La Liga, Round 4ValenciaVAL 6/09/2026 15:15 BarcelonaBAR Venue Estadio de MestallaTable of ContentsValencia v Barcelona La Liga previewValencia v Barcelona La Liga team newsValencia v Barcelona predicted line upsValencia v Barcelona stats, La Liga formWhere to watch Valencia v Barca: TV channel, live online streamsValencia v Barcelona La Liga predictionValencia v Barcelona La Liga previewBarcelona will look to maintain their perfect start to the 2026-27 La Liga season when they travel to Mestalla to face Valencia on Sunday afternoon. The reigning champions have won all three of their opening league matches and sit top of the table, while Valencia have collected just one point from their first three games.Valencia have endured a difficult start to the new La Liga campaign, taking just one point from their opening three matches.Barcelona remain comfortably ahead in the overall head-to-head record, winning 115 of the 232 previous meetings between the clubs. Valencia have recorded 60 victories, with the other 57 matches ending in draws.Hansi Flicks side have been in excellent form at the beginning of their title defence.Barcelona opened their campaign with a 5-0 win away to Elche before beating Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at home.They then produced another five-goal performance against Rayo Vallecano, running out 5-2 winners to move onto nine points.Valencia v Barcelona La Liga team newsValencia have several players unavailable for Sundays fixture.Justin de Haas, Sergi Canos, Jose Copete, Diego Lopez, Guido Rodriguez and Umar Sadiq are all expected to miss out through injury.Dimitri Foulquier and Luis Rioja will both need to be assessed before kick-off after suffering muscle problems.Sadiq is the only Valencia player to have scored so far this season, but Sato and Arnaut Danjuma are expected to feature in the final third against the champions.Barcelona will be without Frenkie de Jong, Roony Bardghji and Jesse Bisiwu, while Gavi remains a doubt with a knee problem.Rodri is expected to continue his gradual introduction to the team and could once again be used from the bench.Marc Bernal and Pedri should therefore continue in central midfield.Raphinha has made an excellent start to the campaign, scoring five goals and providing one assist in his three La Liga appearances, and he is expected to keep his place in the attack.Fermin Lopez should operate as the number 10, with Lamine Yamal and Gordon providing width.Valencia v Barcelona predicted line upsValencia: Dimitrievski; Diakhaby, Tarrega, Martinez; Maffeo, Guerra, Urgrinic, Pepelu, Gaya; Sato, DanjumaBarcelona: J Garcia; E Garcia, Cubarsi, Martin, Espart; Pedri, Bernal; Yamal, Fermin, Gordon; RaphinhaValencia v Barcelona stats, La Liga formValencia beat Barcelona 3-1 at home in the teams most recent meeting in May, ending their 12-match winless run against them (D2 L10) since January 2020, when they prevailed 2-0 at home in La LigaThey had lost each of the preceding five encounters in all competitions by an aggregate score of 24-4, including two home defeatsThe only team Valencia have beaten in their last five home matches is Barca, losing two and drawing two of their games along the wayMore than three hours have passed since Valencia last scored at home, failing to score in three of their last five matches at Mestalla and conceding the first goal in four of themCelta, Malaga and Getafe are the only teams in the 2026/27 Liga to have scored as few goals as Valencia (1), with the latter two sides (4 each) the only clubs to have had fewer attempts on target than Loc Ches total of nineBarcelona have 115 wins to Valencias 60 in the all-time head-to-head between the teams, who have shared 57 drawsWith 31 goals, Barca all-time top scorer Lionel Messi has 13 more than any other player in the history of the fixture, contributing to a total of 462 goals for his team against Valencia, who have scored 335 in replyRaphinas total of five goals in three matches made the Brazil forward the top scorer in La Liga before the latest round of matches, one ahead of Real Madrids Kylian MbappeOnly Raphina and Mbappe have outscored Barcas Fermin Lopez in this seasons division, with the Spain international one of eight players to have netted more than twice before this weekends gamesBarcas total of 12 goals puts them two ahead of the next-highest scorers in the division, Real Madrid, who lead the way for attempts on target (27), one ahead of BlaugranaWhere to watch Valencia v Barca: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Sunday is at 15:15 BST (10:15 ET / 07:15 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports 2 and streaming available on a vast range of devices via the Premier Sports app.A Premier Sports subscription costs �120 a year, �11.99 per month on a 12-month contract or �16.99 per month with 30 days cancellation notice required.Heres the full list of La Liga international broadcasters.Valencia v Barcelona La Liga prediction Match PredictionValencia 1 3 Barcelona Valencia will take confidence from their 3-1 victory over Barcelona at Mestalla last season, but the Catalan side have started this campaign in much stronger form. Topics Alejandro Balde Anthony Gordon Dani Olmo FC Barcelona Fermin Lopez Frenkie de Jong Gavi (footballer) Joan Garcia Joao Cancelo Jules Kounde Karim Adeyemi LaLiga Lamine Yamal Marc-Andre ter Stegen Pau Cubarsi Pedri Raphinha Valencia CF Wojciech Szczsny Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read LIVE Real Betis v Real Madrid: Commentary, updates, goals and stats Jon Fisher 4th September, 2026 Real Betis v Real Madrid: Preview, expected line-ups, and where to watch Ben Miller 4th September, 2026 Players set to wear debut patches during Champions League this season Mitch Fretton 2nd September, 2026 Anthony Gordon explains why LaLiga is less forgiving than Premier League Mitch Fretton 1st September, 2026 When does the transfer window close? 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