Valencia vs Barcelona Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 23 May 2026

La Liga Betting Preview: Valencia vs Barcelona

Valencia meet Barcelona at Estadio Mestalla, with kick-off set for 15:00 on Saturday 23 May.

Barcelona look like an appealing wager at -119 and we expect them to defeat Valencia. We’ll place this Full-Time Result bet feeling confident and there’s plenty of value in the available odds.

Valencia won their last game 4-3. This was an away victory at Reale Arena against Real Sociedad. Carlos Corberan's side had 45% of possession and six shots on target, with Javier Guerra grabbing two goals, while Hugo Duro and Guido Rodriguez getting one.

Barcelona won their previous game, beating Real Betis at home. It was a 3-1 victory at Camp Nou. The Catalan club boasted 63% possession and recorded nine shots on goal, with Raphinha on the scoresheet twice and Joao Cancelo also finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Barca have landed five consecutive wins over Valencia. In their last encounter, Barca enjoyed a 6-0 victory at the Estadi Johan Cruyff. The past 10 H2H matches have included nine Barca wins along with a single draw.

La Liga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
1	Barcelona	37	31	1	5	94	33	61	94:33	94
9	Valencia	37	12	10	15	43	54	-11	43:54	46

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4 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.3 goals from 3.6 shots on goal and 12.0 attempts. Valencia have had 45.7% possession, 380.3 passes and 4.6 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.3 goals from 4.2 shots on goal and 11.9 attempts, while being awarded 4.5 corners.

Top goalscorers are Guido Rodriguez and Umar Sadiq on 3 goals, while Hugo Duro has bagged 2. Javier Guerra is top assists maker with 3, while goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski has kept 2 clean sheets.

Barca have 9 victories and 1 defeat, with an average of 2.2 goals from 13.9 attempts and 5.7 shots on goal. Hans-Dieter Flick's men average 67.1% possession, 636.1 passes, 5.4 corners awarded and 4.9 corners against them, while conceding 0.7 goals from 7.5 attempts and 2.6 shots on goal.

Raphinha has scored 5, followed by Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres with 4 goals apiece. Pedri, Dani Olmo and Fermin Lopez are top assists providers with 2, while Joan Garcia has recorded 4 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Valencia predicted lineup (4-4-2): Stole Dimitrievski (GK), Thierry Correia, Cesar Tarrega, Unai Nunez, Jesus Vazquez, Luis Rioja, Filip Ugrinic, Guido Rodriguez, Diego Lopez, Javier Guerra, Hugo Duro.

Barcelona predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Joan Garcia (GK), Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Gerard Martin, Joao Cancelo, Pedri, Marc Bernal, Raphinha, Gavi, Marcus Rashford, Robert Lewandowski.

Valencia vs Barcelona Prediction & Betting Tips

From our main match prediction to correct score advice, a corners pick, must-watch player props and a custom bet builder — this Valencia vs Barcelona betting preview covers it all.

Match Prediction

We can’t pass up the chance to land value on Barcelona who are available at odds of -119. It looks like an attractive price when it comes to this pick and the visitors can win this La Liga encounter.

Our La Liga experts like to go through the form guide, with injuries and suspensions also having a bearing on the match. Before making our football predictions, we combine this information with the latest numbers.

Key Valencia vs Barcelona league stats:

• Barca have won 9 of their last 10 games.
• Barca have won 17 of their last 20 games.
• Valencia have lost their last 5 games against Barca.

The best football bookies are estimating that there is a 54.3% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, our tipsters research has found that the actual probability is closer to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Valencia 1 - 2 Barcelona

We’re betting on Barcelona to secure a 2-1 winning scoreline. Odds of +700 can be taken and it’s great fun to predict a correct score and hopefully land a winner.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Raphinha to Score +160

Raphinha (Barcelona) has racked up five goals in his past four La Liga matches. We’ll take a chance at +160 for this Anytime Goalscorer wager as the betting odds look really appealing.

Latest Raphinha Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+160

First

+525

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Corners Prediction

Over 9.5 Corners -147

There has been four straight Barcelona matches where 9.5 Total Corners has been covered, while it has been an average of 10.00 corners in the previous ten Valencia home games. We think that there’s a strong case for this outcome and we’ll bet the Total Corners line to be covered which is on offer at odds of -147.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Valencia

Total

9.10 4.60 4.50

Home

10.00 5.80 4.20

Away

9.70 4.40 5.30

Barcelona

Total

10.30 5.40 4.90

Home

11.50 6.90 4.60

Away

10.60 6.70 3.90

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-147

Under 9.5

+104

Valencia Corners

Over 4.5

+116

Under 4.5

-167

Barcelona Corners

Over 5.5

-115

Under 5.5

-123

Most Corners

1

+175

X

+650

2

-172

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Valencia vs Barcelona Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

For this La Liga clash, Barcelona are the -119 favourites to triumph according to the latest Full-Time Result betting odds. This reflects that they have a 54% chance of winning. Valencia are the +275 underdogs, while the draw can also be backed as an alternative.

There are different ways to bet on Barca including the Asian Handicap -0.5 market. This option is -122, although Valencia +0.5 is a viable alternative at -102 and you can cheer on the draw with the latter.

The Total Goals market reveals that Over 2.5 Goals is the current betting favourite. If you are expecting both teams to score, there’s the chance to back Yes at -233 on the BTTS market.

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Full-Time Result

1

+275

X

+310

2

-119

Half-Time Result

1

+275

X

+155

2

+133

Double Chance

1X

-105

12

-435

X2

-385

Draw No Bet

1

+170

2

-263

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.5

-102

2 Hcp -0.5

-122

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+170

Over 2.5

-227

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-233

No

+165

Favourite Robert Lewandowski is available at +360 to be the First Goalscorer. Similar odds apply if you’re interested in him to score the last goal.

Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)

First

+110

Anytime

+360

Ferran Torres (Barcelona)

First

+130

Anytime

+410

Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)

First

+140

Anytime

+430

Raphinha (Barcelona)

First

+160

Anytime

+525

Hugo Duro (Valencia)

First

+195

Anytime

+600

Fermín López (Barcelona)

First

+200

Anytime

+650

Dani Olmo (Barcelona)

First

+210

Anytime

+650

Marcus Rashford (Barcelona)

First

+220

Anytime

+700

Largie Ramazani (Valencia)

First

+230

Anytime

+650

Umar Sadiq (Valencia)

First

+230

Anytime

+700

Roony Bardghji (Barcelona)

First

+240

Anytime

+750

Lucas Beltrán (Valencia)

First

+330

Anytime

+1050

Arnaut Danjuma (Valencia)

First

+350

Anytime

+1100

Daniel Raba (Valencia)

First

+390

Anytime

+1150

Diego Lopez (Valencia)

First

+390

Anytime

+1200

Javi Guerra (Valencia)

First

+475

Anytime

+1500

Gavi (Barcelona)

First

+500

Anytime

+1500

Luis Rioja (Valencia)

First

+500

Anytime

+1500

Pepelu (Valencia)

First

+550

Anytime

+1600

Filip Ugrinic (Valencia)

First

+600

Anytime

+1900

Ronald Araujo (Barcelona)

First

+600

Anytime

+2000

Marc Bernal (Barcelona)

First

+650

Anytime

+2000

Pedri (Barcelona)

First

+700

Anytime

+2200

André Ribeiro Almeida (Valencia)

First

+750

Anytime

+2200

João Cancelo (Barcelona)

First

+750

Anytime

+2200

Stats: La Liga matches only
Valencia have managed four victories, three draws and three losses in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.40 goals per game and conceding 1.50.

Barca have secured seven wins and three defeats in the last 10 away games, recording an average of 1.60 goals per match and conceding 0.80.

In the last meeting at Estadio Mestalla, Barca defeated Valencia by a 5-0 scoreline. We’ve seen the previous 6 H2H meetings at Estadio Mestalla involve four triumphs for Barca, one draw and one win for Valencia.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Valencia Home Stats		4-3-3	2.90	1.40	1.50	4	6	7	3
Barcelona Away Stats		7-0-3	2.40	1.60	0.80	5	5	5	5

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

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Valencia vs Barcelona Lineups & Team News

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