Saturday , 14 November 2026

Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2026
Valencia CF
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Sat 17 Aug 2024 · 19:30 UTC Estadio de Mestalla 46,673 HT 45' · FT 45'
Hugo Duro 44' 1–0
1–1 45+5' Robert Lewandowski
1–2 49' Robert Lewandowski pen
Pepelu 38' Y
Y 45' Pau Cubarsi
Jesus Vazquez Alcalde 45' Y
Ruben Baraja 57' Y
Y 69' Andreas Christensen
Y 81' Jules Kounde

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Sanchez Martinez (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Javier Iglesias Villanueva (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Valentin Pizarro Gomez (Spain)
5 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2024-08-17 Valencia CF 1–2 FC Barcelona 2024-04-29 FC Barcelona 4–2 Valencia CF 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

Recent Form

Valencia CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug FC Barcelona H 1–2 L
26 May RC Celta de Vigo A 2–2 D
19 May Girona FC H 1–3 L
16 May Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 0–1 L
12 May Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 0–0 D
05 May Deportivo Alavés H 0–1 L
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Valencia CF A 2–1 W
26 May Sevilla FC A 2–1 W
19 May Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 3–0 W
16 May UD Almeria A 2–0 W
13 May Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 2–0 W
04 May Girona FC A 2–4 L

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' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Valencia CF and FC Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' The 21-year-old Yarek Gasiorowski has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' FC Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Valencia CF currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 38' Valencia CF receives a card for a hard tackle on 38.
  • 43' 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.
  • 44' Assisted by Diego Lopez with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hugo Duro makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Pau Cubarsi. He receives a card.
  • 49' Robert Lewandowski is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 7 goals this season for the forward.
  • 50' Robert Lewandowski puts FC Barcelona on the lead.
  • 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ruben Baraja will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Ruben Baraja on 57 minutes earns him a card. Valencia CF will be frustrated.
  • 62' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Valencia CF and FC Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 64' A change in the FC Barcelona ranks — Alex Balde exits the field as Gerard Martin enters on 64.
  • 66' Dani Gomez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andre Almeida on 66 minute.
  • 69' Andreas Christensen picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Marc Bernal is replaced by Eric Garcia.
  • 76' Thierry Correia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Barcelona so far.
  • 77' Rafael Mir makes way for David Otorbi at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Valencia CF.
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Jules Kounde. He receives a card.
  • 86' Another substitution for Valencia CF to replace Javier Guerra by Hugo Guillamon on 86 minute.
  • With this win, FC Barcelona is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Valencia CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Baraja

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hansi Flick

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

2024-08-17 Valencia CF 1–2 FC Barcelona 2024-04-29 FC Barcelona 4–2 Valencia CF 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

Valencia CF Form

2024-08-17 Valencia CF 1–2 FC Barcelona L 2024-05-26 RC Celta de Vigo 2–2 Valencia CF D 2024-05-19 Valencia CF 1–3 Girona FC L 2024-05-16 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–0 Valencia CF L 2024-05-12 Valencia CF 0–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2024-05-05 Valencia CF 0–1 Deportivo Alavés L

FC Barcelona Form

2024-08-17 Valencia CF 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2024-05-26 Sevilla FC 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2024-05-19 FC Barcelona 3–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2024-05-16 UD Almeria 0–2 FC Barcelona W 2024-05-13 FC Barcelona 2–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2024-05-04 Girona FC 4–2 FC Barcelona L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.75 Valencia CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.17 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valencia CF11% Draw15% FC Barcelona74%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 3.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw
26%
Draw or FC Barcelona
89%
Valencia CF or FC Barcelona
85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valencia CF7% Draw30% FC Barcelona63%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 3
10.5%
0 – 2
10.3%
0 – 4
8.1%
1 – 3
7.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 4
6.1%
1 – 1
5.4%
0 – 5
5.2%
1 – 5
3.9%
0 – 0
3%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Valencia CF

Handicap Valencia CF covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 4% 95%
-0.5 5% — 95%
+0.5 17% — 83%
+1 17% 18% 65%
+1.5 35% — 65%
+2 35% 21% 44%
+2.5 56% — 44%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
48% ✓

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