Football Previews
Valencia vs Barcelona
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Estadio Mestalla
Date: 26th November 2017
Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT
This could easily pass as the biggest test each of these sides would face this season but Valencia have been the most impressive of the two sides.
Los Che come into this game off the back of some convincing wins at the Mestalla.
They have scored 15 goals there this season including some outstanding results like 5-0 vs Malaga, 4-0 vs. Sevilla, and Leganes 3-0.
Barcelona will be their toughest opponents so far, but they will be up for a fight here judging by their impressive form this season.
Barcelona currently top the La Liga table, just four points ahead of Valencia as they look to reclaim the league title from Real Madrid.
Their four games winning streak was ended by Olympiacos in Europe but they managed to put together a two-games winning run which was ended by Juventus in the Champions League in midweek.
They have a minor injury crisis with Lionel Messi only able to play from the bench in their most recent game against Juventus.
They may have work to do to get a win here; as it is obvious Valencia are capable of getting at least a point based on their recent form.
Barcelona won both games last season against Valencia in the league.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Valencia
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Espanyol |  |
0-2 |  |
Valencia | 19 Nov, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Valencia | |
3-0 |  |
Leganes | 4 Nov, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Alavés |  |
1-2 | |
Valencia | 28 Oct, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Real Zaragoza |  |
0-2 | |
Valencia | 24 Oct, 2017 | Spanish Copa del Rey |
| W | Valencia | |
4-0 |  |
Sevilla FC | 21 Oct, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
Barcelona
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Leganes | |
0-3 |  |
Barcelona | 18 Nov, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Barcelona | |
2-1 | |
Sevilla FC | 4 Nov, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| D | Olympiakos |  |
0-0 | |
Barcelona | 31 Oct, 2017 | UEFA Champions League |
| W | Athletic Bilbao |  |
0-2 | |
Barcelona | 28 Oct, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Murcia |  |
0-3 | |
Barcelona | 24 Oct, 2017 | Spanish Copa del Rey |
H2H
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | |
4-2 | |
Valencia | 19 Mar, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| Valencia | |
2-3 | |
Barcelona | 22 Oct, 2016 | Spanish Primera División |
| Barcelona | |
1-2 | |
Valencia | 17 Apr, 2016 | Spanish Primera División |
| Valencia | |
1-1 | |
Barcelona | 10 Feb, 2016 | Spanish Copa del Rey |
| Barcelona | |
7-0 | |
Valencia | 3 Feb, 2016 | Spanish Copa del Rey |
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
| October 19, 2018 | ||
| Celta de Vigo | 20:00 | Deportivo Alavés |
| October 20, 2018 | ||
| Real Madrid | 12:00 | Levante |
| Valencia | 15:15 | Leganés |
| Villarreal | 17:30 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Barcelona | 19:45 | Sevilla |
| October 21, 2018 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 11:00 | Getafe |
| Eibar | 15:15 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Huesca | 17:30 | Espanyol |
| Real Betis | 19:45 | Real Valladolid |
| October 22, 2018 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 20:00 | Girona |
| October 24, 2018 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 18:00 | Athletic Bilbao |
| October 26, 2018 | ||
| Real Valladolid | 20:00 | Espanyol |
| October 27, 2018 | ||
| Girona | 12:00 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Athletic Bilbao | 15:15 | Valencia |
| Celta de Vigo | 17:30 | Eibar |
| Levante | 17:30 | Leganés |
| Atlético de Madrid | 19:45 | Real Sociedad |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sevilla | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 16 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 15 |
| 3 | Atlético de Madrid | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 15 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 14 |
| 5 | Espanyol | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 14 |
| 6 | Deportivo Alavés | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 14 |
| 7 | Real Valladolid | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 12 |
| 8 | Real Betis | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 11 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 |
| 11 | Levante | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Eibar | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 10 |
| 13 | Valencia | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Getafe | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Girona | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Villarreal | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Athletic Bilbao | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | Leganés | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 7 |
| 19 | Rayo Vallecano | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 5 |
| 20 | Huesca | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 5 |
Spanish Primera Results
| October 7, 2018 | ||
| Valencia | 1 - 1 | Barcelona |
| Sevilla | 2 - 1 | Celta de Vigo |
| Espanyol | 3 - 1 | Villarreal |
| Atlético de Madrid | 1 - 0 | Real Betis |
| Real Valladolid | 1 - 0 | Huesca |
| October 6, 2018 | ||
| Leganés | 1 - 0 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Deportivo Alavés | 1 - 0 | Real Madrid |
| Getafe | 0 - 1 | Levante |
| Girona | 2 - 3 | Eibar |
| October 5, 2018 | ||
| Athletic Bilbao | 1 - 3 | Real Sociedad |
| October 1, 2018 | ||
| Celta de Vigo | 1 - 1 | Getafe |
| September 30, 2018 | ||
| Real Betis | 1 - 0 | Leganés |
| Levante | 2 - 1 | Deportivo Alavés |
| Villarreal | 0 - 1 | Real Valladolid |
| Huesca | 1 - 1 | Girona |
| September 29, 2018 | ||
| Real Madrid | 0 - 0 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Eibar | 1 - 3 | Sevilla |
| Barcelona | 1 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Real Sociedad | 0 - 1 | Valencia |
| September 28, 2018 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2 - 2 | Espanyol |
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