Today’s Football Betting Tips Barcelona vs Levante

Gambled! That’s what you would say in this country, when a top club in the DFB Pokal against an outsider sends a B-Elf on the lawn and then eliminated. In Spain, Copa del Rey has a second leg from the sixteenth finals, and thus from the round to which the La Liga teams join, to make up for any mistakes made in the first leg. FC Barcelona have to make use of this opportunity on Thursday, which in the first leg of the sixteenth final last week at UD Levante renounced some stars and got the receipt for that.
Only shortly before the end, the Catalans wanted to score the goal for the later 1: 2-final score, through which hardly anyone believes in the return leg that Barca will not reach the next round. In a 0-2, Levante could have quietly hopes. But if you look at the home results of FC Barcelona against Levante, Messi and Co. are likely to turn the tables. In the match between Barcelona and Levante a tip on Barca is not a real alternative due to very low odds.

Barcelona – Statistics & Current Form

Carles Aleñá, Juan Miranda, Jeison Murillo or Juan Brandariz replacing Lionel Messi, Ivan Rakitic, Gerard Piqué or Jordi Alba. Although Barcelona’s first team of players such as Vidal, Coutinho, Dembélé and Malcolm were still well-known, the Catalans should not be victorious in the first leg of the Copa del Rey sixteenth finals at Levante. On the contrary: After eighteen minutes, the big favorite was with 0: 2 back and was only able to shoot with a penalty five minutes from the end in a better starting position. Not four weeks before, Barca had won 5-0 in the same place with his best squad. This time around, they lost again after Barcelona had previously been undefeated in nine competitive games in a row and won seven of them. But in the Blaugrana camp, few are worried about the knockout stages in the Copa del Rey. Since 2004, FC Barcelona have won all twelve home games against Levante, plus two more successes in the sixties. The last seven home wins have been scored with results – starting with the oldest – of 5: 0, 1: 0, 7: 0, 5: 1, 5: 0, 4: 1 and 3: 0. It is therefore natural that the record cup winner despite the defeat in the first leg has still best chances to reach the next round. It may sound like a paradox, but this first leg defeat makes the game even easier in the match between Barcelona and Levante. It would have been different if Barca had won again with 5: 0. The second leg would be more unpredictable. But this is how Barcelona has to win and will play accordingly. Just three days after the first leg of the game, Barcelona underlined their real form 3-0 at home to Eibar in the 19th round of La Liga. The table in the top Spanish league leads Barcelona after the end of the first round with five points ahead of Atletico Madrid. With the threesome against Eibar Barca screwed his winning streak in La Liga on now six games in a row high. Barcelona have won the Copa del Rey four times in a row and it is the club’s intention not to end the match on Thursday. The bookmakers are certainly safe. In the match between Barcelona and Levante a tip on home win does not bring any significant odds.

Expected formation of Barcelona:

Cillessen; Semedo, Murillo, Lenglet, Alba; Vidal, Busquets, Aleñá; Dembélé, L. Suarez, Messi

Last matches of Barcelona:
13.01.2019 – FC Barcelona vs. SD Eibar 3: 0 (La Liga)
10.01.2019 – Levante Vs. FC Barcelona 2: 1 (Copa del Rey)
06.01.2019 – Getafe Vs. FC Barcelona 1: 2 (La Liga)
22.12.2018 – FC Barcelona vs. Celta Vigo 2: 0 (La Liga)
16.12.2018 – Levante Vs. FC Barcelona 0: 5 (La Liga)

Levante – Statistics & Current Form

With four consecutive games in La Liga in a row Levante had approached the first leg in the sixteenth finals of the Copa del Rey against the seemingly overpowering Barcelona and marveled in the end itself not bad, which was result after the final whistle on the scoreboard. For Levante, this was the only second victory in the last 25 clashes with the Catalans. Only three days after this success Levante was thrown back to the bottom of the facts and lost in La Liga at Atletico Madrid with 0: 1. But: Levante was respectable and lost to the title candidate only because of a questionable eleven-meter. Another “but”: Despite his current second place, Atletico Madrid is not FC Barcelona and has scored only slightly more than half as many goals as Barca has scored with 53. That’s why this narrow defeat against a team that likes to and often wins 1-0 wins only conditionally as a benchmark for a duel at FC Barcelona. In La Liga Levante is in twelfth place with six wins, five draws and eight defeats. Interesting: With thirty goals scored, Levante are the best offensive in the Spanish House of Lords behind Barcelona (53), Sevilla FC and Celta Vigo (both 31). The downside of the medal: With only 35 conceded goals conceded only bottom Huesca more often – and that only once more – behind. Away Levante comes in league play on a balance sheet of three wins and draws and four defeats. For a total of six competitive games on the opponent’s place Levante is without a win – four draws in a row, last two bankruptcies. Ironically, the last away win was at Real Madrid. In the Royal League Levante won on 20/10/2018 with 2: 1. At FC Barcelona, ​​however, Levante has lost all his previous appearances in club history. There are many indications that Levante will be able to concentrate fully and exclusively on La Liga on Friday. Although Levante is in twelfth place there, given only four points clear of the first relegation zone, the club will still have to score a few points in order to reach the primary goal of relegation ahead of schedule. Although it may be itching in your fingers, in Levante’s game in Barcelona, ​​despite odds of up to 26.00, you should refrain from betting on away wins.

Expected formation of Levante:

Aitor; Postigo, Rober, Cabaco; Coke, Prcic, Campana, Simon; Rochina; Mayoral, Boateng

Last games of Levante:

13.01.2019 – Atletico Madrid Vs. Levante 1: 0 (La Liga)
10.01.2019 – Levante Vs. FC Barcelona 2: 1 (Copa del Rey)
04.01.2019 – Levante Vs. Girona 2: 2 (La Liga)
23.12.2018 – Rayo Vallecano Vs. Levante 2: 1 (La Liga)
16.12.2018 – Levante Vs. FC Barcelona 0: 5 (La Liga)

Barcelona vs. Levante Direct Comparison & Statistics Highlights

So far, there are thirty matches between Barcelona and Levante in the statistics, from which Barca 22 could win. There was a draw four times and four more times the Valencia club won. One victory dates back to 11 October 1964, another from 8 January 2004. Fifteen years ago Levante won in the first leg of the knockout round of the Copa del Rey at home with 1: 0 and retired after a 1: 3 in the second leg yet , Unforgettable is certainly the 5: 4 success of Levante over Barca on the penultimate round of the last season. Thus, Levante prevented the perfect season of FC Barcelona, ​​who should lose of 38 games in La Liga only this one shortly before the deadline.

Barcelona vs Levante Betting Tips & Predictions

With currently 48 goals, Lionel Messi is the only top scorer on the Copa del Rey who is still active. However, it is still a long way to the leading Pedro Telmo Zarraonandía Montoya or Zarra with 81 goals. Due to the defeat in the first leg but is expected that La Pulga will be on Thursday in the starting eleven. Even otherwise, the two coaches can largely run their desired Elf. However, the visitors will be defensive player Chema, who injured against Atletico Madrid. In the most likely sold-out Camp Nou are the home side of FC Barcelona the big favorite.

Key Facts – Barcelona vs. Levante tips

Barcelona won the Copa del Rey four times in a row and will probably dare after the defeat in the first leg no big experiments
Levante has the second weakest defensive in La Liga with 35 goals conceded – bottom Huesca has only one more
Barcelona have won all fourteen home games against Levante in their club history

Basically, Barcelona can only throw itself out of the competition. If the Catalans do not just send a better B-Elf on the grass again, then that should be a clear matter. The gameplay is foreseeable. Barca will storm the gate of the guests, who in turn will try to hold the rear for as long as possible. But that will hardly last long against the Blaugrana. On the contrary: I expect a significant overweight for the team of Ernesto Valverde in the first half. Finding good odds is not easy in this game. In the match between Barcelona and Levante, the tip suggests that Messi and Co. score at least two goals in the first round and still have the best odds.

Betting Tip: Barca over 1.5 goals
Odds: 2.00