Barcelona vs Valencia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th January 2025

Barcelona are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the LaLiga table, when stepping up against Valencia for a match on Sunday. Valencia no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Barcelona nevertheless seems the likely outcome.

Barcelona are number 3 in the table on 39 points after 20 matches. Valencia rank as number 19 with 16 points after 20 matches played.

Barcelona took down Valencia in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Sunday.

Barcelona step into their next home match on Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 19 goals, while also allowing 13 goals against. That is an average of 1.3 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet one times in those matches.

Valencia scored 12 goals, conceded 13 and managed one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Barcelona had a good reading on Valencia in their last two meetings, which they won by 4-2 and 2-1, respectively.

Barcelona vs Valencia Prediction

Barcelona Form

Barcelona look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Real Betis by 5-1, before drawing 1-1 with Getafe. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Benfica 4-5. Barcelona won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded seven goals.

Valencia Form

Valencia look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Eldense by 0-2, before drawing 1-1 with Sevilla. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Real Sociedad by a 1-0 scoreline. Valencia are winless in their last six away games in the LaLiga, in which they drew four and lost two. They conceded six goals while scoring four themselves.

We'd be flabbergasted to see Barcelona waste away a win against Valencia, who could be in for a battering, the way goals have been flowing lately.

Barcelona scored 27 goals and conceded 11 in their last 11 games against teams from the bottom half of the LaLiga table. They collected 21 points and six victories. Valencia won zero and claimed one points in their six most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored four conceded 11 goals. Barcelona are looking at a record of 12 wins, three draws and five defeats in the LaLiga this season. Valencia enjoy a record of three wins, seven draws and ten defeats in the LaLiga.

Barcelona vs Valencia Squads

Barcelona Squad

Hans-Dieter Flick will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Valencia from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Inaki Pena (0/15), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/6), Wojciech Szczesny (0/0), Alejandro Balde (0/18), Andreas Christensen (0/1), Eric Garcia (0/11), Gerard Martin (0/11), Hector Fort (0/9), Inigo Martinez (0/18), Jules Kounde (2/20), Pau Cubarsi (0/20), Ronald Araujo (0/1), Fermin Lopez (0/12), Frenkie de Jong (1/9), Gavi (0/11), Marc Bernal (0/3), Marc Casado (0/17), Pablo Torre (3/7), Pedri (4/20), Ansu Fati (0/4), Dani Olmo (5/12), Ferran Torres (3/14), Lamine Yamal (5/17), Pau Victor (2/13), Raphinha (11/20), Robert Lewandowski (16/19).

Valencia Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Valencia players that the manager Carlos Corberan will choose from for the upcoming game:

Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/16), Jaume Domenech (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/4), Cesar Tarrega (2/17), Cristhian Mosquera (0/20), Dimitri Foulquier (0/19), Jesus Vazquez (0/12), Jose Gaya (0/7), Max Aarons (0/0), Maximiliano Caufriez (0/2), Mouctar Diakhaby (0/0), Rodrigo Abajas (0/1), Thierry Correia (0/0), Yarek Gasiorowski (0/12), Andre Almeida (0/17), Enzo Barrenechea (1/14), Hugo Guillamon (0/10), Javier Guerra (0/19), Pepelu (1/17), Alberto Mari (0/0), Daniel Gomez (2/14), Diego Lopez (3/20), Fran Perez (0/8), German Valera (0/8), Hugo Duro (6/17), Luis Rioja (3/20), Rafa Mir (0/6), Sergi Canos (0/14), Umar Sadiq (0/8), Warren Madrigal (0/0).

Barcelona vs Valencia Team News

Valencia have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Sunday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Maximiliano Caufriez and Cristhian Mosquera sit this one out for Valencia, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Barcelona.

Barcelona vs Valencia Lineups

Barcelona vs Valencia H2H

Barcelona won the last two meetings against Valencia, as they followed up a 4-2 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score. Barcelona will be hoping to add another win to their fine tally against Valencia. They are enjoying a good 7-2-1 advantage against their forthcoming visitors. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 2/9.

Barcelona vs Valencia Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Barcelona and Valencia. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 2/1 with bookies.

Barcelona vs Valencia Betting Tips

Scoring 11 goals during a LaLiga campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Raphinha is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Raphinha to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Barcelona claimed seven wins in their previous 10 matches at a neutral venue across all tournaments. They lost three as well, while visitors Valencia won four of their last 10 away matches. They drew four and lost two. Goals are usually flowing for Barcelona on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Valencia in their last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between Barcelona and Valencia, with the former on an average of 2.1 goals a game. Valencia scored 1.2 goals per game and both teams scored seven times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Barcelona’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Valencia, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.