In this week 12 match on the 29th of October, Valencia will host Barcelona in a La Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 9th placed Valencia is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Mallorca. Edinson Cavani struck first for Valencia in the 52nd minute from the penalty spot, but Vedat Muriqi got the equalizer for Mallorca in the 66th minute from the penalty spot But luckily in the 83rd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Lee Kang-In. Valencia is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Barcelona recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Athletic Club. Ousmane Dembélé struck first for Barcelona in the 12th minute on a feed from Robert Lewandowski, then Sergi Roberto added another in the 18th minute on a feed from Ousmane Dembélé In the end, Athletic Club was frustrated by Barcelona’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Barcelona ended the match with the shutout victory. Barcelona is on a hot streak lately, having won 9 of their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Barcelona won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Barcelona is fortunate enough to have Robert Lewandowski in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals. Edinson Cavani has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Valencia
Valencia will be without Jaume Doménech and Samu Castillejo, while Bellerín, Sergi Roberto, Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessié are unavailable to play for Xavier Hernández Creus’s team.