Spain - La LigaEstadio de MestallaData current as of September 02, 2026

Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona: match statistics

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Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Valencia CF plays FC Barcelona in La Liga (Spain). The game is scheduled for September 6, 2026. Venue: Estadio de Mestalla.

Recent form

Valencia CF has 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.33 points per game. FC Barcelona has 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses, with 3.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Valencia CF scores 0.33 goals per game and allows 1.33. FC Barcelona scores 4.00 and allows 0.67. Games in this league average 2.93 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of Valencia CF's games and 33% of FC Barcelona's. The Over 2.5 rates are 33% and 67%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 57% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

FC Barcelona has the higher season xG average, 2.26 to 1.29 per game. Valencia CF takes 12.0 shots per game, while FC Barcelona takes 19.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Valencia CF leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.00 goals per game after halftime. FC Barcelona leads at halftime in 100% and scores 2.33 after halftime.

When the teams score

Valencia CF's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (1 goals). For FC Barcelona, it is minutes 61-75 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

La Liga games average 2.93 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 57% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(8.00)
(5.50)
(1.33)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0.33Goals scored / game4
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
1.33Goals allowed / game0.67
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
47%Average possession64%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
3Shots on target / game8.67
Valencia CFFC Barcelona

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12Shots per game19.67
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
3Shots on target8.67
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
2.8%Shot conversion20.3%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
47%Possession64%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
1.29xG for2.26
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
1.24xG against0.93
Valencia CFFC Barcelona

Shooting quality

Valencia CF: BalancedFC Barcelona: Dominant
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
Accuracy (shots on target)25%44%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.110.46

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

FC Barcelona is 809% better for: last-5 form.

0.33 pts / game - Valencia CF · 3 pts / game - FC Barcelona

Valencia CF
DLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W33% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 at home
0-1-1
DL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.3Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 33%
FC Barcelona
WWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-0-0
3.00 pts / game · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 away
1-0-0
W
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 4.0Goals conceded: 0.7xG: 2.26Opponent xG: 0.93BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 67%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

FC Barcelona is 1112% better for: goals scored per game.

0.33 goals / game - Valencia CF · 4 goals / game - FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona is 99% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.33 goals / game - Valencia CF · 0.67 goals / game - FC Barcelona

Valencia CF scoring profile: more difficult

Valencia CF scores in 33% of games (1 of 3 meczów), while FC Barcelona keeps a clean sheet in 67% (2 of 3 meczów).

FC Barcelona scoring profile: very strong

FC Barcelona scores in 100% of games (3 of 3 meczów), while Valencia CF keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 meczów).

1Goals scored (season)12
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
4Goals conceded (season)2
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
1.67Average goals per game4.67
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
1Goals scored (last 5)12
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
4Goals conceded (last 5)2
Valencia CFFC Barcelona

How often they score at least...

33%1 goal100%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0%2 goals100%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0%3 goals67%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0%4 goals67%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal33%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
33%2 goals33%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
33%3 goals0%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0%4 goals0%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time33%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0%BTTS in both halves33%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0%Scored in both halves100%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS33%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
33%BTTS - last 533%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

33%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time67%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
33%Min. 3 goals before half-time33%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time67%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time67%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

FC Barcelona is 348% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.67 pts / game - Valencia CF · 3 pts / game - FC Barcelona

Valencia CF - half-time state
0% leading67% draw33% trailing
FC Barcelona - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.67Points per game (1st half)3
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0.33Goals scored (1st half)1.67
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
1Average goals (1st half)2
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
67%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
67%No goal before half-time0%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona

After half-time (2nd half)

0.33Points per game (2nd half)3
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0Goals scored (2nd half)2.33
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0.67Average goals (2nd half)2.67
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
33%Clean sheet after half-time67%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
100%No goal after half-time0%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona

Valencia CF - second-half results

0% W33% R67% P
2
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

FC Barcelona - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
9
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 100% of games and wins 100%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Valencia CF - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.670.33
Goals scored / game0.30.0
Goals allowed / game0.70.7
Average goals per game1.00.7
1 goal33%67%
2 goals33%0%
3 goals33%0%
Clean sheet67%33%
No goal67%100%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 67% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 33% draw - 67% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 1
FC Barcelona - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game3.003.00
Goals scored / game1.72.3
Goals allowed / game0.30.3
Average goals per game2.02.7
1 goal100%100%
2 goals67%67%
3 goals33%67%
Clean sheet67%67%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+4+6
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Valencia CF
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

FC Barcelona
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
0
16-30
2
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
3
0
61-75
3
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.17
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.5 : 2.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
33%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+58%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
33%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Valencia CF

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.96
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
19%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
114%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

FC Barcelona

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+2.00
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.74
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
342%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
38%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (La Liga).

Teams vs league

Valencia CFLigaFC Barcelona
Average goals per game 1.672.93 4.67
Both teams scored 33%53% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%57% 67%
Clean sheets 33%27% 67%
Goal before half-time 33%70% 100%
Goal after half-time 67%77% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.93
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.77
Home goals / game
1.17
Away goals / game
+51%
Home attack advantage
+34%
Home defensive advantage
+30%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
7%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Valencia CF's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against FC Barcelona. Games average 5.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Valencia CF
3 : 1
FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
6 : 0
Valencia CF

FAQ

When do Valencia CF and FC Barcelona play?

Valencia CF face FC Barcelona on September 6, 2026 in La Liga at Estadio de Mestalla. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Valencia CF and FC Barcelona?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Valencia CF won 1, FC Barcelona won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 5.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona?

Valencia CF score 0.33 goals per game on average and FC Barcelona 4.00. The La Liga average is 2.93 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Valencia CF's matches and 33% of FC Barcelona's.

What form are Valencia CF and FC Barcelona in?

Over the last 5 games Valencia CF have a 0-1-2 record (0.33 points per game) and FC Barcelona 3-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona?

The statistical background for Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.