Open game expected at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia: Levante vs Real Betis preview

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Tue 29.December
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Valencia (26354 seats)

Season ticket holders at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Levante languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Real Betis will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Levante have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Real Betis has the most conceded goals (26) in La Liga

Levante and Real Betis should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Levante form and stats

Levante have collected 9 points from their La Liga home games so far after 2-3-1. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia.

The home team returns to Estadio Ciudad de Valencia after being equal after 90 minutes with Huesca (placed 19th) on their last time out; the La Liga game ended 1-1. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Real Sociedad in a game that was won 2-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Levante perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Levante as a small favourite), we find ten games. Levante has won four of these, drawn five and lost one.

Levante are traveling soon after this match as the La Liga match at Villarreal awaits in four days.

Levante has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Levante's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Real Betis form and stats

As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Real Betis, who have the most conceded goals (26) in La Liga, have produced an overall stat of 3-0-5 so far.

Betis won their last game, 1-0 versus Cádiz played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Granada wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Real Betis in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Real Betis, six draws and six defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Betis are hosting Sevilla in the La Liga only four days away.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Betis manager M. Pellegrini Ripamonti has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Levante victories, one draw and six Real Betis wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LevanteJ. Morales Nogales
J. Morales Nogales
4 goals
LevanteR. Martí Salvador
R. Martí Salvador
4 goals
Real BetisC. Tello Herrera
C. Tello Herrera
4 goals

Levante missing players

Real Betis missing players

Levante Real Betis
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 6 3 Played P 2 8 15
3 2 1 Won W 2 3 6
6 3 2 Drew D 0 0 1
5 1 0 Lost L 0 5 8
16 8 5 Scored S 4 7 16
18 6 2 Conceded C 0 16 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 87%
29% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 40%
14% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 27%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 13%
64% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 12% 27%
7% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 38% 33%
29% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 40%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.7 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
11.6 13.3 14 Shots (avg) S ( 14 11.6 11.3
4.1 5.3 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.5 3.6 3.7
28% 25% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 24% 29%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • All of Levante's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Levante have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Levante haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Real Betis has the most conceded goals (26) in La Liga
  • Real Betis have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Real Betis haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlético Madrid 13 10 2 1 26 5 7 6 1 0 18 2 6 4 1 1 8 3 21 32
2 Real Madrid 15 10 2 3 27 14 7 5 0 2 13 5 8 5 2 1 14 9 13 32
3 Real Sociedad 16 7 5 4 25 12 8 3 3 2 11 6 8 4 2 2 14 6 13 26
4 Villarreal 15 6 8 1 20 14 8 4 4 0 12 6 7 2 4 1 8 8 6 26
5 Barcelona 14 7 3 4 28 14 8 5 2 1 20 9 6 2 1 3 8 5 14 24
6 Sevilla 13 7 2 4 15 10 6 3 1 2 7 5 7 4 1 2 8 5 5 23
7 Granada 14 6 3 5 17 22 7 4 2 1 12 8 7 2 1 4 5 14 -5 21
8 Celta de Vigo 15 5 5 5 20 21 7 4 0 3 12 11 8 1 5 2 8 10 -1 20
9 Real Betis 15 6 1 8 16 26 7 3 1 3 9 10 8 3 0 5 7 16 -10 19
10 Athletic Club 15 5 3 7 18 18 6 4 0 2 10 4 9 1 3 5 8 14 0 18
11 Cádiz 15 5 3 7 11 20 7 1 2 4 4 10 8 4 1 3 7 10 -9 18
12 Getafe 14 4 5 5 12 15 8 3 2 3 8 7 6 1 3 2 4 8 -3 17
13 Deportivo Alavés 15 4 5 6 13 17 8 2 4 2 6 7 7 2 1 4 7 10 -4 17
14 Valencia 15 3 6 6 21 22 8 2 3 3 13 12 7 1 3 3 8 10 -1 15
15 Levante 14 3 6 5 16 18 6 2 3 1 8 6 8 1 3 4 8 12 -2 15
16 Elche 13 3 6 4 12 16 7 1 4 2 6 9 6 2 2 2 6 7 -4 15
17 SD Eibar 15 3 6 6 11 15 8 0 4 4 2 8 7 3 2 2 9 7 -4 15
18 Real Valladolid 15 3 5 7 15 24 8 2 3 3 9 13 7 1 2 4 6 11 -9 14
19 Huesca 15 1 9 5 13 23 7 1 4 2 5 7 8 0 5 3 8 16 -10 12
20 Osasuna 14 3 3 8 13 23 7 2 1 4 7 12 7 1 2 4 6 11 -10 12

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La Liga is the top professional level of the Spanish football league system. Is is often referred to as the Primera División and is considered one of the absolute top leagues of Europe and the world. 20 teams play 380 fixtures from August to May to create a final league table.