Valencia

• Valencia, with just three points won at home (W1 L3), are experiencing their worst start to a La Liga season at home since 1997-98 (two points).
• The Che side have kept just one clean sheet in the last 18 games they have played at home in La Liga (in the 4-0 win against Eibar).
• Valencia have gone nine league games without a win at Mestalla against Barcelona (D5 L4), their worst run at home against them in the top flight.
• This is Valencia’s worst start to a La Liga season (nine points) after the opening eight games since 1999-2000 (seven points).
• Mario Suárez has scored three goals in six league games for Valencia, just one fewer than he did in 125 games for Atlético.

Barcelona

• Barcelona have scored 27 goals in their last seven league games away from home (W6 L1), at an average of 3.8 per game.
• The Blaugranas have won 16 points in the opening eight league games, their lowest record since 2005-06 (13 points) despite winning the title that season.
• Luis Enrique has won one, drawn one and lost one of his three away games against Valencia in La Liga.
• Luis Suárez has been involved in more goals than any other player in La Liga this season (nine, six goals and three assists).
• Messi has scored 17 goals in his 20 appearances against Valencia in La Liga; only against Atlético (21) and Sevilla (20) has he netted more.