La Liga

Valencia v Barcelona

Valencia
FULL TIME0 – 5
Barcelona
Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:15:00 UTCEstadio de Mestalla

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Valencia 16%Draw 20%Barcelona 65%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

ValenciaBarcelona
26Possession74
3Shots25
2Shots on target10
1Shots off target10
0Blocked shots5
3Shots inside box19
0Shots outside box6
1Corners4
2Offsides4
7Fouls6
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
5Saves2
279Passes790
204Accurate passes725

Match events

  • 6′Lamine Yamal (assist Fermín)
  • 8′Lamine Yamal · VAR
  • 22′Fermín (assist Anthony Gordon)
  • 29′Eric García ← Jules Koundé
  • 45′Pau Cubarsí
  • 47′Rodri
  • 50′Raphinha (assist Fermín)
  • 54′Pepelu → César Tárrega Requeni
  • 54′Pablo Maffeo → Harvey Elliott
  • 54′Jesús Vázquez → Jose Luis Gaya
  • 62′Anthony Gordon ← Karim Adeyemi
  • 62′Rodri ← Marc Bernal
  • 62′Pau Cubarsí ← Andreas Christensen
  • 62′Mouctar Diakhaby → Iker Córdoba Sánchez
  • 62′Javi Guerra
  • 65′Fermín
  • 75′Fermín ← Dani Olmo
  • 76′David Otorbi → Hugo Duro
  • 79′Pedri (assist Dani Olmo)
  • 81′Arnau Martínez
  • 81′Pedri ← Gabriel Jesus
  • 84′Lamine Yamal (assist Dani Olmo)
  • 84′Lamine Yamal · VAR

Valencia · Barcelona

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Valencia4-4-2
15.5Dimitrievski
246.3↓54'Maffeo
46.3↓62'Diakhaby
76.3Danjuma
236.3Ugrinic
156.3Dieng
186.3↓54'Pepelu
216.3↓54'Vázquez
226.0Martínez
86.3↓62'Guerra
276.3↓76'Otorbi
Barcelona4-3-3
117.8Raphinha
166.5↓62'Rodri
177.5↓62'Gordon
247.2↓29'García
87.8↓81'Pedri
17.3Garcia
108.8Yamal
187.2Martín
79.1↓75'Fermín
56.9↓62'Cubarsí
127.2Espart

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Valencia

  • 1Stole Dimitrievski5.5
  • 24Pablo Maffeo6.3
  • 4Mouctar Diakhaby6.3
  • 7Arnaut Danjuma6.3
  • 23Filip Ugrinic6.3
  • 15Aliou Dieng6.3
  • 18Pepelu6.3
  • 21Jesús Vázquez6.3
  • 22Arnau Martínez6.0
  • 8Javi Guerra6.3
  • 27David Otorbi6.3

Barcelona

  • 11Raphinha7.8
  • 16Rodri6.5
  • 17Anthony Gordon7.5
  • 24Eric García7.2
  • 8Pedri7.8
  • 1Joan Garcia7.3
  • 10Lamine Yamal8.8
  • 18Gerard Martín7.2
  • 7Fermín9.1
  • 5Pau Cubarsí6.9
  • 12Xavi Espart7.2
ValenciaTale of the tapeBarcelona
4-4-2Formation4-3-3
6 ptsTable27 pts
-9Goal difference+30
LLDWWFormWWWLW
1Head-to-head wins1
16%Win chance65%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Valencia 1W0D1W Barcelona

Goals 3–7

  • 2026-05-23Valencia CF3–1FC Barcelona
  • 2025-09-14FC Barcelona6–0Valencia CF

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Valencia

LLDWW
  • @Deportivo La Coruna1-3
  • vsReal Betis0-1
  • vsCelta Vigo0-0
  • vsFC Barcelona3-1
  • @Real Sociedad de Fútbol4-3

Barcelona

WWWLW
  • vsRayo Vallecano5-2
  • vsAthletic Club2-0
  • @Elche5-0
  • @Valencia CF1-3
  • vsReal Betis Balompié3-1

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 20-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Valencia9135-96
Barcelona9900+3027

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