Valencia Vs Barcelona Prediction: Blaugrana Wants To Sharpen Record At The Estadi Olympic Lluis Companys

Lamine Yamal, again stated by Barcelona in the far-right sector (photo: x @fcbarcelona)

JAKARTA - Valencia and Barcelona will face each other in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Thursday 6 February, when both teams have ambitions to secure a place in the semifinals of the prestigious tournament.

This match will be their second meeting in less than two weeks after Barcelona crushed Valencia with a striking score of 7-1 at the Estadi Olympic Lluis Companys in the previous La Liga match.

Valencia is currently struggling to stay in the highest caste of Spanish football, when their worrying position in the relegation zone. Carlos Corberan's team is ranked 19th in La Liga standings with only four wins from 22 matches, and seven draws and eleven defeats.

Under Corberan's leadership, Valencia won two wins in the five league games he led. Both wins were won in home games, including a narrow 2-1 win against Celta Vigo last Sunday thanks to goals from Luis Rioja and Javi Guerra.

In the Copa del Rey, Corberan led Valencia in two 2-0 wins over Eldense and Ourense, continuing the initial work that had been done by former coach Ruben Baraja. Now, Los Che will face a tough challenge against Barcelona, who are their toughest opponents in this event.

Valencia certainly realizes that they have a tough task of beating Barcelona, especially as they last won in a head-to-head duel in January 2020 with a score of 2-0 at Mestalla.

On the other hand, Barcelona are in an impressive performance in 2025. The Blaugrana are unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions, with seven wins and two draws since the 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid at the end of 2024.

The series of positive results brought Barcelona to the Spanish Super Cup trophy, a win in the Copa del Rey over Barbastro and Real Betis, and ensured the top position in the Champions League group stage.

In La Liga, they also continued to show solid performance with seven points from the last three matches, including a 7-1 win over Valencia and a 1-0 win against Alaves thanks to Robert Lewandowski's 30th goal of the season.

Barcelona are now preparing to continue their journey in the Copa del Rey in the hope of bringing home the 32nd trophy in their history and the first since the 2020-21 season. The Blaugrana also have a good away record to Mestala, with four wins in their last five trips to Valencia headquarters.

Valencia is still missing their main right-back, Thierry Correia, who has been sidelined for a long time due to anterior ligament injury she has suffered since October. Meanwhile, Dimitri Folquier, Enzo Barrenechea, and Diego Lopez have doubts about appearing after experiencing discomfort after the match against Celta Vigo.

Coach Corberan is expected to return to field Stole Dimitrievski as the main goalkeeper in the Copa del Rey, replacing Giorgi Mamardashvili, who is usually the first choice in La Liga.

On the other hand, Barcelona also has several injury constraints. Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Marc Bernal are still recovering from a knee injury, while Andreas Christensen is absent due to a problem with his calf. Dani Olmo is still recovering from an injury that left him out in the last four games.

Gavi is still under monitoring after suffering a head-on collision in victory against Alaves, which left him in doubt of appearing in this match. Coach Hansi Flick will probably rotate by giving Eric Garcia, Frenkie de Jong, and Fermin Lopez a chance to play.

Although Valencia will play at home, they face a huge challenge to stem Barcelona, who are in their best form. The Blaugrana have shown their superiority with a landslide victory in the previous meeting and have high motivation to advance to the Copa del Rey semifinals.

Barcelona are predicted to dominate possession and create many chances in this match. Valencia will probably try to play more defensively and rely on counter-attacks to score goals.

With a stronger squad and better momentum, Barcelona are favorite to win this match and step into the Copa del Rey semifinals.

Estimated Lineup Of Players

Valencia: Dimitrievski; Foulquier, Tarrega, Mosquera, Gaya; Guerra, Barrenchea; Lopez, Almeida, Rioja; Duro

Barcelona: Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, Garcia, Balde; Pedri, De Jong, Fermin; Yamal, Raphinha, Lewandowski