Levante vs Barcelona: result 0-5 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 16Kick-off on December 16, 2018 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, Valencia
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What was the result of Levante vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 0-5 on December 16, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 35′L. SuárezBarcelona
- 43′L. MessiBarcelona
- 47′L. MessiBarcelona
- 60′L. MessiBarcelona
- 88′PiquéBarcelona
Official lineup for Levante vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Levante
3-5-2- 21E. Boateng
- 23Jason
- 10E. Bardhi
- 11José Luis Morales
- 24Campaña
- 16Rochina
- 4Róber Pier
- 18E. Cabaco
- 3Toño
- 15Postigo
- 13Oier
Barcelona
3-5-2- 11O. Dembélé
- 9L. Suárez
- 10L. Messi
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 22A. Vidal
- 4I. Rakitić
- 15C. Lenglet
- 18Jordi Alba
- 3Piqué
- 24Thomas Vermaelen
- 1M. ter Stegen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Levante have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Barcelona have 10, 4 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2018 | Eibar(away) | 4-4 | La Liga |
| Dec 6, 2018 | Lugo(home) | 2-0 | Copa del Rey |
| Dec 3, 2018 | Athletic Club(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Nov 24, 2018 | Huesca(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Real Sociedad(home) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2018 | Tottenham(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 8, 2018 | Espanyol(away) | 4-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 5, 2018 | Cultural Leonesa(home) | 4-1 | Copa del Rey |
| Dec 2, 2018 | Villarreal(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Nov 28, 2018 | PSV Eindhoven(away) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Levante win, 0 draws, 5 Barcelona wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2018 | Levante 5-4 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Jan 7, 2018 | Barcelona 3-0 Levante | La Liga |
| Feb 7, 2016 | Levante 0-2 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Sep 20, 2015 | Barcelona 4-1 Levante | La Liga |
| Feb 15, 2015 | Barcelona 5-0 Levante | La Liga |
| Sep 21, 2014 | Levante 0-5 Barcelona | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Levante score 1.7 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.5 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levante | 1.7 | 1.6 | 4 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
| Barcelona | 2.5 | 1.1 | 4 | 11/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Levante sit 17th in La Liga (6 points from 7 matches) and Barcelona sit 1st (24 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 24 |
| 17 | Levante | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 6 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy