Levante vs Villarreal Match Analysis and Prediction

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Two teams one different end of the La Liga table will have an encounter on Satuday, with Villarreal making a trip to Estadio Ciudad de Valencia to take Levante.

The hosts are currently sitting rock-bottom of the La Liga table on 19 points from 29 games, eight points adrift of 17th-placed Cadiz, while Villarreal are at the 7th spot with 45 points from their 29 games, nine points adrift of fourth-placed Atletico Madrid.

In their last La Liga match, Levante were defeated 3-1 by Osasuna at Estadio El Sadar, extending their winless run to three.

On matchday 29, Ezequiel Avila gave the hosts the lead in the 44th minute with an assist from Budimir, before Ante Budimir and Darko Brasanac also got their names on the scoresheet, the Roger Marti scored the only goal for the visitors in the 76th minute.

Levante have two wins, seven draws and five losses this season in La Liga matches at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, a record which is so concerning and their hopes of remaining in the league seem to be far than their reach.

Meanwhile, Villarreal were defeated 1-0 by Cadiz in their last league match at Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla, which left them trailling sixth-placed Real Sociedad by three points for a spot in the Conference League Qualifiers.

Villarreal have won three, drawn one and lost two in their last six matches, while they have three wins, five draws and six losses in their league matches on the road this season.

In the last La Liga match between the two teams, Villarreal triumphed 5-0 at Estadio de la Ceramica back in January, where Gerard Moreno led the squad with a brace, while Boulaye Dia, Pau Torres and Trigueros also got their names on the scoresheet, which gives them enough confidence heading into this contest.

Levante vs Villarreal head to head

The two teams have previously met on 37 occasions across all competitions, where Villarreal have taken 23 victories while Levante have won nine, and they have drawn in five. Levante have scored 31 goals and conceded 65. In their last five meetings, Levante have won one, Villarreal three with one draw.

Villarreal 2-1 Levante 02/01/21

Levante (E)1-0 Villarreal 03/02/21

Levante 1-5 Villarreal 18/04/21

Villarreal 0-0 Levante 29/07/21

Villarreal 5-0 Levante 03/01/22

Levante latest home form

Levante have recently been on a relatively good form at home, having been unbeaten in three of their five most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed to pcik up a 1-1 draw against Espanyol. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded seven.

Levante 2-0 Mallorca 08/01/22

Levante 0-2 Cadiz 22/01/22

Levante 2-4 Real Betis 13/02/22

Levante 3-0 Elche 25/02/22

Levante 1-1 Espanyol 12/03/22

Levante latest away form

Levante have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won only one of their eight most recent matches. They recently managed to defeat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the league. In their last five away matches, they have scored four goals and conceded 10.

Getafe 3-0 Levante 04/02/22

Atletico Madrid 0-1 Levante 16/02/22

Celta Vigo 1-1 Levante 21/02/22

Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Levante 07/03/22

Osasuna 3-1 Levante 19/03/22

Villarreal latest home form

Villarreal have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their nine most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed to defeat Celta Vigo in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded two.

Villarreal 3-0 Mallorca 22/01/22

Villarreal 0-0 Real Madrid 12/02/22

Villarreal 1-1 Juventus 22/02 22

Villarreal 5-1 Espanyol 27/02/22

Villarreal 1-0 Celta Vigo 12/03/22

Villarreal latest away form

Villarreal have recently been on a relatively good form on the road, having won three of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Juventus 3-0 in the UEFA Champions League on March 16. In their last five away matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded three.

Real Betis 0-2 Villarreal 06/02/22

Granada 1-4 Villarreal 19/02/22

Osasuna 1-0 Villarreal 05/03/22

Juventus 0-3 Villarreal 16/03/22

Cadiz 1-0 Villarreal 20/03/22

Levante news

Roberto Soldado remains absent with a hamstring injury, alongside Daniel Gomez who has a groin injury and should both return early in April.

Jorge de Frutos has a foot injury and Carlos Clerc has a knee injury and should return early April, while Oscar Duarte is also absent with a sprained knee.

Villarreal news

Villarreal enter the game without new injury or suspension concerns and head coach Unai Emery is not expected to make changes to the side that started against Cadiz.

The only injured players are Paco Alcacer with a muscle injury and Alberto Moreno with an ACL injury, who return date is unknown.

Prediction and Odds

Levante enter the contest winless in their three most recent matches, and will be looking to pick up a positive result here.

However, Unai Emery has a number of players to choose from and with their record over the hosts, we believe they have the confidence to pick up an away win.

Odds: 1 2.45 X 2.05 2 1.90