Valencia vs Barcelona: result 2-3 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 3Kick-off on September 1, 2013 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 2-3 on September 1, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 11′L. MessiBarcelona
- 39′L. MessiBarcelona
- 41′L. MessiBarcelona
- 45′Hélder Manuel Marques PostigaValencia
- 45′Hélder Manuel Marques PostigaValencia
Official lineup for Valencia vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
- 9Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga
- 11D. Pabón
- 10É. Banega
- 15Javi Fuego
- 18A. Guardado
- 23Sergio Canales
- 24Míchel Herrero
- 4A. Rami
- 12João Pereira
- 20Ricardo Costa
- 1Diego Alves
Barcelona
- 7Pedro
- 10L. Messi
- 11Neymar
- 4Cesc Fàbregas
- 8Andrés Iniesta
- 14J. Mascherano
- 3Piqué
- 16Sergio Busquets
- 18Jordi Alba
- 22Dani Alves
- 1Víctor Valdés Arribas
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Barcelona have 10, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2013 | Espanyol(away) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Aug 17, 2013 | Malaga(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Jun 1, 2013 | Sevilla(away) | 3-4 | La Liga |
| May 26, 2013 | Granada CF(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| May 18, 2013 | Getafe(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2013 | Malaga(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Aug 18, 2013 | Levante(home) | 7-0 | La Liga |
| Jun 1, 2013 | Malaga(home) | 4-1 | La Liga |
| May 26, 2013 | Espanyol(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| May 19, 2013 | Valladolid(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Valencia wins, 2 draws, 4 Barcelona wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2013 | Valencia 1-1 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Sep 2, 2012 | Barcelona 1-0 Valencia | La Liga |
| Feb 19, 2012 | Barcelona 5-1 Valencia | La Liga |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Valencia 2-2 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Mar 2, 2011 | Valencia 0-1 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Oct 16, 2010 | Barcelona 2-1 Valencia | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 2.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.4 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 2.1 | 1.3 | 6 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Barcelona | 2.4 | 1.1 | 6 | 7/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Valencia sit 19th in La Liga (6 points from 9 matches) and Barcelona sit 1st (27 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 27 |
| 19 | Valencia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
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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