La Liga match preview: Levante believed to be the weaker party when Real Madrid pays a visit

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sat 22.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Valencia (26354 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Levante have their presumed home advantage while Real Madrid are ahead 24 points in the La Liga table.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Levante form and stats

When playing at home in the La Liga, Levante have managed 6 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games.

Levante faced defeat in their previous match, away at Villarreal (1-2). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Leganés in a game that was won 2-0.

The Levante fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded.

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Real Madrid form and stats

Real Madrid, who have the most clean sheets (12) in La Liga, have an excellent away record in the La Liga so far with 7-4-1 from 12 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Real Madrid as they haven't lost any of their last 15 games. Real Madrid are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

Real Madrid's last game was the home draw against Celta de Vigo (2-2). Preceding that game was the away victory against Osasuna with the score of 4-1.

A new game in only four days for Real Madrid, the Champions League home match versus Manchester City. Busy days.

Real Madrid are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 12 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Real Madrid - Levante 3-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Levante wins - draws - Real Madrid wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Real MadridK. Benzema
K. Benzema
13 goals
LevanteR. Martí Salvador
R. Martí Salvador
10 goals
LevanteB. Mayoral Moya
B. Mayoral Moya
5 goals

Levante missing players

Real Madrid missing players

Levante Real Madrid
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 11 2 Played P 2 12 24
9 6 2 Won W 1 7 15
2 2 0 Drew D 1 4 8
13 3 0 Lost L 0 1 1
30 17 5 Scored S 5 21 46
36 11 2 Conceded C 2 7 16
96% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 83%
79% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 58% 67%
62% 45% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 50%
25% 27% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 38%
8% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 8% 17%
62% 55% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 42% 46%
12% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
29% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 21%
 
5.1 5.2 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 4.9 5.5
6.2 5.4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 4.8 4.3
2.4 2.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.3
3 3 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
282 144 24 Total Shots T S 35 161 392
98 53 9 Shots on Target S O 13 64 148
31% 32% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 33% 31%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Real Madrid has the fewest conceded goals (16)
  • Real Madrid has the fewest conceded goals (7) away
  • Real Madrid has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5)
  • Real Madrid has the most clean sheets (12)
  • Real Madrid has the most clean sheets (6) away
  • Real Madrid has the most points (25) away
  • Real Madrid has the most scored goals (21) away
  • Real Madrid has the the best goal difference (+14) away
  • Real Madrid has the the best goal difference (+30)
  • Real Madrid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Real Madrid is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 24 15 8 1 46 16 12 8 4 0 25 9 12 7 4 1 21 7 30 53
2 Barcelona 24 16 4 4 57 29 12 11 1 0 39 12 12 5 3 4 18 17 28 52
3 Getafe 24 12 6 6 36 22 12 7 3 2 21 10 12 5 3 4 15 12 14 42
4 Atletico Madrid 24 10 10 4 25 17 12 7 4 1 15 6 12 3 6 3 10 11 8 40
5 Sevilla 24 11 7 6 31 25 12 5 5 2 16 11 12 6 2 4 15 14 6 40
6 Villarreal 24 11 5 8 42 32 12 6 4 2 25 15 12 5 1 6 17 17 10 38
7 Valencia 24 10 8 6 35 34 13 7 6 0 21 11 11 3 2 6 14 23 1 38
8 Real Sociedad 23 11 4 8 39 31 11 6 2 3 23 12 12 5 2 5 16 19 8 37
9 Granada 24 10 3 11 29 31 12 8 1 3 16 8 12 2 2 8 13 23 -2 33
10 Athletic Club 24 7 10 7 23 20 12 6 3 3 14 7 12 1 7 4 9 13 3 31
11 Osasuna 24 7 10 7 31 32 12 4 5 3 19 17 12 3 5 4 12 15 -1 31
12 Real Betis 24 7 8 9 32 37 12 6 2 4 22 17 12 1 6 5 10 20 -5 29
13 Levante 24 9 2 13 30 36 11 6 2 3 17 11 13 3 0 10 13 25 -6 29
14 Deportivo Alavés 24 7 6 11 25 34 12 5 4 3 15 9 12 2 2 8 10 25 -9 27
15 Real Valladolid 24 5 11 8 20 27 11 2 7 2 11 8 13 3 4 6 9 19 -7 26
16 SD Eibar 23 6 6 11 22 32 11 5 1 5 14 16 12 1 5 6 8 16 -10 24
17 Celta de Vigo 24 4 9 11 21 34 12 3 5 4 9 12 12 1 4 7 12 22 -13 21
18 Mallorca 24 6 3 15 23 39 13 6 2 5 16 13 11 0 1 10 7 26 -16 21
19 Leganés 24 4 7 13 18 36 13 4 2 7 12 18 11 0 5 6 6 18 -18 19
20 Espanyol 24 4 7 13 21 42 12 1 4 7 11 23 12 3 3 6 10 19 -21 19

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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.