The Match
Match Report
Robert Lewandowski hits a brace as Barcelona come from behind to record a 2-1 victory over Valencia in their 2024-25 La Liga opener at Mestalla.
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's La Liga clash between Valencia and Barcelona.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Valencia and Barcelona, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Barcelona could line up in their La Liga opener with Valencia at Mestalla.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of their La Liga opener with Valencia.
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 48.25%. A win for Valencia had a probability of 26.72% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.41%) and 0-2 (8.47%). The likeliest Valencia win was 1-0 (7.51%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Barcelona in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Barcelona.
| Result | ||
| Valencia | Draw | Barcelona |
26.72% ( -0.68) | 25.02% ( 0.35) | 48.25% ( 0.33) |
| Both teams to score 53.32% ( -1.67) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
