Valencia won their last LaLiga encounter with Barcelona 3-1 last May, after failing to win any of their previous 11 (D2 L9); they have only recorded consecutive wins against the Blaugrana in the competition once in the 21st century, with two victories between 2002 and 2003.

Valencia have lost four of their last six home LaLiga matches against Barcelona (W1 D1), as many defeats as they suffered in their previous 12 home top-flight encounters against the Catalan side (W1 D7 L4).