Valencia vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th September 2026

Valencia hope to live up to their early billing as the LaLiga title favourites on Sunday when they welcome Barcelona over to the Estadio Mestalla for a round 4 match.

A look at the LaLiga standings shows that eight points and 16 places currently separate the two teams.

Valencia have only one point on their account at the moment, as they have only managed to draw once in three rounds of the season. Barcelona account for nine points from three games, earning them a place as number 1 in the table.

Valencia and Barcelona have high hopes for this new season and should be expected to put up a good game as they chase three important points in round 4.

Valencia go into their next LaLiga match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 13. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Barcelona show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.3 times on average per game. They scored 23 goals and conceded eight, an average of 0.8 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in five of these.

Valencia beat Barcelona by 3-1 in their most recent match, while Barcelona claimed a 6-0 win in the match prior to that.

Valencia vs Barcelona Prediction

Valencia Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Valencia at the moment. Against Barcelona, they came out on top in a 3-1 win, before drawing 0-0 against Celta Vigo. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 0-1 defeat against Real Betis. Valencia claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the LaLiga. They also drew two and lost two, scored six goals and conceded six.

Barcelona Form

Barcelona look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Elche, who were defeated by 0-5. Then, Athletic Club got outclassed in a 2-0 win, before beating Rayo Vallecano by 5-2. Barcelona claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in 12 goals, whilst conceding six.

Barcelona should be able to strut their stuff against Valencia, but the latter will attempt to keep things tight. They want to avoid getting pummelled in front of their home crowd at Estadio Mestalla.

Valencia vs Barcelona Squads

Valencia Squad

Carlos Corberan will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Barcelona from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Cristian Rivero (0/0), Kayne van Oevelen (0/0), Stole Dimitrievski (0/3), Aaron Mayol (0/0), Amos Wanjala (0/0), Arnau Martinez (0/1), Cesar Tarrega (0/3), Dimitri Foulquier (0/0), Iker Cordoba (0/0), Jesus Vazquez (0/3), Jose Gaya (0/1), Mouctar Diakhaby (0/3), Pablo Maffeo (0/2), Aliou Dieng (0/3), Andre Almeida (0/0), Filip Ugrinic (0/3), Guido Rodriguez (0/2), Javier Guerra (0/3), Justin De Haas (0/1), Pepelu (0/3), Ryunosuke Sato (0/3), Alberto Mari (0/0), Arnaut Danjuma (0/3), Daniel Raba (0/1), David Otorbi (0/2), Diego Lopez (0/0), Hugo Duro (0/3), Luis Rioja (0/2), Sergi Canos (0/0), Umar Sadiq (1/3).

Barcelona Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Barcelona players that the manager Hans-Dieter Flick will choose from for the upcoming game:

Dominik Livakovic (0/0), Eder Aller (0/0), Joan Garcia (0/3), Wojciech Szczesny (0/0), Alejandro Balde (0/0), Alvaro Cortes (0/0), Andreas Christensen (0/2), Eric Garcia (0/2), Gerard Martin (0/2), Joao Cancelo (0/3), Jules Kounde (0/3), Pau Cubarsi (0/2), Brian Farinas (0/0), Fermin Lopez (3/3), Frenkie de Jong (0/0), Gavi (0/1), Marc Bernal (0/3), Marc Casado (0/0), Pedri (0/3), Rodri (0/2), Roony Bardghji (0/0), Xavi Espart (0/3), Anthony Gordon (0/3), Dani Olmo (0/3), Jesse Bisiwu (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (1/3), Lamine Yamal (2/3), Raphinha (5/3), Toni Fernandez (0/0).

Valencia vs Barcelona Team News

Barcelona face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Sunday against Valencia. Anthony Gordon and Raphinha racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Barcelona travelling party for their next match.

Rodri nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Barcelona.

Valencia vs Barcelona Lineups

Valencia vs Barcelona H2H

Valencia beat Barcelona by 3-1 in their most recent match, while Barcelona claimed a 6-0 win in the match prior to that. Barcelona will be excited about a meeting with Valencia, who have found it hard to deal with their upcoming visitors. Barcelona go into the match with a 8-1-1 advantage. The bookies have Barcelona to win this match at best price odds of 1/3.

Valencia vs Barcelona Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Valencia welcome Barcelona as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/9 with the bookies on Sunday.

Valencia vs Barcelona Betting Tips

With three goals in six matches Javier Guerra has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Barcelona and their defence. The visitors hope Raphinha adds another to his current tally of seven goals in his latest matches.

Valencia claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Barcelona won six, drew one and lost three of their last 10 games away. Barcelona have been racing out of the block in their 10 most recent away games, scoring the opening goal seven times in these. Valencia scored the first goal in two of their last 10 games on home soil.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened six times. Valencia managed an average of one goal, while Barcelona averaged three goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Valencia’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Barcelona, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.7 times goals per game themselves.