Barcelona is now in second position in La Liga, but thus far this season, they have essentially failed all of their major tests. The Catalan giants enter this match with everything to prove after suffering yet another disgraceful loss at the hands of Bayern Munich.
Valencia, on the other hand, is currently in ninth position in the league standings and has played inconsistently this year. Los Che will need to make up for their previous game, which ended in a demoralising 2-1 loss to Mallorca, by winning this one.
Valencia vs Barcelona Prediction
With their inconsistent play thus far this season, Barcelona has several problems to fix before this game. The best player on his team, Robert Lewandowski, must perform at his peak this weekend.
Valencia has improved this year and is capable of being formidable on occasion. However, Barcelona appears to be the superior squad and should be able to prevail in this match.
Forecast: Valencia Barcelona 1-2
Valencia vs Barcelona Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- With 29 victories against Valencia’s 12 in the past 57 meetings between the two clubs, Barcelona has a strong recent record versus Valencia.
- Only one of Valencia’s past 15 home La Liga games versus Barcelona had ended in win, and that triumph came in 2020.
- For the first time since 1994, Barcelona may record a four-game winning run over Los Che after winning their past three La Liga games against Valencia.
- Valencia has scored in each of their previous 14 La Liga games against Barcelona, which is their greatest scoring streak against the Catalans in the history of the league.
- Valencia suffered a 2-1 loss to Mallorca in their most recent home game, and they now risk losing two straight La Liga games at home for the first time since 2016.
- Barcelona has maintained nine clean sheets in their first 11 games of the season, which is the most in the history of the tournament for a club at this point in the season.
Lineup
Valencia
- Mamardashvili
- Correia, Paulista, Guillamon, Gaya
- Musah, Almeida, Foulquier
- Lino, Cavani, Kluivert
Barcelona
- Ter Stegen
- Bellerin, Kounde, E Garcia, Balde
- Gavi, De Jong, Pedri
- Dembele, Lewandowski, Fati
Valencia vs Barcelona Betting Tips
- Tip 1: Barcelona won.
- Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals will be scored in this game.
- No. 3 tip: Valencia will score first
- No. 4 tip: Robert Lewandowski will score