Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Valencia and Barcelona, taking place on Saturday, 16 December 2023, at The Estadio de Mestalla in Valencia.
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Valencia, Recent FormThe 1-0 away defeat to Getafe will not have sat easily with the Valencia squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points. Their share of possession in that meeting was 32%, while racking up 3 shots along the way, 0 of which were on target, in contrast to Getafe, who had 8 shots on goal with 6 on target.
Manager Rubén Baraja will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 5 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 10 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way.
Having drawn 2 of their last 6 games they have at least put some points on the table, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.
Goalscorer Hugo Duro will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Valencia.
Barcelona, Recent FormThe Barcelona squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 4-2 home defeat against Girona, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. In that game they had 53% possession and managed 31 attempts on goal, with 11 on target, compared to Girona who had 15 attempts and 7 on target.
When it comes to attacking power Xavi Hernández will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 8 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 8 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games; however, overall they've scored in 15 of their 16 games this season.
Their unbeaten run away from home now sits at 7 games in a row.
On an individual basis, Robert Lewandowski will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 8 goals in Barcelona's 16 league games this season.
Last time these two teams met in the league it resulted in an unsurprising 1-0 win for Barcelona.
Blaugrana will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 6 encounters with Valencia. Ahead of this match, Valencia won't like the look of their goal stats, having failed to secure a goal in their last 2 meetings against Blaugrana. Goals come easy for Barca when they travel to Los Che, having recorded 8 goals in their past 3 visits and an impressive average of 2.67 goals per match.
Barca will be looking to continue their winning streak against Valencia, having won each of the last 5 times they have met in the league and being unbeaten in their last 6 meetings.
With only André Almeida (Back) and José Gayà (Muscle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Rubén Baraja will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Xavi Hernández has a number of injury concerns in his Barca squad to contend with: Marcos Alonso (Foot), Pablo Gavi (Cruciate ligament), Iñigo Martínez (Muscle) and Marc-André ter Stegen (Back)
Valencia Playing at home | Barcelona Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 1.7 |
| 0.4 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 42' | Time first goal scored | 53' |
| 28' | Time first goal conceded | 30' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2.6 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.7 | Subs used | 4 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 4-3 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | - |
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