Valencia vs Barcelona: result 2-2 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 21, 2011 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Barcelona?
Valencia and Barcelona drew 2-2 on September 21, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 12′E. AbidalValencia (o.g.)
- 14′PedroBarcelona
- 23′Pablo HernándezValencia
- 77′Cesc FàbregasBarcelona
Official lineup for Valencia vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
- 9Soldado
- 6David Albelda Aliques
- 10É. Banega
- 16Sergio Canales
- 19Pablo Hernández
- 4A. Rami
- 17Jordi Alba
- 18Víctor Ruiz
- 22J. Mathieu
- 23Luis Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro
- 13Guaita
Barcelona
- 10L. Messi
- 17Pedro
- 4Cesc Fàbregas
- 6Xavier Hernández Creus
- 14J. Mascherano
- 15Seydou Keita
- 2Dani Alves
- 5Carles Puyol i Saforcada
- 16Sergio Busquets
- 22E. Abidal
- 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 8, 6 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2011 | Sporting Gijon(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 13, 2011 | Genk(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 10, 2011 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Aug 27, 2011 | Racing Santander(home) | 4-3 | La Liga |
| May 21, 2011 | Deportivo La Coruna(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2011 | Osasuna(home) | 8-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 13, 2011 | AC Milan(home) | 2-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 10, 2011 | Real Sociedad(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Aug 29, 2011 | Villarreal(home) | 5-0 | La Liga |
| May 21, 2011 | Malaga(away) | 3-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Valencia wins, 0 draws, 2 Barcelona wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 1.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.3 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.9 | 1.3 | 8 | 4/15 | 8/15 |
| Barcelona | 2.3 | 0.8 | 6 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
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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