Levante vs Valladolid
22nd January 2000hrs
Football – Spain – La Liga
Pick Draw
Bookmaker Betway
Odds: 21/20 odds taken 2246 GMT, Wednesday, 20th January
This will be a top-flight match in Spain between two teams down in the bottom half of the table.
Levante’s form is not all that bad at the moment though, and they are favourites for the win but only at odds-against.
Can Valladolid avoid their fourth straight loss on the road against Levante?
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Levante Preview – Home form to get Levante across the line?
Levante are showing some great form on home soil at the moment in La Liga as they are on a four match winning streak there.
In each of those victories, Levante have scored at least two goals.
They have returned a good average of 1.75 goals per game on home turf in league action this season.
The only visitors that have shown up and beaten them have been Real Madrid.
Of the four home wins that they have taken this season, three of them have been by a one goal margin.
In the match outright for this fixture a Levente win is at 21/20* (odds recorded 2246 GMT, Wednesday, 20th January).
They are also on a three match winning streak at home against Valladolid, not having shipped a goal in their last two.
So they do make a decent enough proposition in that regard to come up with a victory.
Levante have not managed to take a clean sheet in any of their last seven league games (home and away combined).
Interestingly Levante have conceded the opening goal in 72% of their league games this season.
But will the visiting Valladolid have enough of an attacking punch to really hurt the home side? That’s debatable.
But we don’t think so.
A Levante to win to nil option at 5/2 piques interest for football betting* (odds recorded 2246 GMT, Wednesday, 20th January).
Valladolid Preview – Can the visitors avoid defeat?
The form of Valladolid has improved lately and it’s been enough to see them sit just outside of the drop zone.
They are W1 D3 L2 in their last six league fixtures.
Valladolid have managed to avoid defeat in each of their last three away games as well.
The road record of Valladolid is W2 D3 L4 this season and have taken back to back away clean sheets.
But they are the 3/1 underdogs in the match outright in this game* (odds recorded 2246 GMT, Wednesday, 20th January).
There has been a general lack of goal scoring threat from them.
They have failed to score in four of their last eight fixtures and three of their last five.
Valladolid have returned an average of 0.78 goals per away game this season.
But of the four defeats that they have suffered on their league travels this season, three of them have been against teams currently in the top four.
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Valladolid have lost eight league games this season, home and away combined. Five of those have been by a margin of at least two goals.
They have managed to open the scoring in just three of their nine away games.
Each of their last four away games have finished with less than three goals.
The under 2.5 goals option in this fixture is at 4/5* (odds recorded 2246 GMT, Wednesday, 20th January).
Levante vs Valladolid Betting Advice
Valladolid have not actually done terrible away from home this season. Each of their away defeats have been against stronger teams.
So there is a temptation to perhaps back them to avoid defeat. But they are lacking a goal-scoring threat, so we think they will fall.
But a tight game is excepted an under 2.5 goals is a good option at 4/5* (odds recorded 2246 GMT, Wednesday, 20th January).
Key Facts – Levante vs Valladolid Betting Tip
- Levante are on a four-match winning streak at home
- Levante have won their last three home games against Valladolid
- Valladolid have failed to score in three of their last five league games
Levante are running hot with their home form at the moment. It has been four straight wins from them there in the league.
As they have scored at least two goals in each of those, the home win just has to be supported.
There is enough in that at 21/20 in the match outright* (odds recorded 2246 GMT, Wednesday, 20th January).
The best betting odds for Levante vs Valladolid
Levante to win: 21/20 at Bet365
Draw: 21/10 at Bet365
Valladolid to win: 3/1 at Bet365
