Spanish La Liga
2019-04-27 - FC Barcelona vs Levante
A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser
Football: Spanish La Liga
27th April 2019 – Start time 20:45 [Barcelona, Spain Time]
Introduction :
Spanish champions and current league leaders Barcelona host Levante who are battling against relegation.
A win will ensure Barcelona the title, while Levante are huge underdogs as they have won just one of their last ten matches coming into this match.
Barcelona
After winning just three La Liga games in nine attempts, Barcelona have recovered by winning 17 of their last 21, including a 2-0 win over Alaves in their last match.
The La Liga leaders have kept 14 clean sheets in their last 21 matches and they are on course to win a fourth La Liga title in five seasons and are now nine points clear of Atletico Madrid at the top of the standings. Should they win here then they will clinch the title.
Barcelona have a home record of 13 wins, 3 draws and just 1 defeat at home. They have scored 48 and conceded only 17 at home this season. In their last three home games, they beat Real Sociedad 2-1, beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 and beat Espanyol 2-0.
The player to watch for Barcelona will be Lionel Messi. He has scored 40 goals this season, (including 11 in his last 10) and he is on a good scoring form now.
Levante
Levante moved away from relegation zone after a good 4-0 win over Real Betis on Wednesday night. That ended a nine-game winless run for Paco Lopez’s side.
Levante have an away record of 4 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats going into this match. They have scored 23 and conceded 30 away from home. In their last three away games, they lost to Valencia 3-1, lost to Athletic Bilbao 3-2 and drew with Real Sociedad 1-1.
The player to watch for Levante here will be Jose Luis Morales. He has scored 11 goals for Levante this season, including three in his last six matches.
Past Meetings:
When the two sides met earlier this season Barcelona beat Levante by 5-0 courtesy of a Lionel Messi hat-trick. They have also met each other twice in the copa del rey this season. Levante winning 2-1 at home before losing 3-0 at the Nou Camp.
The Pick:
Go for FC Barcelona and give the 1 3/4 ball Asian Handicap.
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Barcelona 3-0 Levante
