Levante vs Valencia Match Analysis and prediction

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Two Spanish outfits will be back to action on Monday, when Valencia will be travelling to take on Levante in the Valencia derby.

Valencia are currently sitting 7th in La Liga, picking up 25 points from their opening 17 matches, while Levante sit last in the league table, having not won in the league this season.

Levante have failed to get victory in La Liga since defeating Eibar on April 10, and they are having eight draws and nine defeats from 17 matches.

They are already seven points behind 17th-placed Alaves and are heading into Monday’s game off the back of a 4-3 defeat at Espanyol last time out.

Levante have not been in any relagation struggle since their return to the league in 2017, but it seems they will be fighting to remain in the league this season.

Granotes will be the underdogs in the Monday’s derby, but they recorded a 1-0 victory in the reverse game between the two sides during the 2020-21 season.

As for Valencia, they have won 14, drawn eight and lost eight of their 30 previous La Liga matches against Levante, with all eight of the defeat coming on the road.

Valencia will enter this match being unbeaten in their last eight matches in all competitions and have won in each of their last four.

They defeated Utrillas and Arenteiro in the Copa del Rey this month, and defeated Celta Vigo and Elche in their last two league matches.

Valencia have collected 25 points so far, and are just four points adrift fourth-placed Atletico Madrid.

Los Ches finished 13th in La Liga last season, which was their worst season since they took 14th position in 1987-88, but another victory here would strengthen claims of the club’s capability of finishing in the top six this season.

Levante vs Valencia head to head

The Spanish pair have previously met in 30 encounters, and Valencia are leading with 15 victories while Levante have six and they have drawn in 9. Valencia have scored 53 goals and conceded 27. In their last five matches, Valencia have won two and Levante one with two draws.

Valencia 1-1 Levante 12/06/20

Levante 0-0 Valencia 29/08/20

Valencia 4-2 Levante 13/09/20

Levante 1-0 Valencia 12/03/21

Valencia 1-0 Levante 30/07/21

Levante latest home form

Levante have been on a poor run of form at home, having won just one of their last ten matches at home, and they have not won in any of their last nine. Their last victory came in a friendly match with Atromitos in July. In their last five, they have drawn in four and lost one.

Levante 0-0 Getafe 16/10/21

Levante 2-2 Atletico Madrid 28/10/21

Levante 0-3 Granada 01/11/21

Levante 0-0 Athletic Bilbao 19/11/21

Levante 0-0 Osasuna 05/12/21

Levante latest away form

Levante recently won 8-0 away over Huracan Melilla in the Copa del Rey, but have been on a poor run of form on the road, with that being their only victory in their last ten away games. They lost in their last two matches, to Espanyol in the league and to Alcoyano in the Copa del Rey.

Alaves 2-1 Levante 06/11/21

Real Betis 3-1 Levante 28/11/21

Huracan Melilla 0-8 Levante 02/12/21

Espanyol 4-3 Levante 11/12/21

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

Valencia latest home form

Valencia have been on a good run of form, as they have lost just one of their last ten matches at home in all competitions, with the loss coming in September against Real Madrid. In their last five games, they have won two and drawn in three all in the league. In the five they have scored 10 and conceded 7.

Valencia 2-2 Mallorca 23/10/21

Valencia 2-0 Villarreal 30/10/21

Valencia 3-3 Atletico Madrid 07/11/21

Valencia 1-1 Rayo Vallecano 27/11/21

Valencia 2-1 Elche 11/12/21

Valencia latest away form

Los Ches have most recently been on a good run of form on the road, having lost just three matches in their last ten in all competitions, and they have not lost in any of their last four. In their last five games, they have won three, drawn one and lost one.

Real Betis 4-1 Valencia 27/10/21

Real Sociedad 0-0 Valencia 21/11/21

Utrillas 0-3 Valencia 02/12/21

Celta Vigo 1-2 Valencia 05/12/21

Arenteiro 1-3(E) Valencia 16/12/21

Levante news

Levante’s Nemanja Radoja will be missing out through coronavirus, while Shkodran Mustafi is missing through injury.

Both Mickael Malsa and Francisco Son will also be missing out through suspension, with Sergio Postigo likely to have a chance after recovery, with Enis Bardhi and Roger Marti featuring in the attack.

Valencia news

Daniel Wass and Maxi Gomez will both be out due to their respective bans, with Gabriel Paulista remaining unavailable in this match through injury.

Omar Alderete and Thierry Correia will face late fitness tests checking their chances to feature, while Jose Gaya will be available again after completing his suspension.