Valencia are hosting Barcelona at the Mestalla, and on paper, this looks like a very tough afternoon for the home side. Valencia have been inconsistent lately, mixing a couple of wins with a few losses, and they haven't found much stability. Barcelona, despite a shaky start to this season with two losses in their last three games, are traditionally the much stronger side and have recent results to prove it. Looking at their head-to-head meetings, Barcelona have dominated this fixture, winning the last three encounters by big margins, including a 6-0 and a 7-1 victory. Valencia’s last win against them came over a year ago, and they have clearly struggled to contain their rivals in recent matchups.

Given Barcelona’s superior attacking quality and their historical dominance in this specific fixture, they are the clear favorites to take all three points. Valencia will have the home crowd behind them, but the evidence points to Barcelona being in control and likely to win this match comfortably.