Valencia vs Barcelona: result 2-3 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 34Kick-off on May 2, 2021 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 May 2, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 50′Gabriel PaulistaValencia
- 57′L. MessiBarcelona
- 63′A. GriezmannBarcelona
- 69′L. MessiBarcelona
- 83′Carlos SolerValencia
Official lineup for Valencia vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
5-3-2- 22M. Gómez
- 19U. Račić
- 8Carlos Soler
- 7Gonçalo Guedes
- 18D. Wass
- 15Hugo Guillamón
- 2Thierry Correia
- 3Toni Lato
- 14José Gayà
- 5Gabriel Paulista
- 13J. Cillessen
Barcelona
3-1-4-2- 16Pedri
- 7A. Griezmann
- 10L. Messi
- 21F. de Jong
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 2S. Dest
- 4R. Araújo
- 15C. Lenglet
- 18Jordi Alba
- 3Piqué
- 1M. ter Stegen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Barcelona have 10, 2 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2021 | Alaves(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Osasuna(away) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Apr 18, 2021 | Real Betis(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Apr 11, 2021 | Real Sociedad(home) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Apr 4, 2021 | Cadiz(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2021 | Granada CF(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Apr 25, 2021 | Villarreal(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Getafe(home) | 5-2 | La Liga |
| Apr 17, 2021 | Athletic Club(away) | 4-0 | Copa del Rey |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Real Madrid(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Valencia wins, 3 draws, 1 Barcelona win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2020 | Barcelona 2-2 Valencia | La Liga |
| Jan 25, 2020 | Valencia 2-0 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Sep 14, 2019 | Barcelona 5-2 Valencia | La Liga |
| May 25, 2019 | Barcelona 1-2 Valencia | Copa del Rey |
| Feb 2, 2019 | Barcelona 2-2 Valencia | La Liga |
| Oct 7, 2018 | Valencia 1-1 Barcelona | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Barcelona vs Valencia on Dec 19, 2020
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.1 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.5 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Barcelona | 2.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
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