Valencia and Barcelona will meet again on 26 January in La Liga, and our prediction is based on whether the visitors can make a start. The two sides played in La Liga on 17 August 2024 during Gameweek 1 and landed in a 1-2. The game was arguably the pick of the matches, taking place at Mestalla, with Valencia welcoming Barcelona. Check out our Valencia vs. Barcelona Prediction for more successful bets on the game.
Valencia vs Barcelona Prediction, Best Bets and Odds
Valencia is a 6-time champion of La Liga, with their last success coming in 2004, finding it difficult to win in recent years. Not since 2019, Valencia with Los Che secured a top-four spot and finished 9th, 13th, 9th, 16th, and again 9th in the last 5 seasons.
The predicted lineup for Valencia in the upcoming match includes Mamardashvili, Mosquera, Correia, Guillamon, Pepelu, Duro, Diakhaby, Gasiorowski, Foulquier, Lopez, and Perez
Barcelona’s predicted lineup for the upcoming match includes Pena, Araujo, Kounde, Cancelo, Christensen, Pedri, Gundogan, De Jong, Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Felix.
Barcelona are most likely to be the favourites at Mestalla, with a win probability of 21.7% at home, 26.7% for a draw, and 57.9% away. The team has many selection issues and injuries, which could lead to a testing start, but Valencia also seems to be struggling. Doubts about the two main players on the two sides could make things challenging, leading to them being winless since April in La Liga.
Valencia vs Barcelona Betting Tips
The best betting sites for football are currently rooting for Barcelona to win the upcoming game against Valencia. Our predictions and betting tips suggest the following for the upcoming Valencia vs Barcelona game –
- Will the game have over 2.5 goals? – Yes
- Will Barcelona score 1st? – Yes
- Will Robert Lewandowski score? – Yes.
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Valencia vs Barcelona: Head-to-Head and Key Statistics
With an excellent recent record against Valencia, Barcelona has won 32 out of 61 matches compared to 17 victories secured by Valencia.
Up until now, Valencia has lost one of their last 16 matches against Valencia in La Liga and remains unbeaten in the last 8 matches. Consequently, Valencia won against Barcelona in 2006 and 2007 and one such victory came in 2020 with a scoreline 2–0.
Of 78 matches against Valencia, Barcelona has won 89 in La Liga and more other games against Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol.
One notable player to watch during the next match is Lewandowski, a senior Barca player who has experienced a full pre-season and is definitely going to be sharp in the next. The striker netted 19 goals in 35 La Liga games last term.
63% of the League goals were made by Levandowski, who came only after the break. 7 of the 19 goals came after the 75th minute since he managed to salvage the games regularly for his team.
Valencia vs Barcelona Last Match Stats
| Match Performance Overview | Valencia | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Shots / Match | 13.86 | 6.25 |
| Shots On Target / Match | 7.43 | 2.75 |
| Shots Off Target / Match | 6.43 | 3.50 |
| Shots Per Goal Scored | 5.11 | 16.67 |
| Shots Conversion Rate | 20% | 6% |
| Offsides / Match | 7.71 | 5.13 |
| Over 2.5 Offsides | 100% | 100% |
| Over 3.5 Offsides | 100% | 63% |
| Average Possession | 73% | 48% |
| Total Goal Kicks AVG | 14.5 | 15.75 |