Valencia vs Barcelona: result 0-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 26Kick-off on March 2, 2011 at 09:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 0-1 on March 2, 2011.
Goalscorers
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Official lineup for Valencia vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
- 7Joaquín
- 10Mata
- 19Pablo Hernández
- 21É. Banega
- 24A. Costa
- 15Ángel Dealbert Ibáñez
- 17M. Stankevičius
- 20Ricardo Costa
- 22J. Mathieu
- 28Jordi Alba
- 13Guaita
Barcelona
- 7David Villa
- 10L. Messi
- 6Xavier Hernández Creus
- 8Andrés Iniesta
- 14J. Mascherano
- 2Dani Alves
- 3Piqué
- 16Sergio Busquets
- 21Adriano
- 22E. Abidal
- 13José Manuel Pinto Colorado
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat; Barcelona have 14, 1 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2011 | Athletic Club(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 19, 2011 | Sporting Gijon(home) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Feb 12, 2011 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 6, 2011 | Hércules(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 31, 2011 | Racing Santander(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2011 | Mallorca(away) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Feb 20, 2011 | Athletic Club(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 12, 2011 | Sporting Gijon(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 5, 2011 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 29, 2011 | Hércules(away) | 3-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Valencia wins, 0 draws, 1 Barcelona win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2010 | Barcelona 2-1 Valencia | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Barcelona vs Valencia on Oct 16, 2010
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.7 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 3.6 and concede 0.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.7 | 1.0 | 5 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
| Barcelona | 3.6 | 0.4 | 9 | 6/15 | 14/15 |
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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