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

Valencia CF vs FC Barcelona: match statistics

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

Key match information

Valencia CF play FC Barcelona in La Liga (Spain). The match date is 6 September 2026. Venue: Estadio de Mestalla.

Current form

Valencia CF: 0-1-2, 0.33 points/match. FC Barcelona: 3-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Valencia CF scores 0.33 and concedes 1.33 goals per match. FC Barcelona scores 4.00 and concedes 0.67. League average: 2.93 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Valencia CF 33%, FC Barcelona 33%. Over 2.5: Valencia CF 33%, FC Barcelona 67%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

FC Barcelona has higher xG: 2.26 vs 1.29. Valencia CF: 12.0 shots per match, FC Barcelona: 19.7.

Match halves

Valencia CF: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.00. FC Barcelona: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 2.33.

Goals by minute

Valencia CF: 16-30 (1 goals). FC Barcelona: 61-75 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

La Liga: 2.93 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(8.00)
(5.50)
(1.33)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Valencia CFFC Barcelona
0.33Goals scored / match4
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
1.33Goals conceded / match0.67
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
47%Average possession64%
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
3Shots on target / match8.67
Valencia CFFC Barcelona

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12Shots per match19.67
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Valencia CF
DLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W33% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 at home
0-1-1
DL
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 away
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

FC Barcelona is 99% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Valencia CF scoring profile: more difficult

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

FC Barcelona scoring profile: very strong

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

1Goals scored (season)12
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
4Goals conceded (season)2
Valencia CFFC Barcelona
1.67Average goals in match4.67
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Valencia CF · 3 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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 half-time in 100% of matches and wins 100%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Valencia CF - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.670.33
Goals scored / match0.30.0
Goals conceded / match0.70.7
Average goals in match1.00.7
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.003.00
Goals scored / match1.72.3
Goals conceded / match0.30.3
Average goals in match2.02.7
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.17
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
19%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
114%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
342%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
38%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
53%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.77
Home goals / match
1.17
Away goals / match
+51%
Home attack advantage
+34%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): Valencia CF 1 - 0 - 1 FC Barcelona. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

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 6 September 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.