Levante - Barcelona Football prediction

Levante and Barcelona face off at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia in a match of the 16th round of the Primera Division. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the visiting team, who in the last 5 matches won 3, drew 1 and lost 1. However, in the last match at this stage, in a match for Primera Division on 13-05-2018, Levante only managed to win, by (5-4). The goals of the match were scored by E. Boateng (9 ', 30' and 49 ') and E. Bardhi (46' and 56 ') for Levante and Philippe Coutinho (38', 59 'and 64') and L . Suárez (71 ') for Barcelona. The home / away condition deserves special attention, since although this is a match between 6th and 1st of the overall standings, this is actually a comparison between the 12th place in home games and the 1st as a visitor.

Analysis of the Levant
The home team is currently in 6th place with 22 points, after 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Athletic Bilbao by (3-0). In the last match, he tied for Eibar by (4-4). This is a team that normally achieves more positive results as a visitor than at home, having won 12 points, scoring 14 goals and 11, and 10 points at the stadium with 13 goals scored and 14 goals conceded. For the championship, the Levante won 10 points in 21 possible, after 3 victories, 1 tie and 3 losses in the last 7 games that played in his stadium. In their home league games the most frequent marker in the break was 1-0 (3 in 7 matches). The team have conceded goals to their opponents in 7 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has been marked with great regularity, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches in this competition. In 15 games in this competition, only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Levante have a good campaign in La Liga but have dropped a little in the last rounds, have won only 1 of their last 5 games and now try to recover to remain in the next season's Europa League qualifying zone. The team has an attack of great quality that has scored 27 goals and is the third best of the competition ahead of powers like Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, but the defense, on the other hand, is very inefficient, suffered 25 goals and is the third more leaked from the competition, so much that he suffered at least 2 goals in 3 of his last 4 games, evidencing the imbalance between the offensive and defensive sectors. Playing at home, like this Sunday's game, Levante have acted very well, have won 3 of their last 4 games, but have the second most leaked defense in the condition of principal, noting that even in his stadium he can not play solidly in this sector. For the confrontation with Barcelona, ​​coach Paco López has no problems in the team that played in the last round and should repeat the last game's ranking, especially striker Roger Martí, top scorer of the season and fifth-highest scorer of the national.

Analysis of Barcelona
The visiting team is currently in 1st place with 31 points, after 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, won at home to Villarreal by (2-0). In the last match, he won out to Espanyol by (0-4). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it has achieved similar results at home and abroad. The team arrives in this match after a draw at home with Tottenham for (1-1). In the league, Barcelona won 14 points in 21 chances, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 7 games they played as a visitor.

For this competition, you have not lost any of the last 4 games outside your stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 games in this competition, managed to get back on the scoreboard in 2 of the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Barcelona are going up their level with each passing round, coming from 2 consecutive victories and going in search of 3 more points to remain calm in the leadership of the national. The team has an attack of enormous quality that has scored 41 goals and is the most positive of the national with 13 goals more than the second team that most rocked the networks, but the defense still needs adjustments, having suffered 19 goals and is the eighth most leaked of the competition, being the main problem the spaces that leaves for the opponents to attack. Playing away from home, such as this Sunday's match, Barcelona have the best advantage of La Liga, scored goals in all 7 games they did away from their domains, but conceded goals in 5 of them, again showing their defensive problems. For the confrontation against Levante, coach Ernesto Valverde should repeat the lineup of the last game where he humbled his rival Espanyol away from home by sonoros 4 to 0.