Football Previews
Barcelona vs Valencia
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Estadio Camp Nou
Date: 14th April 2018
Kick-off time – 15:15 GMT
Barcelona looked set to win the treble this season and everything seemed to be going according to plan until a terrible night in Rome saw them lose 3-0 and that knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday.
They now face the biggest test of their La Liga season with a resurgent Valencia side visiting the Camp Nou in this tie.
The Blaugranas have conceded at least one goal in their last four matches and they were very lucky to escape unbeaten in their game against Sevilla a couple of weeks back.
Barcelona have four wins from their last five meetings with Valencia.
Valencia are heading into this game with high confidence following a good run of form that has seen them win 8 of their last 9 games.
They have had to be lucky at times this season, but they have developed a winning mentality and that will be key for them in this clash.
They are also better than they were when both sides met in the Copa del Rey back in February.
Roma would have given them the blueprint of how to take Barca out with intensity and that could work for them here if they choose to follow Roma.
They have scored 1.9 goals per game this season, and have netted at least two goals in 6 of their last 9 games.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Barcelona
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Barcelona |  |
3-1 |  |
Leganes | 7 Apr, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Barcelona | |
4-1 |  |
AS Roma | 4 Apr, 2018 | UEFA Champions League |
| D | Sevilla FC |  |
2-2 | |
Barcelona | 31 Mar, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Barcelona | |
2-0 |  |
Athletic Bilbao | 18 Mar, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Barcelona | |
3-0 |  |
Chelsea | 14 Mar, 2018 | UEFA Champions League |
Valencia
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Valencia |  |
1-0 |  |
Espanyol | 8 Apr, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Leganes | |
0-1 | |
Valencia | 1 Apr, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Valencia | |
3-1 |  |
Alavés | 17 Mar, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Sevilla FC | |
0-2 | |
Valencia | 10 Mar, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
| W | Valencia | |
2-0 |  |
Real Betis | 4 Mar, 2018 | Spanish Primera División |
H2H
| LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | |
0-2 | |
Barcelona | 8 Feb, 2018 | Spanish Copa del Rey |
| Barcelona | |
1-0 | |
Valencia | 1 Feb, 2018 | Spanish Copa del Rey |
| Valencia | |
1-1 | |
Barcelona | 26 Nov, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| Barcelona | |
4-2 | |
Valencia | 19 Mar, 2017 | Spanish Primera División |
| Valencia | |
2-3 | |
Barcelona | 22 Oct, 2016 | Spanish Primera División |
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
| 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 |
| October 28, 2018 | ||
| Getafe | 13:00 | Real Betis |
| Barcelona | 17:15 | Real Madrid |
| Deportivo Alavés | 19:30 | Villarreal |
| Sevilla | 21:45 | Huesca |
| November 3, 2018 | ||
| Leganés | 14:00 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Real Madrid | 17:15 | Real Valladolid |
| Valencia | 19:30 | Girona |
| Rayo Vallecano | 21:45 | Barcelona |
| November 4, 2018 | ||
| Eibar | 13:00 | Deportivo Alavés |
| Villarreal | 17:15 | Levante |
| Huesca | 19:30 | Getafe |
| Real Sociedad | 19:30 | Sevilla |
| Real Betis | 21:45 | Celta de Vigo |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 18 |
| 2 | Espanyol | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 17 |
| 3 | Deportivo Alavés | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 17 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 16 |
| 5 | Atlético de Madrid | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 16 |
| 6 | Real Valladolid | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 15 |
| 7 | Real Madrid | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 14 |
| 8 | Levante | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 12 |
| 10 | Getafe | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 12 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Eibar | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | Celta de Vigo | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | +0 | 10 |
| 14 | Valencia | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 15 | Girona | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 10 |
| 16 | Villarreal | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Leganés | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Rayo Vallecano | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 5 |
| 20 | Huesca | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 5 |
Spanish Primera Results
| October 22, 2018 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 0 - 0 | Girona |
| October 21, 2018 | ||
| Real Betis | 0 - 1 | Real Valladolid |
| Huesca | 0 - 2 | Espanyol |
| Eibar | 1 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Rayo Vallecano | 1 - 2 | Getafe |
| October 20, 2018 | ||
| Barcelona | 4 - 2 | Sevilla |
| Villarreal | 1 - 1 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Valencia | 1 - 1 | Leganés |
| Real Madrid | 1 - 2 | Levante |
| October 19, 2018 | ||
| Celta de Vigo | 0 - 1 | Deportivo Alavés |
| 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 |
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