FC Barcelona 3–1 Valencia CF

Valencia CF Form

2023-12-16 Valencia CF 1–1 FC Barcelona D 2023-12-08 Getafe CF 1–0 Valencia CF L 2023-12-02 Girona FC 2–1 Valencia CF L 2023-11-25 Valencia CF 0–0 RC Celta de Vigo D 2023-11-11 Real Madrid CF 5–1 Valencia CF L 2023-11-05 Valencia CF 1–0 Granada CF W

FC Barcelona Form

2023-12-16 Valencia CF 1–1 FC Barcelona D 2023-12-13 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 FC Barcelona L 2023-12-10 FC Barcelona 2–4 Girona FC L 2023-12-03 FC Barcelona 1–0 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2023-11-28 FC Barcelona 2–1 FC Porto W 2023-11-25 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 FC Barcelona D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.73 Valencia CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.29 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + FC Barcelona to win 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valencia CF14% Draw17% FC Barcelona69%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 4.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw
30%
Draw or FC Barcelona
86%
Valencia CF or FC Barcelona
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valencia CF6% Draw29% FC Barcelona65%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 3
10.7%
0 – 2
10.2%
0 – 4
8.6%
1 – 3
7.6%
1 – 2
7.1%
1 – 4
6.2%
0 – 1
6.2%
0 – 5
5.7%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 5
4.2%
0 – 6
3.2%
2 – 3
2.8%

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% 95%
-0.5 5% — 95%
+0.5 16% — 84%
+1 16% 17% 68%
+1.5 32% — 68%
+2 32% 21% 47%
+2.5 53% — 47%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
49% ✓

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