The Round 21 match of the La Liga between Levante and Elche will take place on 23 january at Ciudad de Valencia stadium. Levante vs Elche: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Levante
In the last round Levante failed to create a sensation away at Real Madrid, a 0:2 defeat was the home side's first under new coach Luís Castro and ended a three-match unbeaten run in La Liga (1 win, 2 draws) — that was the club's best stretch this season. The home side remain in 19th place in the table, still behind Oviedo, but the gap to the safety of 17th place has grown to 6 points. It is worth noting that so far in the current La Liga campaign the home side have conceded 32 goals in total, a worse figure only Girona have (34).
- At least 2 goals have been scored in the team's last 6 league matches in a row.
- The home side have conceded in 10 of their last 11 matches in this competition.
- Levante have scored in 14 of their last 16 home games in La Liga.
Potential Levante Lineup (4-5-1)*
Mathew Ryan – Jeremy Toljan, Adri, Alan Matturro, Manuel Sánchez – Unai Vencedor, Ivan Romero, Carlos Álvarez Rivera, Karim Tunde, Pablo Martínez – Karl Etta-Eyong.
Defenders Unai Elgezabal, Matias Moreno, Diego Pampin and Victor Garcia, as well as midfielders Oriol Rey and Roger Brugué are unavailable due to injuries.
Elche
In the last La Liga match Elche suffered an unfortunate home draw with Sevilla, 2:2. The home side led 2:0 but let the advantage slip at the very end. As a result the club's winless run in the Spanish championship reached 3 matches (2 draws, 1 defeat). On the other hand, the club have lost only 3 of their last 9 matches in this competition. Thanks to their resilience the club remain in the top half of the table and, after 20 rounds, occupy 8th place. However three clubs are directly behind them only on tiebreakers, and they are 8 points short of 7th place.
- Both teams scored in 7 of Elche's last 10 La Liga games.
- The club have failed to score more than 1 goal in 7 away matches in this competition.
- Elche have won with a +1.5 handicap in 7 of their last 9 La Liga matches.
Potential Elche Lineup (5-4-1)*
Iñaki Peña – David Affengruber, Víctor Chust, Leo Petro, Herman Valera, Josan – Martim Neto, Grady Diangana, Marc Aguado, Aleix Febas – Alvaro Rodríguez.
Main defender Víctor Chust is serving a suspension. Striker Rafa Mir, as well as defenders Pedro Bigas and Héctor Fort, are injured.
Levante vs Elche: Match Prediction
Levante are still fighting to avoid relegation, but have struggled to improve their league position. Recently the home side saw their best three-match unbeaten run of the season come to an end, and they have only 1 win in their last 11 La Liga matches. Overall this season the club have won only 3 of 19 league games so far, and all three victories came away from home. At home Levante have collected just 3 points in total — the lowest tally in La Liga.
Elche remain a solid midtable side that tries to give every opponent a tough game. Over the last 9 rounds the club have lost only 3 matches, and across the season the club have accumulated just 6 defeats in 20 games. There is an opportunity to improve the record here: Elche have not lost in 7 of their last 8 head-to-head La Liga meetings with Levante (3 wins, 4 draws).
Prediction: Elche Or Draw
* For each team the starting lineup shown is from their previous match in this competition.
