Valencia vs Barcelona

20 February 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 0–3

  • Carlos Soler 52’
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 23’, 38’
  • Frenkie de Jong 32’
  • Pedri 63’

Match summary

Barcelona won comfortably, 4-1 away at Valencia. Barcelona led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put Barcelona ahead in the 23rd minute, set up by Jordi Alba, Frenkie de Jong made it 0-2 in the 32nd minute, set up by Ousmane Dembélé, and Aubameyang made it 0-3 in the 38th minute, set up by Gavi. In the second half, Carlos Soler pulled one back to make it 1-3 with a header in the 52nd minute, set up by Bryan Gil Salvatierra and Pedri made it 1-4 in the 63rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 2.47 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots to Valencia's 0.77 from 11.

Match stats

Valencia Barcelona
11 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 6
8 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.77 xG 2.47
0.77 Non-penalty xG 2.47
5 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Valencia Barcelona
Kick-off
23’
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Assist: Jordi Alba0-1 (Barcelona)
32’
Frenkie de Jong
Assist: Ousmane Dembélé0-2 (Barcelona)
38’
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Assist: Gavi0-3 (Barcelona)
Half-time0-3
Carlos Soler
Assist: Bryan Gil Salvatierra1-3 (Valencia)
52’
63’
Pedri1-4 (Barcelona)
Full-time1-4

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Valencia
  • Carlos Soler
  • Ilaix Moriba
  • Toni Lato
Barcelona
  • Sergiño Dest
  • Ronald Araújo
  • Jordi Alba
  • Nico González

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 2.47 23’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), 0-1 23’ 32’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), 0-2 32’ 38’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), 0-3 38’ 52’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), 1-3 52’ 63’ Pedri (Barcelona), 1-4 63’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 2.47 23’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), 0-1 Aubameyang 23’ 32’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), 0-2 de Jong 32’ 38’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), 0-3 Aubameyang 38’ 52’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), 1-3 Soler 52’ 63’ Pedri (Barcelona), 1-4 Pedri 63’
Valencia 0.77 xGBarcelona 2.47 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Valencia attacking 
38’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), open play, 0.95 xG, goal 32’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 79’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 23’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 52’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 69’ Uros Racic (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 79’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 58’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Gavi (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 36’ Omar Alderete (Valencia), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 71’ Bryan Gil Salvatierra (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 38’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), open play, 0.95 xG, goal 32’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 79’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 23’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 52’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 69’ Uros Racic (Valencia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 79’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 58’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Gavi (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 36’ Omar Alderete (Valencia), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Pedri (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 71’ Bryan Gil Salvatierra (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Carlos Soler (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Giorgi Mamardashvili GK900 0.000.000
Dimitri Foulquier DEF901 0.010.000
Mouctar Diakhaby DEF900 0.000.000
Omar Alderete DEF881 0.030.000
José Gayá DEF680 0.000.000
Carlos Soler MID9014 0.420.061
Ilaix Moriba MID690 0.000.000
Hugo Guillamón MID490 0.000.000
Bryan Gil Salvatierra MID9011 0.020.433
Gonçalo Guedes FWD900 0.000.092
Hugo Duro FWD883 0.200.000
Maxi Gómez Sub410 0.000.031
Toni Lato Sub220 0.000.000
Uros Racic Sub211 0.090.011
Eray Cömert Sub20 0.000.000
Marcos de Sousa Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 26% Avg odds 3.71
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.75
Barcelona win 48% Avg odds 1.99

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Valencia LDLDL
Barcelona WDWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Barcelona 3-1 Valencia, 17 Oct 21 Next meeting: Valencia 0-1 Barcelona, 29 Oct 22  All Valencia vs Barcelona meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.