Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Valencia and Barcelona, taking place on Saturday, 29 October 2022, at Estadio de Mestalla in Valencia.
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Valencia, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Valencia players having failed to take any points away from their recent 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Mallorca. They came away from that fixture with 68% of the possession and clocked up 13 attempts on goal with 3 on target. By comparison, Mallorca managed 10 attempts on goal, with 5 on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 11 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 8 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. They have clocked up an impressive run of form in front of goal at Estadio de Mestalla recently, having found the net in 5 of their last 6 home matches. They have not been performing well at all defensively, not delivering a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 matches.
Valencia will take some comfort from having only lost 1 of their last 6 games, but having managed just 2 wins shows there's room for improvement.
Goalscorer Edinson Cavani will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for Valencia.
Barcelona, Recent FormWhen Barcelona last played in the league they faced Athletic Bilbao and produced an outstanding 4-0 home win. They achieved 66% possession in that match and had 10 strikes at goal, with 7 hitting the target, up against Athletic Bilbao's tally of 5 efforts at goal, 3 of which were on target.
Xavi Hernández will be more than satisfied with his side's form of late, having recorded 13 goals in their last 6 encounters and only conceded 3 goals in that time. They are consistently finding a way through on goal, scoring in each of their last 10 games. They are proving to be a hard team to beat, having kept 5 clean sheets in their last 6 matches.
They have had an excellent run of form recently, winning 5 out of their last 6 games. They will be very happy with their very strong start to the season, winning 9 of their 11 league games.
On an individual basis, Robert Lewandowski has been a major threat in front of goal all season having scored 12 goals in the league so far.
After a good 1-4 win for Barcelona in this pair's last league encounter, Valencia will certainly be looking for a better result this time round.
Goals should be on the cards for Valencia in this one, given they have found the net, with at least 1 goal, against Blaugrana in their last 14 meetings together. When Barça are away to Los Che in the league, they know how to find the net, with 7 goals in their last 3 meetings and an average of 2.33 per game.
In the last 3 league meetings between the teams, Barça has taken all 3 points and has not lost to Valencia in 4 games.
With only Samu Castillejo (Back) and Jaume Doménech (Cruciate ligament) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Gennaro Gattuso will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Barça manager Xavi Hernández has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Ronald Araújo (Hip), Andreas Christensen (Sprained ankle) and Memphis Depay (Hamstring) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Valencia Playing at home | Barcelona Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals scored | 2.6 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| 37' | Time first goal scored | 36' |
| 60' | Time first goal conceded | 9' |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2.8 |
| 0.3 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 5-1 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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