Levante vs Barcelona prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-08-22 19:30.
[p]Barcelona will look to continue their winning start to the 2025/26 La Liga campaign when they visit newly-promoted Levante on matchday two.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Back in the top-flight after a three-season absence, Levante suffered heartbreak on the opening day as they conceded in the 92nd minute to lose 2-1 at Alavés. Head coach Julián Calero must’ve been concerned with a poor attacking display that saw his side manage just nine touches in the opposition box. With the Frogs’ focus in the transfer market focusing on defensive reinforcement, they’ll hope for better fortunes on their own turf as they’ve not lost their opening home league game in any of the last four campaigns (W1, D3), including a memorable 3-3 draw against Real Madrid in the 2021/22 season.[/p]
[p]Barcelona kicked off their title defence with a 3-0 away win over Mallorca, though tougher challenges await after the hosts were reduced to nine men before half-time. Manager Hansi Flick will target a ninth consecutive away league win here, a feat they haven’t managed since March 2021 while under the leadership of Ronald Koeman. Facing newly-promoted opposition should spur them on, as Barça have won six of their last seven such matches in La Liga (L1), winning all of the last five on the road. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Levante have avoided defeat in just eight of the previous 32 La Liga H2Hs (W3, D5, L24), but those results all came at home. Barcelona have emerged victorious from just two of their last five H2H league visits (D1, L2).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Levante could win three successive La Liga home matches for the first time since January 2021.[/p]
[p]Six of Levante’s last nine top-flight games returned over 3.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Barcelona scored 2+ goals in 12 of their last 15 La Liga games.[/p]
[p]Barcelona scored first in ten of their last 12 away league fixtures.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]José Luis Morales netted Levante’s first goal in seven of his ten league scoring appearances last season. Lamine Yamal scored Barcelona’s last goal in their win over Mallorca, meaning that four of his last five away league strikes arrived beyond the 75th minute.[/p]
[p]Levante appear to have no new injury concerns, while Robert Lewandowski is back in training after missing Barcelona’s opening game. Marc-André ter Stegen and Marc Bernal remain long-term absentees.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Barcelona have 14 wins from their last 16 league visits to the Valencian Community (D2), so backing a Barcelona win and over 2.5 goals could be a prudent pick.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]