Wednesday , 30 September 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)

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
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
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 game is set. Valencia CF kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The 32-year-old Guido Rodriguez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Barcelona that had 521 games and scored 801 goals.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Valencia CF must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Frenkie de Jong is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Barcelona tonight.
  • 30' FC Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Valencia CF and FC Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 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' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Valencia CF side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 52' A tactical swap from Valencia CF — Largie Ramazani on, Diego Lopez off on 52 minutes.
  • 57' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 61' Robert Lewandowski puts FC Barcelona on the lead.
  • 62' FC Barcelona make a change. Eric Garcia trudges off to be replaced by Andreas Christensen on 62 minutes.
  • 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cesar Tarrega on 63.
  • 65' The referee shows Valencia CF player a card on 65.
  • 66' GOAL! Javier Guerra fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 70' Andreas Christensen picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' Brilliant from the ! Luis Rioja makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 71.
  • 76' 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.
  • 79' It’s gonna be a card for Marc Bernal.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Thierry Correia. He replaces Jesus Vazquez Alcalde on 80 minute.
  • 83' FC Barcelona ring the changes. Marc Bernal has done his job and it is now time for Marc Casado to step up.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ronald Araujo made 521 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' A change in the Valencia CF ranks — Javier Guerra exits the field as Andre Almeida enters on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Barcelona.

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
Carlos Soler 4
Fermin Lopez 4
Raphinha 4
Frenkie de Jong 3
Hugo Duro 3
Maxi Gomez 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
1.02 Valencia CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.76 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + FC Barcelona to win 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valencia CF18% Draw15% FC Barcelona67%
Actual: Valencia CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 4.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 49%
51%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw
33%
Draw or FC Barcelona
82%
Valencia CF or FC Barcelona
85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valencia CF8% Draw26% FC Barcelona66%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–1 not predicted
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 3
7.8%
1 – 3
7.6%
0 – 4
7.1%
1 – 4
7.1%
0 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
6.3%
1 – 5
5.3%
0 – 5
5.3%
1 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.8%
2 – 4
3.6%
0 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Valencia CF

Handicap Valencia CF covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 4% 94%
-0.5 6% — 94%
+0.5 16% — 84%
+1 16% 15% 69%
+1.5 31% — 69%
+2 31% 19% 50%
+2.5 50% — 50%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
3% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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