Valencia vs. Barcelona: Copa Del Rey Match Preview, Odds & Prediction

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Valencia vs. Barcelona: Copa Del Rey Match Preview, Odds & Prediction

Valencia vs. Barcelona: Copa Del Rey Match Preview, Odds & Prediction

Valencia and Barcelona will both be looking to advance to the semi-finals when the Copa del Rey quarterfinals take place on Thursday.

This matchup comes less than two weeks after Barcelona crushed Los Che 7-1 at Estadi Olympic Lluis Companys in a La Liga match.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

Since they are in danger of being relegated for the first time since 1985–86, Valencia's main objective is to maintain their place as a top-flight team.

After 22 league matches this season, Los Che have won four, drawn seven, and lost eleven, putting them four points outside safety in 19th place.

Valencia has won two of Carlos Corberan's five league matches as head coach. Both wins have come in the team's last two home games, the most recent of which was a 2-1 triumph against Celta Vigo on Sunday, which was won by goals scored by Luis Rioja and Javi Guerra.

After Ruben Baraja began the 2024–25 Copa del Rey with victory over Parla Escuela and Ejea, the former West Bromwich Albion manager oversaw two of Valencia's four matches under his leadership, guiding his club to 2-0 triumphs against Eldense and Ourense.

The first stop on their Copa del Rey tour will be against top-flight competition, and Los Che will be looking to pull off an upset to keep their cup ambitions alive—they haven't won it since 2018–19—and their dreams of becoming the eighth team in club history alive.

Valencia has not won a head-to-head match since a 2-0 home triumph in January 2020, so it will know full well how difficult it will be to defeat Barcelona.

After losing 2-1 to Atletico Madrid in their last 2024 match, Barcelona went on a seven-game winning streak and two-game drawing streak in 2025.

Their perfect record includes a Spanish Super Cup victory, Copa del Rey victories against Barbastro and Real Betis, and a four-point showing in the last two games of the league phase, good enough for first place in the Champions League.

The Blaugrana have gone on an unbeaten run, collecting seven points from three league games. They played a 1-1 draw with Getafe and then won their home matches against Valencia and Alaves.

Robert Lewandowski's 30th goal of the season brought the Catalan giants to within four points of Real Madrid, who lead the league. However, they managed only a 1-0 win over Alaves on Sunday despite their obscene 7-1 triumph against Valencia.

While they prepare for their third straight Copa del Rey quarterfinal, Barcelona will put their La Liga campaign on hold. The visitors will aim to win the trophy for the 32nd time, which hasn't happened since 2020-21.

The Blaugrana have been winning their home matches at Mestalla lately. They've beaten Valencia four times in their past five away games, including a 2-1 triumph in August.

Valencia x Barcelona Team News

After mentioning some pain during the victory against Celta, Dimitri Folquier, Enzo Barrenechea, and Diego Lopez hope to avoid any lingering injuries.

Since backup custodian Stole Dimitrievski started all four cup matches, he will likely start instead of Giorgi Mamardashvili.

The visiting team is without Andreas Christensen due to a calf injury, Marc-Andre ter Stegen due to knee problems, and Marc Bernal due to knee problems.

Following a four-game injury-plagued absence, Dani Olmo is eager to show his health and participate in Thursday's contest.

Some have questioned whether Gavi will be able to play in the quarterfinal matchup since he is still being closely watched after sustaining a head injury in Sunday's victory against Alaves.

Eric Garcia, Frenkie de Jong, and Fermin Lopez are all in the running to start for Flick's starting lineup from the team that defeated Alaves over the weekend.

Our Predictions

Barcelona to win @ 1.41 on Sky247.ng

Even though Valencia will be glad to be playing at home following last month's crushing 7-1 loss on the road to Barcelona, we still think Barcelona's offensive prowess will be too much for Valencia to overcome.

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