Valencia welcome Barcelona at Estadio Mestalla, Valencia on Sunday, Sep 6 at 4:15 PM in a LaLiga fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Valencia come into this fixture in mixed form (0W 1D 1L). Barcelona, meanwhile, arrive in mixed form (1W 0D 0L) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks. Valencia head into this on the back of a defeat, while Barcelona arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

Despite playing at home, Valencia face a side that has dominated this fixture historically. Barcelona have won 8 of 10 encounters, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Valencia won 3–1. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 5.2 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: Barcelona's quality should tell even on the road. Valencia will push, but the visitors have too much class. Barcelona to win.