JuicyTalk
Barcelona make the trip to Valencia for their latest La Liga outing.
The Spanish champions will be encouraged by Real Madrid’s loss to Real Betis on Friday night, with the chance to extend their lead over Jose Mourinho’s side.
The hosts are yet to win so far this season, with just one point to their name after three outings.
Catch up with all the team news right here on 101GreatGoals.
Valencia team news
Valencia starting XI: Demitrievski, Maffeo, Martinez, Pepelu, Diakhaby, Vazquez, Otorbi, Dieng, Ugrinic, Guerra, Danjuma
Valencia substitutes: To follow
Barcelona team news
Barcelona starting XI: Garcia, Cubarsi, Pedri, Fermin, Yamal, Raphinha, Espart, Rodrigo, Gordon, Martin, Eric
Barcelona substitutes: Cancelo, Balde, Jesus, Szczesny, Adeyemi, Christensen, Olmo, Bernal, Jo
Valencia v Barcelona stats, La Liga form
- Valencia beat Barcelona 3-1 at home in the teams’ most recent meeting in May, ending their 12-match winless run against them (D2 L10) since January 2020, when they prevailed 2-0 at home in La Liga
- They had lost each of the preceding five encounters in all competitions by an aggregate score of 24-4, including two home defeats
- The only team Valencia have beaten in their last five home matches is Barca, losing two and drawing two of their games along the way
- More than three hours have passed since Valencia last scored at home, failing to score in three of their last five matches at Mestalla and conceding the first goal in four of them
- Celta, Malaga and Getafe are the only teams in the 2026/27 Liga to have scored as few goals as Valencia (1), with the latter two sides (4 each) the only clubs to have had fewer attempts on target than Loc Che’s total of nine
- Barcelona have 115 wins to Valencia’s 60 in the all-time head-to-head between the teams, who have shared 57 draws
- With 31 goals, Barca all-time top scorer Lionel Messi has 13 more than any other player in the history of the fixture, contributing to a total of 462 goals for his team against Valencia, who have scored 335 in reply
- Raphina’s total of five goals in three matches made the Brazil forward the top scorer in La Liga before the latest round of matches, one ahead of Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe
- Only Raphina and Mbappe have outscored Barca’s Fermin Lopez in this season’s division, with the Spain international one of eight players to have netted more than twice before this weekend’s games
- Barca’s total of 12 goals puts them two ahead of the next-highest scorers in the division, Real Madrid, who lead the way for attempts on target (27), one ahead of Blaugrana
Where to watch Valencia v Barca: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Sunday is at 15:15 BST (10:15 ET / 07:15 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports 2 and streaming available on a vast range of devices via the Premier Sports app.
A Premier Sports subscription costs £120 a year, £11.99 per month on a 12-month contract or £16.99 per month with 30 days’ cancellation notice required.
Here’s the full list of La Liga international broadcasters.
Valencia v Barcelona La Liga prediction
Valencia
1 – 3
Barcelona
Valencia will take confidence from their 3-1 victory over Barcelona at Mestalla last season, but the Catalan side have started this campaign in much stronger form.
