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Matchday 4 · Sunday 6 September, 16:15 · Estadio de Mestalla

Valencia vs Barcelona: line-ups and result

Valencia 20 · 1 points
0 - 5
Barcelona 1 · 12 points
  • 6' Lamine Yamal
  • 22' Fermín López
  • 50' Raphael Dias Belloli
  • 79' Pedri
  • 84' Lamine Yamal

Line-ups Valencia vs Barcelona

Valencia 5-3-2 · Carlos Corberán
1 Dimitrievski
21 Vázquez
4 Diakhaby
18 Pepelu
22 Martínez
24 Maffeo
23 Ugrinic
15 Dieng
27 Otorbi
8 Guerra
7 Danjuma
  • 54' César Tárrega José Luis García Vayá
  • 54' Harvey Elliott Pablo Maffeo
  • 54' José Gayà Jesús Vázquez
  • 62' Iker Córdoba Mouctar Diakhaby
  • 62' Ryunosuke Sato Javi Guerra
  • 76' Hugo Duro David Otorbi

Line-up for Valencia: Dimitrievski, Vázquez, Diakhaby, Pepelu, Martínez, Maffeo, Ugrinic, Dieng, Otorbi, Guerra, Danjuma

Bench
  • 25 K. van Oevelen
  • 5 César Tárrega
  • 39 R. Sato
  • 19 Dani Raba
  • 33 Aaron Mayol
  • 14 José Gayà 54'
  • 31 Rodrigo Gamón
  • 10 H. Elliott 54'
  • 9 Hugo Duro 76'
  • 38 J. Dura
  • 36 Iker Córdoba 62'
  • 37 Aimar Blázquez
Absentees Valencia

Foulquier, López, Rodríguez, Copete, de Haas, Rioja, Canós, Sadiq (injured)

Barcelona 4-2-3-1 · H. Flick
1 García
12 Espart
18 Martín
5 Cubarsí
24 García
16 Rodri
8 Pedri
17 Gordon
7 López
10 Yamal
11 Raphinha
  • 29' Jules Koundé Eric García
  • 62' Karim Adeyemi Anthony Gordon
  • 62' Marc Bernal Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante
  • 62' Andreas Christensen Pau Cubarsí
  • 75' Dani Olmo Fermín López
  • 81' Gabriel Jesus Pedri

Line-up for Barcelona: García, Espart, Martín, Cubarsí, García, Rodri, Pedri, Gordon, López, Yamal, Raphinha

Bench
  • 22 Marc Bernal 62'
  • 3 Alejandro Balde
  • 14 K. Adeyemi 62'
  • 29 H. Abdelkarim
  • 2 João Cancelo
  • 15 A. Christensen 62'
  • 9 Gabriel Jesus 81'
  • 6 Gavi
  • 23 J. Koundé 29'
  • 25 D. Livaković
  • 20 Dani Olmo
  • 13 W. Szczęsny
Absentees Barcelona

de Jong, Bisiwu, Bardghji (injured)

Highlights Valencia vs Barcelona

Which English players could feature in Valencia vs Barcelona?

1 player
  • Anthony Gordon Barcelona Not in the matchday squad

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Valencia

  1. Umar Sadiq Forward 1 goals 0 assists

Barcelona

  1. Raphinha Forward 6 goals 1 assists
  2. Fermín López Midfielder 4 goals 2 assists
  3. Lamine Yamal Forward 4 goals 0 assists
  4. Anthony Gordon Forward 0 goals 4 assists
  5. Pedri Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Valencia

Player Starts Min. Form
Stole Dimitrievski 4/4 360 mixed
Jesús Vázquez 4/4 324 mixed
César Tárrega 3/4 306 mixed
Javi Guerra 4/4 302 mixed
Pepelu 4/4 298 solid
Mouctar Diakhaby 3/4 287 mixed
Filip Ugrinic 3/4 284 solid
Arnaut Danjuma 3/4 258 solid

Barcelona

Player Starts Min. Form
Joan García 4/4 360 strong
Xavi Espart 4/4 360 strong
Lamine Yamal 4/4 335 excellent
Raphinha 4/4 319 excellent
Pedri 3/4 289 strong
Fermín López 3/4 281 excellent
Gerard Martín 3/3 270 strong
Anthony Gordon 3/4 244 strong

Stats

Valencia Match Barcelona
  • 26% Possession 74%
  • 3 Shots 25
  • 2 Shots on target 10
  • 1 Shots off target 10
  • 1 Corners 4
  • 7 Fouls 6
  • 2 Offsides 4
  • 1 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.19 1.37
  • Predicted goals2.8
  • Both teams to score0%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Corners5.5

Team comparison

VAL home Per match BAR away
0.33 Points 3.00
0.00 Goals for 5.00
2.00 Goals against 0.00
0.97 xG for 2.13
1.78 xG against 0.72
3.3 Corners 2.5
DLL Home and away form WW

Head-to-head record Valencia vs Barcelona

42 previous meetings
5 Valencia 11 draws 26 Barcelona
  • Goals per match3.48
  • Both teams scored64%
  • Over 2.5 goals62%
  • May 2026 Valencia 3 - 1 Barcelona
  • Sep 2025 Barcelona 6 - 0 Valencia
  • Feb 2025 Valencia 0 - 5 Barcelona
  • Jan 2025 Barcelona 7 - 1 Valencia
  • Aug 2024 Valencia 1 - 2 Barcelona
  • Apr 2024 Barcelona 4 - 2 Valencia
  • Dec 2023 Valencia 1 - 1 Barcelona
  • Mar 2023 Barcelona 1 - 0 Valencia
  • Oct 2022 Valencia 0 - 1 Barcelona
  • Feb 2022 Valencia 1 - 4 Barcelona

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for Valencia against Barcelona?

Valencia are without Dimitri Foulquier (injury), Diego López (knee injury), Guido Rodríguez (muscle injury), José Copete (ankle injury), Justin de Haas (ankle injury) and Luis Rioja (injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

Who is unavailable for Barcelona against Valencia?

Barcelona are without Frenkie de Jong (knee injury), Jesse Bisiwu (ankle injury) and Roony Bardghji (knee injury).

What formation do Valencia play?

Valencia have used a 5-4-1 in 3 of their last 4 matches. In their last match, they played a 5-3-2.

What formation do Barcelona play?

Barcelona have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 4 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between Valencia and Barcelona finish?

On 23 May 2026, Valencia vs Barcelona finished 3-1.

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