Position6of 20
Points62in 38
Won, drawn, lost18-8-12
Goals68for, 54 against
FormLWLLW
Results
2008-09Sat 30 May
FT
Sat 23 May
FT
Sun 17 May
FT
Sat 9 May
FT
Sun 3 May
FT
Sat 25 Apr
FT
Wed 22 Apr
FT
Sun 19 Apr
FT
Sun 12 Apr
FT
Sun 5 Apr
FT
Sun 22 Mar
FT
Sat 14 Mar
FT
Sun 8 Mar
FT
Sun 1 Mar
FT
Sun 22 Feb
FT
Sat 14 Feb
FT
Sun 8 Feb
FT
Sun 1 Feb
FT
Sun 25 Jan
FT
Sun 18 Jan
FT
Sat 10 Jan
FT
Sat 3 Jan
FT
Sat 20 Dec
FT
Sat 13 Dec
FT
Sat 6 Dec
FT
Sun 30 Nov
FT
Sat 22 Nov
FT
Sat 15 Nov
FT
Sun 9 Nov
FT
Sat 1 Nov
FT
Sun 26 Oct
FT
Recreativo Huelva1
Sun 19 Oct
FT
Sun 5 Oct
FT
Sun 28 Sep
FT
Thu 25 Sep
FT
Sun 21 Sep
FT
Sun 14 Sep
FT
Sat 30 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 43rdof 84 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 5wins in a row, the longest run of 2008-09
- 2clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2008-09
- 41%of the team's league goals scored by David Villa
- 42%of matches won since 2001-02
- 6–1Biggest win since 2001-02: Malaga 1–6 Valencia
- 1–7Heaviest defeat: Barcelona 7–1 Valencia
In Europe
34 matches in the European cups since 2015-16Won, drawn, lost16-5-13
Goals54– 45
Vesta and Valencia
349 league matches since 2017-18- 48%of Valencia's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 79wins in 161 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 9%won with 9%: Real Madrid 1–2 Valencia
- 14%won with 14%: Valencia 4–1 Real Madrid
- 17%won with 17%: Real Sociedad 0–1 Valencia
- 61%lost at 61%: Valencia 0–1 Cadiz
- 56%lost at 56%: Valencia 0–1 Girona
- 55%lost at 55%: Las Palmas 2–1 Valencia
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2008-09, 37 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 17 |
| Against | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
- 2points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 1point thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 13points won after going behind
- 14points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 37 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2008-09Strength
Rating 1,490Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2008-09| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan MataRight winger | 37 | 3,040 | 11 | 13 |
| Raúl AlbiolCentre-back | 34 | 2,945 | 2 | 1 |
| David VillaForward | 33 | 2,902 | 28 | 6 |
| MiguelCentre-back | 29 | 2,516 | 0 | 1 |
| David AlbeldaMidfielder | 30 | 2,279 | 0 | 1 |
| JoaquínRight midfielder | 31 | 2,265 | 4 | 4 |
| Carlos MarchenaCentre-back | 26 | 2,151 | 1 | 1 |
| Emiliano MorettiCentre-back | 28 | 2,137 | 0 | 0 |
| AlexisCentre-back | 24 | 2,096 | 1 | 0 |
| Rubén BarajaMidfielder | 28 | 1,827 | 3 | 1 |
| Manuel FernandesMidfielder | 27 | 1,763 | 2 | 3 |
| RenanGoalkeeper | 19 | 1,661 | 0 | 0 |
| Hedwiges MaduroMidfielder | 22 | 1,633 | 1 | 0 |
| Cesar SanchezGoalkeeper | 18 | 1,620 | 0 | 0 |
| David SilvaMidfielder | 19 | 1,478 | 4 | 7 |
| Pablo HernándezMidfielder | 21 | 1,033 | 3 | 3 |
| EduMidfielder | 21 | 856 | 1 | 2 |
| Vicente Rodriguez GuillenMidfielder | 27 | 811 | 6 | 1 |
| Fernando Sanchez MorientesForward | 20 | 807 | 1 | 1 |
| Asier Del HornoMidfielder | 9 | 566 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Angel AnguloForward | 11 | 519 | 0 | 2 |
| MíchelForward | 13 | 501 | 0 | 0 |
| Vicente GuaitaGoalkeeper | 2 | 139 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan HelgueraMidfielder | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Thiago Carleto– | 1 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristobal Emilio Torres RuizCentre-back | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

