Levante vs Barcelona Betting Tips 12/05/2021

21:37, 9 May 2021

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21:37, 9 May 2021

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Levante will host Barcelona at the Ciudad de Valencia in Valencia on 12th May 2021 at 01:30 IST. Barcelona are the clear favorites according to the odds and also would like to win the match and stay in the title race. While Levante will be looking for a win that would take them clear of relegation.

Teams Status

Levante are coming on the back of a five-match winless streak including four losses and one draw. They are currently placed in the 13th position of the La Liga points table with 39 points from 35 matches. They have nine wins, 12 draws and 14 losses so far in the league. They have been pretty average on home turf as they have won five, drew seven and lost five, accumulating 22 points in 17 home matches. In the 35 matches, they have scored 40 goals and have conceded as many as 50 goals. Despite the team’s poor performance, Jose Luis Morales and Roger Marti are having an exceptional season as they have netted 12 and 11 goals respectively. When it comes to the assists, Jorge de Frutos is leading the list with eight assists to his name. They will be without the services of Nikola Vukcevic, Jose Campana and Nemanja Radoja.

Barcelona have slightly dropped their chances of winning the title as they drew against the leaders Atletico Madrid. Courtesy of which they are placed second in the points table with 75 points after 35 matches. They have 23 wins, six draws and six losses in the league so far. They have the best away record as they have 12 wins, one draw and four losses in the 17 matches that they have played on the road. They have scored the highest number of goals with 80 goals and have conceded just 33 goals. The Argentine Lionel Messi is the leading goal scorer in La Liga this season with 28 goals in the 33 matches that he has played. He is also the leading assist provider for the team with nine assists to his name. Sergio Busquets, Ansu Fati and Philippe Coutinho could miss the next game due to injuries, but Koeman has all the options that he needs.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
10.00	7.20	1.26
10.00	6.50	1.25
8.50	6.50	1.24

Barcelona are the favorites to win the match according to the Betway sportsbook and are placed at 1.25, while Levante are placed at 10.00 and the draw at 6.50. According to the 10Cric sportsbook, Barcelona are placed at 1.24, while Levante are placed at 8.50 and the draw at 6.50. Barcelona are placed at 1.26 odds according to the Dafabet sportsbook. While the underdogs Levante are placed at 10.00 and the draw at 7.20.

Tipster’s Angle

This looks like a one sided contest favoring Barcelona as they have a better head to head record over Levante and also are in a way better shape than Levante. Even a high scoring contest could also be a feature of this match.

Tip: Barcelona -1.75 @ 1.93

In the last 14 head to head matches, Barcelona has won ten matches and have lost three matches. Also, Barcelona has won eight of those ten matches by more than two goals. Barcelona has won seven of their last ten matches and have won by more than two goals in four of those seven matches. Even Levante has lost seven of the ten matches that they have played, and have lost four matches by more than two goals. Usually Barcelona recovers from a poor performance by a high scoring contest. So, it is very likely that Barcelona will win by two or more goals at 1.93 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Barcelona Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.66

In the last ten head to head matches, over 2.5 goals were scored in seven of those matches. In the last six head to head matches that Barcelona played at home, over 2.5 goals were scored in four of those matches. In the last seven matches that Barcelona had played across competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in six of those matches. Also, over 2.5 goals were scored in all the last five matches that Barcelona has played on the road. Barcelona scored over 2.5 goals in seven of the last ten matches that they played across competitions. So, it is very likely that Barcelona will score over 2.5 goals at 1.66 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

Barcelona are third in line in the title race behind Real and Atletico Madrid, but they will look to win their rest of the games as both the other teams have slightly difficult fixtures. Levante on the other hand have nothing to play for apart from pride.