Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Levante and Barcelona who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
As the early season favourites, Levante will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Barcelona for a round 2 match in the LaLiga.
Levante endured a disappointing opening game in the new LaLiga season which left them stunned without points.
Team form: Levante vs Barcelona
Levante Form
In their last three matches, Levante beat Burgos CF by 2-3 and Eibar by 1-0, before losing against Deportivo Alaves by 2-1. Levante claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 12 and conceded nine goals.
Barcelona Form
In their last three matches, Barcelona lost against Villarreal by 2-3, beat Athletic Club by 0-3 winning 0-3 against Mallorca. Barcelona are in imperial form on their travels, doing the clean sweep of six wins in six LaLiga matches. It marks them out as the best away side in this competition across the last six games. They outscored their opponents by 15 goals to three along the way.
Betting stats for Levante and Barcelona
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Levante and Barcelona. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 7 of the last 8 Levante matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Levante home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Levante matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 4 Levante home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Levante home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Barcelona matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barcelona have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Barcelona have won the last 4 away matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Barcelona have won the last 5 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Barcelona have won 6 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Levante vs Barcelona
It is the beginning of a new LaLiga campaign, and both Levante and Barcelona will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Popular betting markets: Levante vs Barcelona
Full-time result
Levante won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew three and lost none. Barcelona won eight games, drew zero and lost two in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Barcelona are on a serious roll of now 12 away matches on the spin without defeat. Barcelona have not lost to Levante in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Levante scored first in six of their last ten home games. Barcelona scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Levante played. Barcelona have won to nil in their last 3 away games. Barcelona were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy. Barcelona have scored in 16 consecutive meetings with Levante when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Levante, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Barcelona, who managed to hit the net 3.7 times on average in these games. Levante conceded a goal in their last 9 matches. Barcelona are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 21 matches.
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