Messi can reach 300 La Liga goals against Levante

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is two goals away from 300 La Liga strikes. The Argentine crack has scored 298 in Spain's top flight in 331 games. He has an average of 0.9 goals per game and is the top scorer in the competition of all time, a record he's held since he overtook Zarra in 2014 with a hat-trick in a 5-1 win over Sevilla. And while Messi is looking for his 300th goal at the Ciutat de Valencia on Sunday, Luis Enrique is taking charge of his 100th game at Barça boss.

Here is some data from Messi's league goals: 

At Camp Nou: 171 goals (in 166 games)

Away from Camp Nou: 127 goals (in 167 games)

RIVALS

21 goals: Atletico Madrid

19 goals: Sevilla

17 goals: Osasuna

16 goals: Valencia

15 goals: Levante, Deportivo

14 goals: Real Madrid

13 goals: Espanyol, Rayo Vallecano, Zaragoza

12 goals: Athletic, Racing

11 goals: Getafe, Granada, Malaga, Mallorca, Almeria

10 goals: Real Betis

He has not scored against Murcia, Las Palmas or Cadiz (in one game) or Xerez (in two)

RESULTS OF GAME

Home win 2-1: 23 times

Home win 2-0: 22 times

Away draw 1-1: 20 times

Away wins 1-2 and 0-2: 18 times

LEO VS LEVANTE

In regards to Sunday's rival, Levante, Messi has played against them 13 times, scoring 15 goals and creating one more. Of the 13 games, 11 have ended in Barcelona wins and two in draws. 

TOTAL NUMBERS

In all competitions, MEssi has played 509 games and has scored 436 goals in a Barcelona shirt since making his debut in 2004 when he was 17.