Saturday , 14 November 2026

Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2025-26
Valencia CF
3 – 1
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Sat 23 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC Estadio de Mestalla HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 61' Robert Lewandowski
Javier Guerra 66' 1–1
Luis Rioja 71' 2–1
Guido Rodriguez 90+7' 3–1
Cesar Tarrega 63' Y
Unai Nunez 65' Y
Y 70' Andreas Christensen
Y 79' Marc Bernal

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Adrian Cordero Vega (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Israel Barcena Rodriguez (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Judit Romano Garcia (Spain)
4 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 24.3 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
2026-05-23 Valencia CF 3–1 FC Barcelona 2025-09-14 FC Barcelona 6–0 Valencia CF 2025-01-26 FC Barcelona 7–1 Valencia CF 2024-08-17 Valencia CF 1–2 FC Barcelona 2024-04-29 FC Barcelona 4–2 Valencia CF

Recent Form

Valencia CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 May FC Barcelona H 3–1 W
17 May Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 4–3 W
14 May Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 1–1 D
10 May Athletic Club A 1–0 W
02 May Club Atlético de Madrid H 0–2 L
25 Apr Girona FC H 2–1 W
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 May Valencia CF A 1–3 L
17 May Real Betis Balompié H 3–1 W
13 May Deportivo Alavés A 0–1 L
10 May Real Madrid CF H 2–0 W
02 May CA Osasuna A 2–1 W
25 Apr Getafe CF A 2–0 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' Valencia CF have kicked off against FC Barcelona. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Diego Lopez, a Spain , has 4 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' FC Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Valencia CF and FC Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' FC Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Valencia CF and FC Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' FC Barcelona seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Xavi Espart is hanging Ronald Araujo on the field on 45 minute.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 52' Largie Ramazani gets the nod from Valencia CF. He replaces Diego Lopez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 57' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 57 minutes.
  • 61' Brilliant from the forward! Robert Lewandowski makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 61.
  • 62' Andreas Christensen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eric Garcia on 62 minute.
  • 63' The referee calls foul for Cesar Tarrega. He receives a card.
  • 65' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Unai Nunez on 65 minutes.
  • 66' A stunning finish from Javier Guerra — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Andreas Christensen. He receives a card.
  • 71' A stunning finish from Luis Rioja — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 76' FC Barcelona has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 79' Marc Bernal picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' The Valencia CF manager makes a substitution. Jesus Vazquez Alcalde departs to be replaced by Thierry Correia.
  • 83' The whistle greets Marc Bernal as he departs to be replaced by Marc Casado.
  • 88' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Andre Almeida. He replaces Javier Guerra on 90 minute.
  • FC Barcelona will have plenty to reflect on. Valencia CF were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Valencia CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

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
Hugo Duro 3
Maxi Gomez 3
Frenkie de Jong 3

Head to Head

2026-05-23 Valencia CF 3–1 FC Barcelona 2025-09-14 FC Barcelona 6–0 Valencia CF 2025-01-26 FC Barcelona 7–1 Valencia CF 2024-08-17 Valencia CF 1–2 FC Barcelona 2024-04-29 FC Barcelona 4–2 Valencia CF

Valencia CF Form

2026-05-23 Valencia CF 3–1 FC Barcelona W 2026-05-17 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–4 Valencia CF W 2026-05-14 Valencia CF 1–1 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid D 2026-05-10 Athletic Club 0–1 Valencia CF W 2026-05-02 Valencia CF 0–2 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2026-04-25 Valencia CF 2–1 Girona FC W

FC Barcelona Form

2026-05-23 Valencia CF 3–1 FC Barcelona L 2026-05-17 FC Barcelona 3–1 Real Betis Balompié W 2026-05-13 Deportivo Alavés 1–0 FC Barcelona L 2026-05-10 FC Barcelona 2–0 Real Madrid CF W 2026-05-02 CA Osasuna 1–2 FC Barcelona W 2026-04-25 Getafe CF 0–2 FC Barcelona W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.09 Valencia CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.38 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + FC Barcelona to win 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valencia CF20% Draw17% FC Barcelona63%
Actual: Valencia CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 4.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 44%
56%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw
36%
Draw or FC Barcelona
80%
Valencia CF or FC Barcelona
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valencia CF10% Draw29% FC Barcelona61%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–1 not predicted
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
7.9%
0 – 3
7.5%
1 – 2
7.2%
0 – 2
6.9%
1 – 4
6.6%
0 – 4
6.2%
1 – 1
4.9%
1 – 5
4.5%
2 – 3
4.3%
0 – 5
4.2%
0 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Valencia CF

Handicap Valencia CF covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 5% 92%
-0.5 8% — 92%
+0.5 21% — 79%
+1 21% 17% 62%
+1.5 38% — 62%
+2 38% 20% 42%
+2.5 58% — 42%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
4% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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