Valencia vs Barcelona: result 1-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 14Kick-off on December 5, 2015 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Barcelona?
Valencia and Barcelona drew 1-1 on December 5, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 59′L. SuárezBarcelona
- 86′Santi MinaValencia
Official lineup for Valencia vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
- 9Paco Alcácer
- 22Santi Mina
- 10Dani Parejo
- 12Danilo Barbosa
- 15E. Pérez
- 20R. De Paul
- 3Rúben Vezo
- 4Aderllan Santos
- 14José Gayà
- 23A. Abdennour
- 24Jaume Doménech
Barcelona
- 9L. Suárez
- 10L. Messi
- 11Neymar
- 4I. Rakitić
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 8Andrés Iniesta
- 14J. Mascherano
- 3Piqué
- 6Dani Alves
- 18Jordi Alba
- 13C. Bravo
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Barcelona have 12, 1 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2015 | Sevilla(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 24, 2015 | Zenit(away) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 21, 2015 | Las Palmas(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 7, 2015 | Celta Vigo(away) | 5-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 4, 2015 | Gent(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2015 | Real Sociedad(home) | 4-0 | La Liga |
| Nov 24, 2015 | AS Roma(home) | 6-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 21, 2015 | Real Madrid(away) | 4-0 | La Liga |
| Nov 8, 2015 | Villarreal(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Nov 4, 2015 | Bate Borisov(home) | 3-0 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Valencia win, 1 draw, 4 Barcelona wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2015 | Barcelona 2-0 Valencia | La Liga |
| Nov 30, 2014 | Valencia 0-1 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Feb 1, 2014 | Barcelona 2-3 Valencia | La Liga |
| Sep 1, 2013 | Valencia 2-3 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Feb 3, 2013 | Valencia 1-1 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Sep 2, 2012 | Barcelona 1-0 Valencia | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Barcelona vs Valencia on Apr 18, 2015
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.9 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Barcelona | 2.9 | 0.9 | 6 | 9/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Valencia sit 19th in La Liga (5 points from 8 matches) and Barcelona sit 1st (24 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 24 |
| 19 | Valencia | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 |
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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