Match Of The 18th Round Of The La Liga Between Sevilla And Levante Will Take Place On january 4 At Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium. Sevilla vs Levante: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Sevilla
Sevilla failed to extend a short two-game unbeaten run in the La Liga (one win, one draw); the club's last match ended in a defeat to Real Madrid (0:2). Now the home side has only two wins in the last nine league rounds, and over that stretch the squad have collected a total of seven points — fewer only than Oviedo (5) and Levante (2). It is worth noting that both successful matches were at home. In the table Sevilla have slipped to 10th place, with the gap to the relegation zone standing at just five points.
- The club conceded in 8 of its previous 10 matches in the La Liga.
- The home uncompromising run in the La Liga stretches six matches (3 wins, 3 losses).
- The team scored in 7 of its last 8 home matches in the Spanish championship.
Potential Sevilla Lineup (5-3-2)*
Sevilla: Odysseas Vlachodimos – Nemanja Gudelj, Marcao, José Carmona, Juanlu Sánchez, Gabriel Suazo – Batista Mendy, Jibril Sow, Lucien Agoume – Alexis Sanchez, Isaac Romero.
Forwards Akor Adams and Chidera Ejuke will not be available due to participation in the Africa Cup of Nations. Central defender Marcao is serving a suspension.
Levante
Levante grabbed a late draw with Real Sociedad (1:1) in the previous round. On the one hand, even that result can be considered positive, since Levante finally gained at least one point after five consecutive defeats. However, the club's winless run in the La Liga now stretches to eight matches (two draws, six losses). It should be noted that during this stretch the visitors failed to keep a clean sheet even once. Without victories, the club still occupy the bottom of the table. New head coach Luís Manuel Castro will attempt to turn Levante's fortunes around; the Portuguese specialist moved to Spain nine days after being dismissed by Nantes.
- This season Levante have conceded 29 goals in total, worse only than Girona (33).
- At least two goals were scored in 37 of Levante's last 38 matches in this competition.
- The team won with a handicap (+1.5) in 5 of its 7 previous away matches in the La Liga.
Potential Levante Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Levante: Mathew Ryan – Jeremy Toljan, Adri, Matias Moreno, Manu Sanchez – Unai Vencedor, Kervin Arriaga – Carlos Alvarez Rivera, Victor Garcia, Pablo Martinez – Ivan Romero.
Defender Manu Sanchez is suspended, while forward Karl Ette-Eiong is participating in the Africa Cup of Nations. Defender Unai Elgezabal, as well as forwards Roger Brugué and Godoyen Koyalipu, are unavailable due to injury.
Sevilla vs Levante: Match Prediction
Sevilla sit 10th, but a number of rivals are pressing from below. To avoid dropping into the lower part of the table, Sevilla must pick up points. At this moment the club have been fortunate with the upcoming opponent. Sevilla have gone unbeaten in eight head-to-head La Liga meetings, and seven of those eight matches ended in wins. The team has often shown high scoring ability, but there are current problems in attack — over the last nine rounds Sevilla averaged one goal per match. Reaching three goals even at home has occurred in only 2 of the last 29 league matches.
Levante remain in crisis: in their current eight-match winless run in the La Liga the club have suffered six defeats. However, despite the psychological slump and the difficult position in the table, the visitors rarely allow themselves to collapse defensively. In 6 of their last 7 league matches the team conceded no more than two goals. Away this season Levante have only two wins and five defeats in nine matches, and the club conceded more than two goals only in the match against Atletico Madrid (1:3).
Prediction: Sevilla, double chance + Sevilla, under 2.5 goals
* The starting lineup shown for each team is from its previous match in this competition.
