Levante v Barcelona: LaLiga Action on Match-day 31

This Sunday sees Levante go head to head with Barca at the Ciutat de Valencia – Kick-off 9:00pm GMT.

Barca, remain in contention for Champion’s League qualification, sitting in second place and 18 places above twentieth placed Levante, going into the clash.

Struggling Levante, welcome fancied their opponents this Sunday

Levante will take a huge positive from their recent 2-0 win against Villarreal at the Ciutat de Valencia.

Also, Levante may not want to consider the prospect of relegation this season, but they are going to have to change their ways if they are to avoid it. Alessio Lisci’s squad have lost 11 of 19 matches. With a twentieth position in the league and 4 wins, 16 losses and 10 draws, they currently have 22 points in the League having won four games, drawn 10 fixtures, and lost 16 meetings.

Playing at home, Levante have won three matches, drawn seven meetings, and lost five fixtures.

A victory for Levante would put them on 25 points.

Levante’s squad has depth, but even so, Alessio Lisci is likely to be missing four of they key players when they start Sunday’s game.

This season’s LaLiga campaign, has so far seen Barcelona achieve 57 points

Xavi will hope that success brings further success, as his side look for another win in a row. Their last two outings resulted in victories against Seville and R Madrid.

Also, Barca keep finding ways to win, having secured eight victories in their last nine games is astonishing this season, a form has placed them in clear contention for Champion’s League qualification. Their position is second in the League and they have 57 points, that is, 16W, 4L and 9D having won 16 meetings, drawn nine fixtures, and lost four games.

Barca’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Levante. In the 15 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won six meetings, drawn seven matches, and lost two fixtures.

A win in this fixture, would take Barcelona’s points from 57 to 60, so far this season.

Good Attacking Performance

Barca have a good scoring record this season, with 57 netted so far (55 from open play and two penalties). This has been largely down to the key attacking players: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (6), Ferran Torres (4), and Pedri (3). Barca have conceded 29 goals.

Xavi could be missing up to seven of their players through injury or illness for the game on Sunday.

Levante v Barcelona – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Barca with a greater number of wins. In the last 33 meetings, they have enjoyed 24 victories, to Levante’s four wins. Additionally, the last 20 fixtures against Barca have resulted in fifteen wins for Levante. September 2021 was the most recent time these two clashed in this competition and The Frogs took all three points winning 3-0.

Other standout players for Levante are Jose Luis Morales and Dani Gomez with three goals each and for Barca are Ferran Torres and Pedri with four goals and three goals respectively.