The 22nd-round match of the La Liga between Levante UD and Atlético Madrid will take place on january 31 at the Ciudad de Valencia stadium. Levante UD vs Atlético Madrid: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Levante UD
Levante UD is fighting hard to avoid relegation. A week ago the home side showed character and snatched a come-from-behind victory over Elche (3:2), with the decisive goal scored in the 96th minute. It is worth noting that the hosts recorded their first win at home in the current La Liga season. The club has suffered only one defeat in the last five rounds, although before that the home side endured a difficult run, losing five league matches in a row. As a result of the match the club remains in 19th place in the table, but the gap to 17th has been reduced to five points.
- In the current La Liga campaign the club has conceded 34 goals in total, worse in this respect only than Girona (35).
- At least two goals have been scored in seven of the home side's matches in this competition.
- Both teams scored in 11 of Levante UD's last 13 home La Liga matches.
Potential Levante UD Lineup (4-5-1)*
Mathew Ryan – Jeremy Toljan, Adri, Alan Matturro, Manuel Sánchez – Hugo Raguber, Ivan Romero, Carlos Álvarez Rivera, Iker Losada, Pablo Martínez – Karl Etta-Eyong.
Midfielder Roger Brugué is unavailable due to injury. The participation of defenders Diego Pampín and Víctor García in the match is in doubt.
Atlético Madrid
Atlético Madrid's last La Liga match ended in a rout of Mallorca (3:0). The victory was the club's second in a row and fourth in five recent championship rounds, during which the side collected 13 points out of 15. The club now occupies sole possession of third place in the table, three points behind Villarreal. However, the rival still has a game in hand. Note that the side kept a clean sheet in three of the previous four La Liga matches. Overall, since the start of the La Liga season the club has conceded 17 goals – the best figure alongside Real Madrid.
- The team has not conceded more than one goal in six consecutive league matches.
- The side's scoring run in this competition stretches to five games.
- In the current edition of the Spanish championship the club has scored 38 goals in total, behind only Real Madrid (45) and Barcelona (58).
Potential Atlético Madrid Lineup (4-4-2)*
Jan Oblak – Marcos Llorente, Marc Pubill, José María Giménez, David Ganczko – Pablo Barrios, Johnny Cardoso, Giuliano Simeone, Alex Baena – Alexander Sörloth, Julián Álvarez.
The participation of forward Antoine Griezmann in the match is in doubt.
Levante UD vs Atlético Madrid: Match Prediction
Levante UD is improving and doing everything possible to climb out of the relegation zone. Over the last five La Liga rounds the club has suffered only one defeat, against Real Madrid (0:2), and that was at Santiago Bernabéu. Home results have been worse historically than away ones, but the hosts are currently unbeaten in three consecutive home league matches (one win, two draws). Even in recent games that often ended unfavourably the club tried to keep the contest alive. Therefore, at home Levante UD lost by more than one goal in only three of their last nine La Liga matches.
Atlético Madrid is in good form: ahead of the trip to Valencia the club's unbeaten run in La Liga has reached five matches (four wins, one draw). In the last league game the side demolished Mallorca (3:0), but such confidence is not always typical. For example, the club won by more than one goal in only two of their previous seven winter La Liga matches. And on the road Atlético generally find it difficult: in 10 away games since the start of the current season the team has managed just three wins.
Prediction: Levante UD (+1.5)
* The starting lineup listed for each team is from its previous match in this competition.
