Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Valencia welcomes Levante

Competition: Spain La Liga
Date: Sun 14.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Mestalla (55000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 6th and 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Valencia and Levante 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.

This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.

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Valencia form and stats

Valencia have collected 25 points from their home games so far after 5-10-1. In general it's been a long time since Valencia tasted defeat here at Estadio de Mestalla, as they have taken at least one point from their last 18 home games.

The fans are hoping that Valencia will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the La Liga game against Rayo Vallecano. Before that, Valencia had a home game versus Real Madrid which ended with a victory 2-1.

The Valencia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 18 in 16 matches. From these home matches, Valencia have conceded only 9 goals.

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Levante form and stats

Levante, who have the most conceded goals (56) in La Liga, have only collected 16 points from their away games after 4-4-8 (16 played).

Levante's last game was the home draw against Huesca (2-2). Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Athletic Club's place.

Levante have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, 16 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Levante have conceded 27 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Levante - Valencia 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 3 - 3 (Valencia wins - draws - Levante wins).

Top Goalscorers

Roger Martí
12 goals
José Luis Morales
10 goals / 5 assists
Dani Parejo
8 goals / 4 assists

Valencia missing players

Levante missing players

Valencia Levante
Total Home Statistic Away Total
31 16 Played 16 31
33 18 Scored 22 44
26 9 Conceded 27 56
81% 75% Over 0.5 100% 97%
68% 69% Over 1.5 75% 84%
29% 25% Over 2.5 56% 65%
10% 0% Over 3.5 31% 39%
3% 0% Over 4.5 25% 19%
48% 50% Both teams to score 56% 58%
39% 44% Clean Sheet 12% 19%
32% 31% Failed To Score 31% 26%
Key stats this season:
  • Levante hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Barcelona 31 22 7 2 81 31 16 12 3 1 46 16 15 10 4 1 35 15 50 73
2 Atlético Madrid 31 18 8 5 45 21 15 12 2 1 25 7 16 6 6 4 20 14 24 62
3 Real Madrid 31 19 3 9 55 37 16 11 1 4 26 11 15 8 2 5 29 26 18 60
4 Getafe 31 13 11 7 38 27 15 9 1 5 21 11 16 4 10 2 17 16 11 50
5 Sevilla 31 14 7 10 51 37 15 9 3 3 29 15 16 5 4 7 22 22 14 49
6 Valencia 31 10 16 5 33 26 16 5 10 1 18 9 15 5 6 4 15 17 7 46
7 Deportivo Alavés 31 12 9 10 32 38 15 6 7 2 15 13 16 6 2 8 17 25 -6 45
8 Athletic Club 31 10 13 8 33 35 16 7 7 2 19 15 15 3 6 6 14 20 -2 43
9 Real Betis 31 12 7 12 36 40 16 7 4 5 21 22 15 5 3 7 15 18 -4 43
10 Real Sociedad 31 10 10 11 37 38 15 5 5 5 17 16 16 5 5 6 20 22 -1 40
11 Leganés 31 10 10 11 31 35 15 7 6 2 18 12 16 3 4 9 13 23 -4 40
12 Eibar 31 9 12 10 41 43 16 8 5 3 28 18 15 1 7 7 13 25 -2 39
13 Espanyol 31 10 8 13 35 45 15 8 2 5 20 20 16 2 6 8 15 25 -10 38
14 Girona 31 8 10 13 33 43 16 2 6 8 15 25 15 6 4 5 18 18 -10 34
15 Levante 31 8 9 14 44 56 15 4 5 6 22 29 16 4 4 8 22 27 -12 33
16 Celta de Vigo 31 8 8 15 45 53 16 6 4 6 25 22 15 2 4 9 20 31 -8 32
17 Villarreal 31 6 12 13 39 45 16 3 7 6 24 24 15 3 5 7 15 21 -6 30
18 Real Valladolid 31 7 9 15 24 43 15 3 4 8 12 22 16 4 5 7 12 21 -19 30
19 Rayo Vallecano 31 7 6 18 34 54 16 4 5 7 23 30 15 3 1 11 11 24 -20 27
20 Huesca 31 5 9 17 35 55 15 3 5 7 18 23 16 2 4 10 17 32 -20 24

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