Barcelona VS Valencia Match Prediction
2019-05-25
19:00:00
Barcelona
VS
Valencia
Our Prediction Tip
Barcelona will win this match.
2019-05-2519:00:00 Barcelona will win this match.
Barcelona average nearly two goals a game against Valencia, having scored 119 times in the last 60 meetings between the two. Both league matches between the two this season ended in draws, meaning Valencia are without a win in their last eight matches against Barcelona and have only won 12 of the last 60 in all competitions; Barcelona have won 31 of those. Lionel Messi scored in both fixtures this season – netting twice after Kevin Gameiro and Dani Parejo had put Valencia two-up at the Nou Camp most recently. That 2-2 draw in February was preceded by a 1-1 in Valencia in October – Ezequiel Garay opened the scoring before Messi’s equaliser.
Here are the results of the last five competitive matches between the two teams:
Feb 02, 2019: Barcelona 2-2 Valencia
Oct 07, 2018: Valencia 1-1 Barcelona
Apr 14, 2018: Barcelona 2-1 Valencia
Feb 08, 2018: Valencia 0-2 Barcelona (CDR)
Feb 01, 2018: Barcelona 1-0 Valencia (CDR)
Comfortable La Liga champions and now Copa del Rey finalists once again, Barcelona can seal a league and cup double by beating Valencia in Seville.
They have not lost in their last eight matches against Valencia, including winning home and away when they met in this competition last season.
This season, they have had to come from behind to draw both league games but Lionel Messi ensured they did exactly that in both games – three of his 50 goals for the season coming against Valencia.
Messi netted twice more on the final day of the season to ensure that, even with Luis Suarez out and Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho injury concerns, Barcelona remain an attacking team to be feared.
For Valencia, they finished the year in good form to earn fourth place and Champions League football for next season.
They did however lose their last two cup games – home and away against Arsenal in the Europa League semi-finals.
Kevin Gameiro and Rodrigo have fired in this competition this season, helping to earn victory against Real Betis in the semi-finals, but defensively they have kept just two clean sheets in their last 13 matches in all competitions.
That latter stat will be the concern against Messi and co, and if Barcelona can open the scoring – something they have failed to do in their last two games against Valencia – the confidence will flow for the league champions.
Barcelona go into this match as favourites and, buoyed by their record in this fixture and in this competition, they should seal victory.
Barcelona are odds-on favourites to win the Copa del Rey and can be backed at 8/15 with Ladbrokes.
Both matches between the two teams this season have ended in draws and both teams to score has been set at a best price of 13/20 with Betway.
Barcelona to win and BTTS is 9/5 with Betway and 888sport, while over 2.5 goals will return 11/20 with Betway.
Lionel Messi has scored all three Barcelona goals against Valencia so far this season and he can be backed at 4/7 to score at any time in the final.
Barcelona have won their last four Copa del Rey finals and can make it five in a row by beating a Valencia team against whom they have an excellent record.
Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is expected to be fit for the Copa del Rey final, but Philippe Coutinho and Arthur face further assessment and Ernesto Valverde does not expect to have Ousmane Dembele and available. Nelson Semedo suffered a head injury in the season-ending draw with Eibar and might also miss out. Luis Suarez (knee) and Rafinha (cruciate ligament) have already been ruled out.
Lionel Messi – Finished the league season with two goals in the draw with Eibar to move to 50 for the season in all competitions in 49 games. He also has 22 assists.
Jordi Alba – Two of his 17 assists in all competitions this season have come in the Copa del Rey, with the left wing-back’s attacking prowess a serious threat.
Malcom – Injuries to other attacking players gives the Brazilian the chance to finish a frustrating season on a high.
Barcelona have only actually won one of their last four matches. That victory was at home to Getafe, as Arturo Vidal’s goal and a late own goal earned a 2-0 win. Lionel Messi scored twice at Eibar last weekend but the hosts earned a surprise 2-2 draw with the La Liga champions. Prior to the win against Getafe, Barcelona suffered a 2-0 league defeat to Celta Vigo and their shock 4-0 loss at Liverpool in the Champions League – the latter meaning the Reds won 4-3 on aggregate.
Denis Cheryshev and Ezequiel Garay will both miss the final, but Geoffrey Kondogbia has returned quicker than expected and will be available – he played the final half-hour at Real Valladolid on the final day. Kevin Gameiro was a substitute for that game but has impressed during this cup run and could start in Seville.
Rodrigo – Four goals in the competition this season, including a hat-trick against Getafe and the semi-final winner, as well as netting Valencia’s final goal of the league season too.
Kevin Gameiro – Scored a late equaliser in the away leg of the semi-final and set up Rodrigo’s winner in the home match as Valencia beat Real Betis to earn their place in the final.
Carlos Soler – Scored in each of the last two league games of the season and also has ten assists in all competitions this season.
Valencia won their last three league games of the season to secure Champions League football for next season ahead of Getafe. Carlos Soler scored on the final day at Real Valladolid and Rodrigo completed the scoring in a 2-0 win. Valencia’s only two defeats in their last five games were home and away to Arsenal in the Europa League semi-finals, but they bounced back from their 4-2 loss (7-3 on aggregate) in the home game to beat Alaves 3-1, before the win at Valladolid on the final day.
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