Levante vs Barcelona Match Overview – 23.08.2025

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La Liga champions Barcelona will face Levante away from home in a game from the competition’s second round. Now it’s a perfect opportunity to preview this fixture for you in our money management tips for football betting.

Barca already won their first game for the season – 3-0 against Mallorca. Hansi Flick’s team didn’t show its best football, but they still managed to get the three points. What helped is the fact that Mallorca received two red cards in the first half. Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal scored for Los Cules.

Levante suffered a defeat in their opening game in La Liga for the 2025/26 season. Los Granotes faced Deportivo Alaves away from home and scored, but at the end conceded a 1-2 defeat. Jeremy Toljan scored for Julian Calero’s team, but at the end Alaves managed to score one more.

Levante News & Analysis

Los Granotes are aware that it’s going to be a tough fight for survival in La Liga this season. Levante are not among the richest clubs in the league, so every point is going to be important for this team. The question is – can they win a point against a team like Barca?

Most likely Julian Calero will use a 5-4-1 formation against Barcelona and it’s quite logical – Levante’s hopes are to close down Barca’s attackers and eventually hurt them upfront.

Barcelona News & Analysis

Despite beating Mallorca by 3-0, Hansi Flick was not satisfied with the way Los Cules played against Los Pirates. The team lacked intensity and focus. The German coach admitted that he was left disappointed by his players.

Flick could do some rotations in the line-up against Levante on Saturday. We don’t expect to see Marcus Rashford starting, but players like Dani Olmo, Gavi and Jules Kounde could be in line to start the match. Kounde was on the bench against Mallorca, but if his fitness is okay he shall start in Valencia.

Robert Lewandowski remains absent in Barcelona’s team. The Polish striker is still recovering from an injury so Flick can’t use him at this moment.

Levante vs Barcelona Betting Predictions

Levante hopes of stealing a point or three from Barcelona, but it won’t be easy for sure. Despite lacking intensity against Mallorca, Los Cules remain a formidable opponent.

Barcelona to Win;
Barcelona Over 1.5 Goals;
Levante Under 1.5 Goals;

Head-to-Head Matches

Levante and Barcelona have faced each other 34 times in La Liga. The Catalans won 25 of these games while Levante won just four times. There are five draws as well.

Betting Verdict

Nothing should stop Barcelona from winning for a second consecutive time in La Liga this season. Levante are not a team of the same quality so only the fans’ support could increase their chances of stopping Barca. But this have happened before so it’s certainly not impossible. Let’s see how this one will go. Thank you for staying with us and our money management tips for football betting.