Match Report
Valencia, 9th on 49 points, faced a 45-point deficit to FC Barcelona (1st, 94). Valencia's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Valencia ran at 1.21 scored and 1.45 conceded, FC Barcelona at 2.5 and 0.95.
40 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Valencia 4, draws 10, FC Barcelona 26, at 3.45 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 65% of the meetings. Recent editions have opened up: 5.6 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.45 historically.
Estadio de Mestalla, capacity 49,430, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Valencia: Javi Guerra (66'), Luis Rioja (71'), Guido Rodríguez (90') · FC Barcelona: Robert Lewandowski (61')
Key stats
Possession: Valencia 24% · FC Barcelona 76% · Total shots: 19-11 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 7-8