It’s been a difficult season for Real Madrid and they are already out of contention for the La Liga title and have been dumped out of the Copa del Rey. However, they still have the Champions League to play for and will want to enter their tough round of 16 match with Paris Saint-Germain in good form. This weekend they head back to Valencia to take on Levante. Levante find themselves in 16th place in the league and have a relegation battle on their hands. A win in this game would be a huge bonus and allow them to pull away from the clubs below them.
La Liga – Levante v Real Madrid – Estadi Ciutat de València, Valencia – Sunday 3rd February – 19:45 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 6 at Unibet |
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Levante
Real MadridLevante Form
Levante are in dreadful form and have won only one of their last 16 games in La Liga and cannot continue that way if they want to avoid the drop. Their last win in the league came back on the 12th November at Las Palmas and their last home victory was back on the 21st September. Levante have lost 6 and drawn 3 of their last 9 home La Liga games and the home fans are eager to have something to cheer about at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia. Levante have been struggling at both ends of the pitch. They have kept only one clean sheet in their last 7 home La Liga games and have failed to score in 6 of their last 9 league matches.
Real Madrid Form
Real Madrid got back to winning ways in emphatic style last weekend as they defeated Valencia, a team currently above them in the league, 4-1 away from home. Zinedine Zindane’s team needed to deliver a positive response having been dumped out of the Copa del Rey by Leganes in mid-week, losing 2-1 at home. This was a poor result and came following an excellent 7-1 home win over Deportivo La Coruna.
Zidane will be hoping they do not follow their good win last weekend with another disappointing performance on Saturday night. Real Madrid have been scoring plenty of goals in recent matches, netting 11 in their last 2 La Liga games but have not been great at the back. They have conceded in each of their last 5 La Liga games and would love to come away from this match with not only a win but also a clean sheet.
Team News
Levante have problems in terms of injury and suspension ahead of this game. Ivan Lopez, Alex Alegria and Raul Fernandez are injured while Chema Rodriguez and Jose Campana are suspended. Real Madrid are hoping both Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane recover from injury in time to take their place in the back four. They should be at full strength in attack with Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale all starting the match.
Levante v Real Madrid – Betting Odds and Predictions
Real Madrid are 2/9 with Skybet to score 3 or more goals. However, their defence has not been great recently and Levante could get on the scoresheet themselves. Real Madrid to win and both teams to score is 14 with Ladbrokes.
Top Betting Tip Levante v Real Madrid
Real Madrid cannot afford any more slip-ups and need to come away with maximum points from this game. Levante have been very poor at home, so the visitors should take the 3 points without a great deal of difficulty. Real Madrid to win is 2/9 with Skybet. The visitors will see this as another opportunity to rack up the goals and it would be a surprise if they did not score at least 3 or more goals in this game.