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Jules Kounde plays down injury fears after Valencia clash
Barcelona centre-back Jules Kounde says that he was suffering with muscular fatigue against Valencia on Saturday.
Oct 30, 09:09
Robert Lewandowski winner helps Barcelona move to top of La Liga
Barcelona move to the top of the La Liga table courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Valencia at Mestalla, with Robert Lewandowski netting a last-gasp winner.
Oct 29, 22:56
The Match
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 Saturday's La Liga clash with Valencia.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their La Liga clash with Valencia.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Valencia 1-2 Mallorca
Saturday, October 22 at 5.30pm in La Liga
Saturday, October 22 at 5.30pm in La Liga
We said: Valencia 1-2 Barcelona
Valencia will certainly be the fresher of the two sides, and it has been an emotional week for Barcelona. Xavi will be demanding a response from his players on Saturday evening, though, and we are expecting the Catalan outfit to return to winning ways at Mestalla. Read more.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 59.73%. A draw had a probability of 21.4% and a win for Valencia had a probability of 18.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.81%) and 0-2 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.02%), while for a Valencia win it was 2-1 (5.12%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Valencia | Draw | Barcelona |
18.9% ( 0.08) | 21.36% ( 0.06) | 59.73% ( -0.14) |
| Both teams to score 55.21% ( -0.06) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
