Levante welcome the visitors Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga – Round 16. The match will be held on Sunday, December 16th, at the Estadi Ciutat de Valencia (Valencia).
Levante’s latest home head-to-head record against Barcelona is not bad – they registered a 5:4 win in the last season’s league and a draw in 2014. In the last 12 rounds, the hosts lost in just a half of all matches, four times those were defeats by a margin of over two goals, and their tournament position obliges. Four of their five losses Levante suffered in the starting six rounds, in eleven matches, they lost to Sociedad only. Also, we should mind their away win over Real. Under the stewardship of Paco Lopez, the team are not struggling on the pitch, they simply enjoy the game. The hosting side are not always great in defense, take, for example, their last round 4:4 draw against Eibar and 2:6 defeat to Sevilla, but their attack is scorching. Levante are keen on playing aggressive football, pressing fantastically at the same time. They were fifteenth in 2017/18 standings. Currently they are sixth, finding themselves in the middle of the table, four points off the Champions League.
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The Catalan team faced Tottenham in the Champions League group match this week. It would not be wise to speak of their exhaustion, but the match will somehow affect their play in Valencia. Barcelona had an away win by a margin of three goals over Espanyol only, and they beat Real, Alaves, and Huesca at home. We’d like to highlight Barcelona’s leaking defense at present, they regularly let in. The aggressive attacks are not very appropriate in the coming clash with Levante. The visiting side are leading the table so far, being three points ahead of the closest pursuer.
Levante are not an easy opponent, capable of delivering a tough battle to the champion. The hosts have no fear of the attacking play, being victorious in three of four last home matches. It won’t be a surprise if Barcelona face big problems on Sunday. Will they manage to win? They will most likely do, but a smashout win is out of discussion – a margin of one or two goals is predicted.
Prediction for the match: Levante to win with 2.5 handicap.
