Barcelona's next visit to Mestalla is set to carry a historic significance. If the stadium is eventually replaced or loses its role as Valencia's home for competitive football, owing to redevelopment, this meeting could be the final chapter of one of Spanish football's longest-running fixtures at the historic ground.
Few venues have provided such an evenly balanced setting for Barcelona.
Simply put, the two clubs have met at Mestalla 115 times across six competitions, with Barça narrowly ahead on 43 victories to Valencia's 42. The remaining 30 encounters ended level.
That near-perfect balance makes Mestalla one of the rare grounds where Barcelona have never enjoyed overwhelming historical dominance.
Recent history, though, has shifted in their direction.

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