Barcelona vs Levante: line-ups, score predictions, head-to-head record & more — preview

• Ansu Fati, Sergi Roberto, Gerard Pique and Ousmane Dembele will miss the match through injury for Barcelona. (h/t SportsMole)
• Ronald Koeman is likely to count on Oscar Mingueza and Konrad de la Fuente from Barcelona B.

Levante

• Enis Bardhi, Jose Campana and Cheick Doukoure will miss the match for Levante. (h/t SportsMole)

Key stats

• Leo Messi has recorded 12 goals and 10 assists in the last nine matches against Levante.
• In the last five matches between Barca and Levante, the Catalans have registered three wins and two losses.
• In their last five matches across all competitions, Blaugrana have registered three wins and two losses while the Frogs have got one win and four draws.

Probable line-ups

Barca XI: Ter Stegen; Dest, Araujo, Mingueza, Alba; De Jong, Busquets; Trincao, Messi, Coutinho; Griezmann.

Levante XI: Fernandez; Coke, Vezo, Postigo, Clerc; De Frutos, Melero, Vukcevic, Rochina; Morales, Marti. (h/t SportsMole)

Managers’ quotes

Ronald Koeman (Barcelona): “Levante will come to squeeze us, so we have to open spaces and take advantage of our opportunities. We have three games at home and we have to win all three of them.”

Paco Lopez (Levante): “It’s normal for Barca to be superior to the vast majority of the teams. However, there’s always a chance and maybe we could get something positive at Camp Nou this year.”

Predictions

SportsMole’s Matt Law: Barcelona 2-0 Levante

“There is a lot of pressure on Koeman to deliver a positive result on Sunday night, and are expecting Barca to return to winning ways. Levante are certainly capable of making it an uncomfortable 90 minutes, but the Catalan side should have enough to pick up a much-needed three points.”

TheHardTackle’s Anas Ali: Barcelona 2-1 Levante

“In any other season, Barcelona would have been the undisputed favourites to seal all three points against Levante at Camp Nou. However, this is not just any other season. And a congested fixture schedule, a long list of absentees and a lack of form should make things much more difficult for Koeman’s men so it won’t be surprising to see this game heading down to the wire, although we do still expect the hosts to prevail.”