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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 02.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Mestalla (54000 seats)

The visiting Barcelona side should be favourites in this visit to Valencia, as the away team holds a 35 point advantage from their 33 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Valencia have the most points from losing position (19) in La Liga
  • Barcelona have the most scored goals (77) in La Liga

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a La Liga game only three days ago.

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Valencia form and stats

Valencia have played 16 La Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-7-3 (wins-draws-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Valencia.

The spoils were shared in Valencia's previous game, also at home. Visiting Deportivo Alaves (placed 16th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Osasuna.

Valencia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estadio de Mestalla with 25 goals in 16 league matches. Valencia have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Barcelona form and stats

The away team, who have the most scored goals (77) in La Liga, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 11 wins, 1 draw and only 4 losses in the La Liga.

Home advantage was not enough for Barcelona in their previous game, as they lost their La Liga-match, hosting Granada, 1-2. Preceding that game was the away victory against Villarreal with the score of 2-1.

Barcelona have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 34 goals from 16 away matches. It's not easy to score on Barcelona as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Barcelona - Valencia 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Valencia two wins, four draws and Barcelona four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BarcelonaL. Messi
L. Messi
26 goals
BarcelonaA. Griezmann
A. Griezmann
11 goals
ValenciaC. Soler Barragán
C. Soler Barragán
8 goals

Valencia missing players

Barcelona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Valencia Barcelona
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
8 6 1 Won W 3 11 22
12 7 1 Drew D 1 1 5
13 3 3 Lost L 1 4 6
41 25 6 Scored S 7 34 77
48 19 7 Conceded C 2 13 31
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 81% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 81% 85%
55% 44% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 56% 64%
30% 31% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 36%
6% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 19% 21%
67% 69% 40% BTTS BTTS 20% 44% 58%
15% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 44% 36%
21% 19% 60% Failed to Score F T 20% 12% 6%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 1.8
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.5 10.2 6.8 Shots (avg) S ( 17.4 14.2 15
3.6 3.6 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 5.6 6.2
35% 43% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 38% 38%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Barcelona have the most scored goals (34) away in La Liga
  • Barcelona have the most scored goals (77) in La Liga
  • Barcelona have the most scored goals in the first half (38) in La Liga
  • Barcelona have the most scored goals in the second half (39) in La Liga
  • Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+21) away in La Liga
  • Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+46) in La Liga
  • Barcelona haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Valencia have the most points from losing position (19) in La Liga
  • Valencia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Madrid 33 22 7 4 60 22 17 13 3 1 37 9 16 9 4 3 23 13 38 73
2 Real Madrid 33 21 8 4 56 24 16 11 2 3 27 10 17 10 6 1 29 14 32 71
3 Barcelona 33 22 5 6 77 31 17 11 4 2 43 18 16 11 1 4 34 13 46 71
4 Sevilla 33 22 4 7 49 26 16 12 1 3 25 10 17 10 3 4 24 16 23 70
5 Real Sociedad 33 14 11 8 51 34 17 7 6 4 28 20 16 7 5 4 23 14 17 53
6 Real Betis 33 14 8 11 42 45 17 8 5 4 24 20 16 6 3 7 18 25 -3 50
7 Villarreal 33 12 13 8 50 38 16 6 6 4 22 19 17 6 7 4 28 19 12 49
8 Granada 33 13 6 14 43 54 16 9 3 4 24 20 17 4 3 10 19 34 -11 45
9 Athletic Club 33 10 12 11 43 36 17 8 5 4 27 16 16 2 7 7 16 20 7 42
10 Celta de Vigo 33 10 11 12 44 51 16 7 3 6 25 27 17 3 8 6 19 24 -7 41
11 Osasuna 33 10 10 13 31 39 17 6 5 6 18 20 16 4 5 7 13 19 -8 40
12 Levante 33 9 11 13 38 46 17 5 7 5 22 25 16 4 4 8 16 21 -8 38
13 Cádiz 33 9 10 14 28 49 17 4 5 8 14 26 16 5 5 6 14 23 -21 37
14 Valencia 33 8 12 13 41 48 16 6 7 3 25 19 17 2 5 10 16 29 -7 36
15 Getafe 33 8 10 15 26 39 17 5 6 6 13 11 16 3 4 9 13 28 -13 34
16 Deportivo Alaves 33 7 10 16 28 49 17 5 5 7 15 21 16 2 5 9 13 28 -21 31
17 Real Valladolid 33 5 15 13 31 45 16 3 6 7 17 25 17 2 9 6 14 20 -14 30
18 Elche 33 6 12 15 29 49 16 4 8 4 16 20 17 2 4 11 13 29 -20 30
19 Huesca 33 5 12 16 31 50 16 3 6 7 15 21 17 2 6 9 16 29 -19 27
20 Eibar 33 4 11 18 23 46 16 1 6 9 8 19 17 3 5 9 15 27 -23 23

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico Madrid 33 22 7 4 60 22 17 13 3 1 37 9 16 9 4 3 23 13 38 73
2 Real Madrid 33 21 8 4 56 24 16 11 2 3 27 10 17 10 6 1 29 14 32 71
3 Barcelona 33 22 5 6 77 31 17 11 4 2 43 18 16 11 1 4 34 13 46 71
4 Sevilla 33 22 4 7 49 26 16 12 1 3 25 10 17 10 3 4 24 16 23 70
5 Real Sociedad 33 14 11 8 51 34 17 7 6 4 28 20 16 7 5 4 23 14 17 53
6 Real Betis 33 14 8 11 42 45 17 8 5 4 24 20 16 6 3 7 18 25 -3 50
7 Villarreal 33 12 13 8 50 38 16 6 6 4 22 19 17 6 7 4 28 19 12 49
8 Granada 33 13 6 14 43 54 16 9 3 4 24 20 17 4 3 10 19 34 -11 45
9 Athletic Club 33 10 12 11 43 36 17 8 5 4 27 16 16 2 7 7 16 20 7 42
10 Celta de Vigo 33 10 11 12 44 51 16 7 3 6 25 27 17 3 8 6 19 24 -7 41
11 Osasuna 33 10 10 13 31 39 17 6 5 6 18 20 16 4 5 7 13 19 -8 40
12 Levante 33 9 11 13 38 46 17 5 7 5 22 25 16 4 4 8 16 21 -8 38
13 Cádiz 33 9 10 14 28 49 17 4 5 8 14 26 16 5 5 6 14 23 -21 37
14 Valencia 33 8 12 13 41 48 16 6 7 3 25 19 17 2 5 10 16 29 -7 36
15 Getafe 33 8 10 15 26 39 17 5 6 6 13 11 16 3 4 9 13 28 -13 34
16 Deportivo Alaves 33 7 10 16 28 49 17 5 5 7 15 21 16 2 5 9 13 28 -21 31
17 Real Valladolid 33 5 15 13 31 45 16 3 6 7 17 25 17 2 9 6 14 20 -14 30
18 Elche 33 6 12 15 29 49 16 4 8 4 16 20 17 2 4 11 13 29 -20 30
19 Huesca 33 5 12 16 31 50 16 3 6 7 15 21 17 2 6 9 16 29 -19 27
20 Eibar 33 4 11 18 23 46 16 1 6 9 8 19 17 3 5 9 15 27 -23 23

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