Barcelona vs Valencia: result 2-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 7Kick-off on October 16, 2010 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona
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What was the result of Barcelona vs Valencia?
Barcelona won 2-1 on October 16, 2010.
Goalscorers
- 38′Pablo HernándezValencia
- 47′Andrés IniestaBarcelona
- 63′Carles Puyol i SaforcadaBarcelona
Official lineup for Barcelona vs Valencia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Barcelona
- 7David Villa
- 10L. Messi
- 6Xavier Hernández Creus
- 8Andrés Iniesta
- 15Seydou Keita
- 2Dani Alves
- 3Piqué
- 5Carles Puyol i Saforcada
- 16Sergio Busquets
- 19Maxwell Scherrer Cabelino Andrade
- 1Víctor Valdés Arribas
Valencia
- 9Soldado
- 6David Albelda Aliques
- 18Manuel Fernandes
- 19Pablo Hernández
- 21É. Banega
- 2Bruno Saltor
- 4David Navarro Pedrós
- 20Ricardo Costa
- 22J. Mathieu
- 28Jordi Alba
- 1Cesar Sanchez Dominguez
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 6 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat; Valencia have 5, 1 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2010 | Mallorca(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 25, 2010 | Athletic Club(away) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 22, 2010 | Sporting Gijon(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 19, 2010 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 11, 2010 | Hércules(home) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2010 | Athletic Club(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 25, 2010 | Sporting Gijon(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 22, 2010 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 19, 2010 | Hércules(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 11, 2010 | Racing Santander(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Barcelona score 1.7 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 6; Valencia score 1.8 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2 | 3/6 | 3/6 |
| Valencia | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2 | 4/6 | 3/6 |
Over the last 6 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Barcelona sit 1st in La Liga (33 points from 12 matches) and Valencia sit 19th (9 points from 12 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 33 |
| 19 | Valencia | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 9 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy