La Liga

La Liga | Gameweek 17

Dec 16, 2023 at 8pm UK

Estadio de Mestalla

Valencia
1 - 1
Barcelona

Guillamon (70')
Perez (65')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Felix (55')
de Jong (77'), Cancelo (79')

Barcelona boss Xavi: 'Our finishing among the worst in Europe'

Barcelona head coach Xavi bemoans his side's poor finishing following Saturday's 1-1 draw with Valencia in La Liga.

Dec 17, 09:22

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Valencia

All competitions

La Liga

Last Game: Getafe 1-0 Valencia
Friday, December 8 at 8pm in La Liga

Goals
for

Top scorers

Barcelona

All competitions

La Liga

Last Game: Antwerp 3-2 Barcelona
Wednesday, December 13 at 8pm in Champions League

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Valencia 1-2 Barcelona

Barcelona often pick up positive results when they need them most, and we are backing Xavi to deliver a huge win on Saturday night. Valencia are missing some important players, which could cost them, and Barcelona will have added motivation in this match due to their recent disappointing results. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barcelona win with a probability of 49.08%. A draw had a probability of 25.7% and a win for Valencia had a probability of 25.27%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.32%) and 0-2 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.18%), while for a Valencia win it was 1-0 (7.96%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood.

Result
Valencia	Draw	Barcelona
25.27% ( -0.08)	25.65% ( 0.01)	49.08% ( 0.08)

Both teams to score 50.12% (

-0.09)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.92% (

-0.07)

53.08% (

0.08)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.34% (

-0.06)

74.66% (

0.07)

Valencia Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.97% (

-0.11)

36.03% (

0.12)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.19% (

-0.11)

72.81% (

0.12)

Barcelona Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.35% (

21.65% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.23% (

0.01)

54.77% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Valencia 25.27%

Barcelona 49.07%

Draw 25.65%

Valencia	Draw	Barcelona
1-0 @ 7.96% ( -0) 2-1 @ 6.22% ( -0.02) 2-0 @ 4.06% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 2.12% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 1.62% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 1.38% ( -0.01) Other @ 1.91% Total : 25.27%	1-1 @ 12.18% 0-0 @ 7.8% ( 0.02) 2-2 @ 4.76% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.91% Total : 25.65%	0-1 @ 11.93% ( 0.04) 1-2 @ 9.32% ( 0) 0-2 @ 9.13% ( 0.03) 1-3 @ 4.76% ( 0) 0-3 @ 4.66% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 2.43% ( -0.01) 1-4 @ 1.82% ( 0) 0-4 @ 1.78% ( 0.01) 2-4 @ 0.93% ( -0) Other @ 2.31% Total : 49.07%