Barcelona vs Levante Prediction, 9/26/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/23/2021

Game: Barcelona vs Levante

Date: Sunday, September 26, 2021

Location: Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Barcelona (-367) Levante (+792)

Memphis Depay and Barcelona (2-2-0, 8th in La Liga) play Levante (0-4-2, 16th in La Liga) at Camp Nou on Sunday. The goalies protecting the net will be Marc-Andre ter Stegen for Barcelona and Aitor Fernandez for Levante. Levante are priced at +792 while the Blaugrana are at -367. The total has been set at 3.5.

Barcelona took the field against Granada in their last match and earned a one point draw by a score of 1-1. Barcelona tried 21 dribbles in this contest and converted 13 of the attempts for a percentage of 61.9%. In the passing game, they ended with a 91.5% received passes rate by connecting on 615 of the 672 passing attempts in their last match.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Barcelona walked away from the pitch at a 35.3% clip by putting 6 shots on target of 17 total shots. Barcelona has an average of 2.00 goals per 90 min (8 goals in total) and have accounted for 7 assists in all competitions for the season.

Memphis Depay is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Barcelona. Depay has been a starter in 199 matches thus far in his career and tallies 0.52 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Netherlands has racked up 106 goals scored in 18,180 mins played. He has 56 assists while accumulating 21 yellow card cautions thus far in his career.

Someone else who should impact this match is Frenkie De Jong, the midfielder born in the Netherlands. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 27 times in his career and he has scored 17 goals. Jong has totaled 13,766 minutes in 155 starting assignments and has been handed 12 yellow cards. He scores 0.11 goals per 90 minutes for his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Barcelona is Marc-Andre Ter Stegen. Stegen (179-63-49 record during his soccer career) has earned 111 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 38.1% shutout percentage. The goalie from Germany has had 1,147 shots attempted against him in 291 starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.0 (287 goals given up) and he has earned a save % of 76.0%. Stegen has seen the pitch for a total of 26,179 mins and has earned 873 stops in his career.

For their last outing, Levante took a loss by a score of 2-0 against Celta Vigo. They finished the match by converting 307 out of their 394 pass attempts for a percentage of 77.9%. Levante finished with a 44.4% successful dribble rate by completing 8 out of the 18 dribbles they pursued. Levante had 1 SoT out of 5 shots attempted which had them at a 20.0% rate when they last took the field. Having accumulated 6 goals and 4 assists in all competitions, Levante has an average of 1.00 goal and 0.67 assists per 90.

Jose Luis Morales will be counted on for Levante. He averages 0.22 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 268 matches thus far in his career. The forward from Spain has totaled 22,836 mins and has scored 57 goals. He has 35 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 35 times. You should also keep an eye on Roger Marti, the forward hailing from Spain. He has scored 90 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 15 times. Marti has been handed a total of 49 yellow cards in 17,242 mins (197 starts). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.47.

Aitor Fernandez will reside in front of the goal for Levante. Thus far in his career, Fernandez has allowed 192 goals while tallying 457 stops in 153 starts. He has conceded 1.25 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 50-50-53. He sports a save percentage of 72.8 and his shutout rate sits at 24.8%. Fernandez has accumulated 38 clean sheets and has defended 637 shots attempted against him in 13,791 mins throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Levante (+792)

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