Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between FC Barcelona (1st, 21 pts) and Valencia (19th, 4 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Valencia 0.33 scored and 1.67 conceded per game, FC Barcelona 4.43 and 1, with the league averaging 1.52.
5 games without a win framed Valencia's arrival. Momentum sat with FC Barcelona, winners of their last six, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Valencia had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; FC Barcelona, 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 40 games: 5 Valencia wins, 25 for FC Barcelona, 10 draws, at 3.48 goals per meeting. Both teams scored in 68% of the meetings. The recent trend is more open — 5.2 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 3.48 all-time.
I. Díaz de Mera Escuderos officiated: 89 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. The match was played at Estadio de Mestalla (capacity 49,430). FC Barcelona led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
FC Barcelona: Lamine Yamal (6'), Fermín López (22'), Raphinha (50'), Pedri (79'), Lamine Yamal (84')
Key stats
Possession: Valencia 27% · FC Barcelona 73% · Total shots: 3-25 · On target: 2-10 · Corners: 1-4