Levante – Valencia Free Bettings Tips
Levante and Valencia face at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, in a match for the 18th round of the La Liga. The history of direct clashes played at this stadium indicates a balance between these two teams, as there were 2 draws and 1 victory for each team in the last 4 matches. However, in the last match at this stadium, in a match for La Liga, on 12‑03‑2021, Levante won by (1‑0). M. Roger (18′ ) scored the only goal of the match. Special attention is needed for the home/away condition, as both teams have significantly different results in their home and away matches.
Lift analysis
The home team is currently in the 20th position, with 8 points won, after 8 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied at home against Osasuna, by (0‑0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Espanyol, by (4‑3). This is a stronger team when they play at their stadium, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 4 draws and 10 losses in away matches; against 1 win, 9 draws and 5 losses in their stadium. In their last match, for the Copa del Rey, they got an away tie against Alcoyano by (3‑1), in a penalty shoot-out. In the last 8 home matches for the league, Levante has a record of 6 draws and 2 losses, having won 6 points out of 24 possible.
In this competition, he has not won for 17 matches. In their home matches there are some frequent scorers: at half-time 0‑0 (4 out of 8 matches) and at the end of the 0‑0 match (3 out of 8 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that rarely scores first and has only opened the scoring in 4 of their last 17 games for La Liga, of these 4 they reached halftime with an advantage in all of them, but never managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90’. In 17 matches for the competition, they have never been able to turn the score around in the 10 matches they have conceded the first goal.
Levante enters this match after a defeat, in penalties, against Alcoyano, counting for the Copa del Rey of Spain. In the last game in La Liga, the home team lost against Espanyol by 4-3. In this game against Valencia, interim coach Alessio Lisci should design his team in 4-3-3 favoring defensive organization and counterattacks down the flanks. On the other hand, striker José Luis Morales is one of Levante’s best scorers with 5 goals scored. For this game, the coach does not have Son and Mickaël Malsa, both suspended, as well as Jorge Miramón and Sergio Postigo, both with physical problems.
Valencia Analysis
The away team is currently in the 7th place, with 25 points won, after 6 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Celta de Vigo, by (1‑2). In the last match, they won at home against Elche, by (2‑1). This is a team that usually depends on the home factor, which is stronger when they play with the support of their supporters, as in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 22 conceded. At home, they won 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats, with a total of 28 goals scored and 17 conceded. The team comes to this match after an away win against Arenteiro, by (1‑3), after extra time. In the championship, Valencia won 9 points out of a possible 24, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in the last 8 games they played as a visitor. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 17 matches for this competition, they have only turned the score around in the 8 matches in which they have conceded the first goal.
Valencia comes for this match after a 1-3 victory in overtime, in the trip to Arentiero, counting for the Copa del Rey. In the last round in La Liga, the visitors beat Elche by 2-1 . In this game against Levante, coach Pepe Bordalás should play in a 4-4-2 formation, prioritizing the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks, especially through the corridors. Central midfielder Carlos Soler is one of Valencia’s top scorers with 5 goals scored. For this game, the visiting coach is without Maxi Gómez and Daniel Wass, both suspended, as well as Gabriel Paulista, the latter with physical problems.
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE – Odds: 2.00
