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

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Primera Division · 2023-24

Valencia CF

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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

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

Valencia CF 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
FC Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	RCD Mallorca	38	42
2	Girona FC	38	41
3	Real Oviedo	38	29
4	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
5	Sevilla FC	1	3
6	RC Deportivo La Coruña	0	0
7	Málaga CF	0	0
8	Real Racing Club de Santander	0	0
9	FC Barcelona	0	0
10	Real Madrid CF	0	0
11	Villarreal CF	0	0
12	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
13	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
14	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
15	Valencia CF	0	0
16	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
17	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	0	0
18	Athletic Club	0	0
19	Elche CF	0	0
20	Levante UD	0	0
21	CA Osasuna	0	0
22	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
23	Getafe CF	1	0

Head-to-Head

Valencia CF 16 games · Avg 4.0 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#15	Position	#9
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Valencia CF are 15th (0 pts). FC Barcelona are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Valencia CF welcome FC Barcelona for this crunch clash at Estadio de Mestalla.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Valencia CF is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' It’s high time Ruben Baraja made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Valencia CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' FC Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Xavi Hernandez might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Valencia CF and FC Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
45' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
50' FC Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
55' Against the run of play, Joao Felix has scored! This game has turned on its head.
60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
62' Time for substitution for Valencia CF. Roman Yaremchuk is replaced by Sergi Canos.
65' Fran Perez was booked on 65.
70' Hugo Guillamon makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Valencia CF are in front.
73' Ferran Torres gets the nod from FC Barcelona. He replaces Joao Felix and will look to change the dynamic.
77' Frenkie de Jong was booked on 77.
79' Joao Cancelo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
81' The whistle greets Diego Lopez as he departs to be replaced by Dimitri Foulquier.
86' Pedri has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Valencia CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

4
Mouctar Diakhaby
9
Hugo Duro ↓ Alberto Mari 81'
18
Pepelu
17
Roman Yaremchuk ↓ Sergi Canos 62'
25
Giorgi Mamardashvili
6
Hugo Guillamon
12
Thierry Correia
21
Jesus Vazquez Alcalde ↓ Yarek Gasiorowski 81'
3
Cristhian Mosquera
23
Fran Perez ↓ Selim Amallah 73'
16
Diego Lopez ↓ Dimitri Foulquier 81'

Bench

Coach Ruben Baraja

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

3 / 4

0.51 Valencia CF xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.69 FC Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Valencia CF25% Draw41% FC Barcelona34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.2

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	67%	33%
± 1.5	35%	65%
± 2.5	13%	87%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw

66%

Draw or FC Barcelona

75%

Valencia CF or FC Barcelona

59%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Valencia CF13% Draw68% FC Barcelona19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

32.8%

0 – 1

19.1%

1 – 0

13.5%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

3.9%

2 – 0

3.4%

2 – 1

2.8%

0 – 3

1.5%

2 – 2

1.2%

1 – 3

3 – 0

0.6%

Asian Handicap — Valencia CF

Handicap	Valencia CF covers	Push	FC Barcelona covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	17%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	23%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	8%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet

50% ✗

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

60% ✗

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