Atletico Madrid vs Levante Match Analysis and Prediction

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Atletico Madrid will be looking for a victory that would see them return to the top four ahead of Barcelona when they welcome Levante to Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday.

The hosts enter the fixture off the back of a 4-3 victory over Getafe on Saturday, while Levante lost 4-2 to Real Betis at the weekend.

Atletico’s 4-2 defeat against Barcelona on February 6 saw them drop out of the top four in La Liga, but they managed to return to winning ways on Saturday, taking all the three points from Getafe at Wanda Metropolitano.

The Red and Whites are not in the title race this season, sitting 15 points behind leaders Real Madrid, but they are level on points with fourth-placed Barcelona, which means a draw or a victory in this match would see them return to fourth in the table.

Diego Simeone’s side now have back-to-back league games against Levante and Osasuna before hosting Manchester United for the first leg of their last-16 Champions League contest on February 23.

Atletico Madrid have been strong at home in La Liga this season, picking up 24 points from their 11 matches, suffering just one defeat in the process, while Levante have the worst away record, collecting just two points from 11 games.

Levante have picked up just 11 points from their 23 league matches this season, which has left them sitting at the bottom of the La Liga table, 12 points from the safety of 17th position.

The Frogs have scored 23 league goals this season, which is far from a disastrous tally, but they have conceded 50.

However, Alessio Lisci’s side are unbeaten in their last three La Liga matches against Atletico Madrid, and recorded a surprise 2-0 victory when they travelled to Wanda Metropolitano for the corresponding match last season.

Atletico Madrid vs Levante head to head

The two clubs have previously met on 33 occasions across all competitions. Atletico are leading with 18 victories while Levante have won in 8, and they have drawn in 7. Atletico have scored 54 goals and conceded 35. In their last five encounters, Atletico have won twice, Levante once with two draws.

Atletico Madrid 2-1 Levante 04/01/20

Levante 0-1 Atletico Madrid 23/06/20

Levante 1-1 Atletico Madrid 17/02/21

Atletico Madrid 0-2 Levante 20/02/21

Levante 2-2 Atletico Madrid 28/10/21

Atletico Madrid latest home form

Atletico are on a good form at home, having won their last two matches and they have lost just one of their last four. They recently lost 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao in the Super Cup. In their last five matches, they have won three and lost two, scoring 11 goals and conceding 9.

Atletico Madrid 1-2 Mallorca 04/12/21

Atletico Madrid 2-0 Rayo Vallecano 02/01/22

Atletico Madrid 1-2 Athletic Bilbao 13/01/22

Atletico Madrid 3-1 Valencia 22/01/22

Atletico Madrid 4-3 Getafe 12/02/22

Atletico Madrid latest away form

The Red and Whites have recently kept a poor run of form on the road, being winless in their last three matches. Their last away victory came on January 6 when they defeated Rayo Majadahonda 5-0 in the Copa del Rey. But they lost 2-0 to Real Sociedad in the same competition.

Granada 2-1 Atletico Madrid 22/12/21

Rayo Majadahonda 0-5 Atletico Madrid 06/01/22

Villarreal 2-2 Atletico Madrid 09/01/22

Real Sociedad 2-0 Atletico Madrid 19/01/22

Barcelona 4-2 Atletico Madrid 06/02/22

Levante latest home form

Despite recently defeating Mallorca 2-0 in the league, Levante have been on a poor run of form at home. They lost their last league home game 4-2 to Real Betis. In their last five matches, they have won one, drawn one and lost three, scoring 7 goals and conceding 10.

Levante 0-0 Osasuna 05/12/21

Levante 3-4 Valencia 20/12/21

Levante 2-0 Mallorca 08/01/22

Levante 0-2 Cadiz 22/01/22

Levante 2-4 Real Betis 13/02/22

Levante latest away form

Levante have been on a poor run of form on the road, and they have been winless in their four most recent matches. They lost through penalties after a 3-3 draw with Alcoyano in the Copa del Rey on December 14. However, they had defeated Huracan Melilla 8-0 in the same competition.

Huracan Melilla 0-8 Levante 02/12/21

Espanyol 4-3 Levante 11/12/21

Alcoyano (P)3-3 Levante 14/12/21

Villarreal 5-0 Levante 03/01/22

Getafe 3-0 Levante 04/02/22

Atletico Madrid news

Atletico will be without the services of Daniel Wass and Antoine Griezmann through injury, while Yannick Carrasco is a major doubt after testing positive for COVID-19.

Felipe is also out with his red card against Getafe, while Simeone could freshen his midfield by introducing Rodrigo De Paul for Geoffrey Kondogbia.

Levante news

Levante’s Roger Marti is available again following a suspension, but Roberto Soldado is absent with his red card against Real Betis on Sunday.

With Ruben Vezo being a fresh injury blow from the weekend, Rober could come into the back four for this match, with Dani Gomez featuring at centre-forward.

Prediction and Odds

Atletico enter the contest as favourites, but they have had a difficult season. With Levante having the ability to find the back of the net in Madrid, we see the game being a tight one.

The hosts have an aim to leapfrog Barcelona into fourth, though, and we predict a narrow home win.

Odds: 1 2.20 X 2.05 2 2.35