National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Levante or Villarreal that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Levante nor Villarreal as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Levante form and stats
Levante participated in Copa Del Rey the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.4-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Levante so far this season. On the other hand, in the Copa Del Rey, Levante has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Happy days for Levante in their previous game, a La Liga match away at Real Madrid that ended with a 2-1 victory. Sensational by Levante last match, beating Real Madrid away as big underdogs. A strong away win before that one, visiting Real Valladolid and winning 4-2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the La Liga game versus Granada in only three days. This game is also played here at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia.
A decent goal production from Levante in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. Levante's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Villarreal form and stats
Villarreal was sent out of Copa Del Rey in the quarter-finals last season.The visitors are W3-D5-L2 on the road this term. That's in the La Liga. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Copa Del Rey stats, they have 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away. With three draws in a row for Villarreal the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Villarreal's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Real Sociedad that finished 1-1. Preceding that game was the away Copa Del Rey victory against Girona with the score of 1-0.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The La Liga trip to Elche.
Villarreal have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Villarreal have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Levante, one draw and six wins for Villarreal. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Moreno Balaguero 10 goals |   R. Martí Salvador 9 goals |  J. Morales Nogales 8 goals |
Levante missing players
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| Levante | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 9 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 43 | 16 | Scored | S | 29 | 50 | ||
| 36 | 12 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 88% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 12% | ||
| 76% | 78% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 11% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 42% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 44% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 50 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 40 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 40 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 32 |
| 7 | Granada | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -10 | 29 |
| 8 | Real Betis | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 27 |
| 9 | Levante | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | Athletic Club | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Getafe | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 24 |
| 13 | Cadiz | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 24 |
| 14 | Valencia | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 23 |
| 15 | Eibar | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 20 |
| 17 | Osasuna | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 18 | Deportivo Alaves | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 19 |
| 19 | Elche | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Huesca | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 16 |