Sunday , 16 August 2026

Levante UD vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2018-19
Levante UD
0 – 5
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Sun 16 Dec 2018 · 19:45 UTC Estadio Ciudad de Valencia HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Ousmane Dembele
Rober Pier 25' Y
Y 36' Ivan Rakitic
Y 45' Jordi Alba
Jason 59' Y
Erick Cabaco 76' R

Overview

Match Preview

Levante UD vs FC Barcelona — La Liga at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia.

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Melero
  • Referee Jose Gonzalez
  • Referee Ignacio Rubio
  • Referee Ruben Becerril
  • Referee Ivan Gonzalez

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 RCD Mallorca 38 42
2 Girona FC 38 41
3 Real Oviedo 38 29
4 Deportivo Alavés 1 3
5 Sevilla FC 1 3
6 RC Deportivo La Coruña 0 0
7 Málaga CF 0 0
8 Real Racing Club de Santander 0 0
9 FC Barcelona 0 0
10 Real Madrid CF 0 0
11 Villarreal CF 0 0
12 Club Atlético de Madrid 0 0
13 Real Betis Balompié 0 0
14 RC Celta de Vigo 0 0
15 Valencia CF 0 0
16 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 0
17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 0
18 Athletic Club 0 0
19 Elche CF 0 0
20 Levante UD 0 0
21 CA Osasuna 0 0
22 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1 0
23 Getafe CF 1 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
8
Levante UD 10 games · Avg 3.6 goals FC Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-16 Levante UD 0–5 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

Levante UD
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec FC Barcelona H 0–5 L
09 Dec SD Eibar A 4–4 D
03 Dec Athletic Club H 3–0 W
24 Nov SD Huesca A 2–2 D
09 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 1–3 L
04 Nov Villarreal CF A 1–1 D
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Levante UD A 5–0 W
11 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–1 D
08 Dec RCD Espanyol de Barcelona A 4–0 W
02 Dec Villarreal CF H 2–0 W
28 Nov PSV A 2–1 W
24 Nov Club Atlético de Madrid A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Levante UD FC Barcelona
#20 Position #9
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Levante UD are 20th (0 pts). FC Barcelona are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Estadio Ciudad de Valencia will turn into a battlefield for Levante UD and FC Barcelona.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 18' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ousmane Dembele.
  • 23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Levante UD side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Rober picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 30' FC Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Assisted by Lionel Messi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Luis Suarez makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ivan Rakitic.
  • 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 43' Lionel Messi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jordi Alba.
  • 47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lionel Messi makes it 0-3.
  • 52' The supporters are chanting for Arthur. He replaces Thomas Vermaelen on 52 minute.
  • 57' Jose Luis Morales is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Levante UD so far.
  • 59' It’s a booking for Levante UD player. Jason gets a Yellow card.
  • 60' Lionel Messi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Levante UD! Borja Mayoral comes on to replace Emmanuel Boateng.
  • 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 69' The crowd applauds Ruben Rochina as he leaves the pitch. Coke steps in for Levante UD.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Levante UD. Sergio Postigo is replaced by Sanjin Prcic.
  • 75' Spain international Tono Garcia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 76' Erick Cabaco is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
  • 78' A tactical swap from FC Barcelona — Philippe Coutinho on, Arturo Vidal off on 78 minutes.
  • 81' Denis Suarez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ousmane Dembele at the 81 minute mark.
  • 86' FC Barcelona have won 767 goals from 513 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 88' Goal! Pique scores his 15 goal in 513 matches.
  • FC Barcelona celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Levante UD Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paco Lopez

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.3 Levante UD xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.02 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 77% + FC Barcelona to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Levante UD12% Draw21% FC Barcelona67%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Levante UD or Draw
33%
Draw or FC Barcelona
88%
Levante UD or FC Barcelona
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Levante UD3% Draw43% FC Barcelona54%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
19.8%
0 – 2
19.5%
0 – 3
12.8%
0 – 0
11.6%
0 – 4
6.5%
1 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 5
Actual
1 – 0
2.3%
1 – 4
2.2%
1 – 5
1%

Asian Handicap — Levante UD

Handicap Levante UD covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% — 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 3% 96%
-0.5 4% — 96%
+0.5 22% — 78%
+1 22% 26% 51%
+1.5 49% — 51%
+2 49% 24% 27%
+2.5 73% — 27%

Clean Sheet

Levante UD keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
74% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.