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FC Barcelona v Valencia CF : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 26th Jan, 20:00 BST, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona

Home advantage is often beneficial in the La Liga, and Hans-Dieter Flick’s FC Barcelona will have the joy of it on Sunday night. Rubén Baraja Vegas’s Valencia CF are their visitors to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. In this preview you'll find the best odds for seventeen different markets, alongside supporting data that updates as you go through them. Our predictions are based on the last 20 matches, so all stats are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home vs away and overall records can be found, while you'll also find head to head (H2H) history a little further down the page.


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Best Tip: Barcelona to win

As the stadium fills and the Barcelona players prepare themselves for this clash, the bookies are predicting success for them. The odds and our pre-match stats below point in that direction too, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) information we use in our predictive algorithms. The Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys has not been an easy place to go for Valencia in the past, and we expect more of the same come Sunday night. A win / draw / win home win is our tip.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Barcelona are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 71% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.29.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barcelona
71%
27/100
9%
2/7
1%
Draw
18%
11/2
19%
5/1
4%
Valencia
11%
15/2
29%
9/1
11%
Barcelona 2-0
12%
6/1
18%
11/2
7%
Barcelona 1-0
11%
8/1
31%
13/2
6%
Barcelona 2-1
10%
17/2
14%
7/1
Barcelona 3-0
9%
7/1
6%
13/2
6%
Draw 1-1
9%
11/1
29%
9/1
Barcelona 3-1
7%
10/1
10%
17/2
6%
Barcelona 4-0
5%
11/1
9%
10/1
Draw 0-0
5%
18/1
34%
14/1
Barcelona 4-1
4%
14/1
15%
12/1
Valencia 1-0
4%
22/1
32%
18/1
Draw 2-2
4%
22/116/1
Valencia 2-1
3%
22/1
21%
20/1
11%
Barcelona 3-2
3%
25/1
13%
18/1
12%
Barcelona 5-0
2%
20/1
24%
16/1
Barcelona 5-1
2%
28/1
53%
20/1
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
1/2
16%
1/2
1%
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
13/8
30%
29/20
6%
Home 1st Goal
61%
1/52/7
Away 1st Goal
36%
7/2
4%
3/1
No 1st Goal
3%
18/1
34%
14/1
BTTS - Yes
48%
19/20
11%
19/20
7%
BTTS - No
52%
4/5
10%
4/5
6%
BTTS - Home Win
29%
7/4
20%
7/4
5%
BTTS - Draw
13%
7/1
11%
6/1
8%
BTTS - Away Win
6%
14/1
12%
14/1
15%
Home/draw
89%
1/12
3%
1/20
1%
Away/draw
29%
11/4
25%
27/10
6%
Home/away
82%
1/9
3%
1/8
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
1/7
6%
2/13
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
9/2
31%
19/5
4%
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
6/5
27%
6/5
2%
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
4/6
20%
3/5
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
11/4
43%
27/10
6%
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
2/7
14%
1/4
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
6/1
62%
11/2
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/10
10%
1/11
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/50
1%
1/80
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
18/1
34%
14/1
Home DNB
83%
1/10
4%
1/16
2%
Away DNB
24%
6/1
30%
13/2
7%
Barcelona win to nil
41%
11/10
5%
-
Valencia win to nil
6%
14/1
35%
-
Barcelona / Barcelona
45%
4/5
15%
4/5
2%
Barcelona / Valencia
2%
40/1
20%
40/1
Barcelona / Draw
5%
18/1
10%
16/1
Draw / Barcelona
21%
3/129/10
3%
Draw / Valencia
5%
18/1
27%
16/1
13%
Draw / Draw
10%
8/1
31%
7/1
Valencia / Barcelona
5%
16/1
13%
16/1
Valencia / Valencia
5%
18/1
17%
12/1
Valencia / Draw
4%
20/1
19%
18/1
12%
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Barcelona have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the La Liga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 2 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Barcelona have outscored their opponents by 51 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Barcelona have played 8 games at home winning 5, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored 20 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 8 goals at home.

Valencia are in 20th position in the La Liga on 13 points having played 19 matches so far this season. Valencia are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 5 of those games.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 5 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 7 and won 2. Valencia have conceded 29 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barcelona
Valencia
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
A.Madrid1913512244 
l
 
1-2F
Mar 16
Feb 23
l
 
3-0A
2
Real Madrid1913422443 
May 11
w
 
0-4F
l
 
1-2F
Apr 6
3
Barcelona Home1912252938 
-
-
l
 
1-2F
Jan 26
4
A.Bilbao1910631236 
w
 
2-1F
May 25
May 18
l
 
1-0A
5
Villarreal19865330 
May 18
w
 
1-5F
d
 
1-1F
Feb 16
6
Mallorca19937-230 
Apr 23
w
 
1-5F
Mar 30
l
 
2-1F
7
R.Sociedad19847428 
Mar 2
l
 
1-0A
Jan 19
l
 
3-0A
8
Girona19847228 
Mar 30
w
 
1-4F
w
 
2-0F
Mar 16
9
R.Vallecano19676025 
Feb 16
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 20
10
Real Betis19676-225 
Apr 6
d
 
2-2F
w
 
4-2F
May 25
11
Osasuna19676-525 
Mar 9
l
 
4-2A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 2
12
Celta19739-224 
Apr 20
d
 
2-2F
Feb 2
l
 
3-1F
13
Sevilla19658-723 
w
 
5-1F
Feb 9
Apr 13
d
 
1-1F
14
Las Palmas19649-522 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 23
l
 
2-3F
May 4
15
Getafe19478-319 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
May 11
d
 
1-1F
16
Leganes19478-1119 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 13
Feb 9
d
 
0-00-0
17
Alaves194510-1017 
Feb 2
w
 
0-3F
d
 
2-2A
May 14
18
Espanyol194411-1416 
w
 
3-1F
May 14
Apr 23
d
 
1-1A
19
Valladolid194312-2415 
w
 
7-0F
May 4
Mar 9
l
 
1-0A
20
Valencia Away192710-1113 
Jan 26
w
 
1-2A
-
-
Win / draw / win form
3
Barcelona have lost 3 consecutive home league games
13
Valencia have not won in 13 consecutive away league games
Barcelona 3RD
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
48
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
14
D
1
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barcelona1 - 2A.Madrid
Barcelona0 - 1Leganes
Barcelona1 - 2Las Palmas
Barcelona3 - 1Espanyol
Barcelona5 - 1Sevilla
Barcelona1 - 0Getafe
Barcelona7 - 0Valladolid
Barcelona2 - 1A.Bilbao
Barcelona3 - 0R.Vallecano
Barcelona2 - 0R.Sociedad
Barcelona4 - 2Valencia
Barcelona1 - 0Las Palmas
Barcelona1 - 0Mallorca
Barcelona4 - 0Getafe
Barcelona3 - 3Granada
Barcelona1 - 0Osasuna
Barcelona3 - 5Villarreal
Barcelona3 - 2Almeria
Barcelona2 - 4Girona
Barcelona1 - 0A.Madrid
Goals: Scored
53
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
2
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBarcelona1 - 2A.Madrid
HBarcelona0 - 1Leganes
ABarcelona2 - 2Real Betis
ABarcelona5 - 1Mallorca
HBarcelona1 - 2Las Palmas
ABarcelona2 - 2Celta
ABarcelona0 - 1R.Sociedad
HBarcelona3 - 1Espanyol
ABarcelona4 - 0Real Madrid
HBarcelona5 - 1Sevilla
ABarcelona3 - 0Alaves
ABarcelona2 - 4Osasuna
HBarcelona1 - 0Getafe
ABarcelona5 - 1Villarreal
ABarcelona4 - 1Girona
HBarcelona7 - 0Valladolid
ABarcelona2 - 1R.Vallecano
HBarcelona2 - 1A.Bilbao
ABarcelona2 - 1Valencia
ABarcelona2 - 1Sevilla
Valencia 20TH
20 league games
Away
13
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sevilla1 - 1Valencia
Espanyol1 - 1Valencia
Valladolid1 - 0Valencia
Mallorca2 - 1Valencia
Getafe1 - 1Valencia
Leganes0 - 0Valencia
R.Sociedad3 - 0Valencia
A.Madrid3 - 0Valencia
A.Bilbao1 - 0Valencia
Celta3 - 1Valencia
Celta2 - 2Valencia
R.Sociedad1 - 0Valencia
Barcelona4 - 2Valencia
Osasuna0 - 1Valencia
Granada0 - 1Valencia
Villarreal1 - 0Valencia
Las Palmas2 - 0Valencia
A.Madrid2 - 0Valencia
Cadiz1 - 4Valencia
R.Vallecano0 - 1Valencia
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
2
Draw
8
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AValencia1 - 1Sevilla
HValencia1 - 2Real Madrid
HValencia2 - 2Alaves
AValencia1 - 1Espanyol
AValencia0 - 1Valladolid
HValencia0 - 1R.Vallecano
AValencia1 - 2Mallorca
HValencia4 - 2Real Betis
AValencia1 - 1Getafe
HValencia2 - 3Las Palmas
AValencia0 - 0Leganes
AValencia0 - 3R.Sociedad
HValencia0 - 0Osasuna
HValencia2 - 0Girona
AValencia0 - 3A.Madrid
HValencia1 - 1Villarreal
AValencia0 - 1A.Bilbao
AValencia1 - 3Celta
HValencia1 - 2Barcelona
AValencia2 - 2Celta
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Barcelona have beaten Valencia in 3 consecutive home league meetings
9
Barcelona have not lost to Valencia in 9 consecutive league meetings
League games at Barcelona since 2015
Barcelona
Valencia
Goals: Scored
26
14
Games: Scored
10 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
0 / 10
BCN
7
D
2
VAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barcelona
Barcelona4 - 2
Barcelona1 - 0
Barcelona3 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Barcelona5 - 2
Draw2 - 2Draw
Barcelona2 - 1
Barcelona4 - 2
1 - 2Valencia
Barcelona2 - 0
League games at Valencia since 2014
Valencia
Barcelona
Goals: Scored
12
18
Games: Scored
9 / 11
10 / 11
Clean sheets
1 / 11
2 / 11
BCN
6
D
4
VAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Valencia
1 - 2Barcelona
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Barcelona
1 - 4Barcelona
2 - 3Barcelona
Valencia2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
2 - 3Barcelona
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Barcelona
Goal Statistics

FC Barcelona's forwards have been excellent of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 5 consecutive La Liga games. A PG of 2.2 suggests that run should continue on Sunday night.

Barcelona 3rd Valencia 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
11%
1
24%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
19%
There is a 65% probability that Barcelona will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
46%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 82% probability of Valencia scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
Barcelona’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-17
Valencia have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.4
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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Barcelona
PG (predicted goals)
Valencia
2.2
0.8
Attack rating
42%
better
BCN
VAL
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Games scored17
12
Failed to score2
7
Scored first13
10
Goals scored51
18
Avg. goals scored2.7
0.9
Avg. shots per game12
7
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for22
14
Avg. XG for2.2
0.9
KickOff rating
+42%
Defence rating
16%
better
BCN
VAL
view stats
Games conceded15
16
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first6
7
Goals conceded22
29
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against17%
19%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+16%

Barcelona v Valencia La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

Barcelona La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
181694
RaphinhaR Lewandowski L YamalM Torras
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P. Cubarsí Paredes DEF191
3
-
J Koundé DEF1913
2
-
Pedri MID1942
2
-
Raphinha FWD19116
1
-
I Martínez  DEF181
3
-
R Lewandowski  FWD18162
1
-
A Balde DEF172
-
M Torras MID163
3
1
L Yamal FWD1659
1
-
I Peña GLK14
1
-
P Victor FWD1321
2
-
F Torres FWD1332
1
F. Lopez Marin MID12
2
-
E García DEF111
-
D Olmo MID115
-
Gavi MID101
1
-
H. García DEF9
2
-
F Jong MID811
1
-
P Torre MID731
-
M Stegen GLK6
-
A Fati FWD4
1
-
M. Bernal Casas MID3
2
-
A Christensen DEF1
1
-
Valencia La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19527
C MosqueraH DuroD LópezPepelu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Mosquera DEF19
4
-
D López FWD1932
1
-
J Guerra MID181
1
-
L Rioja FWD1841
2
-
D Foulquier DEF17
3
-
C Tárrega DEF162
3
-
Pepelu MID1611
6
1
A Almeida MID16
1
-
H Duro FWD1652
2
-
G Mamardashvili GLK15
1
-
E Barrenechea MID1411
2
-
D Gómez FWD142
-
S Canós FWD13
3
-
J Vázquez DEF12
3
-
Y. Gasiorowski Hernandis DEF12
1
-
T Correia DEF11
1
-
H Guillamón MID9
2
-
G Valera FWD8
-
F Pérez MID7
-
J Gayà DEF61
1
-
R Mir FWD61
2
-
S Dimitrievski GLK4
1
-
M Caufriez DEF1
-