Levante vs Villarreal prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-12-13 17:30.
[p]Bottom-of-the-table Levante look to close the yawning gap to La Liga safety when they host a Villarreal side in sensational form.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]A recent change in manager is yet to have the desired effect for Levante, who are now five points from safety at the foot of La Liga. Álvaro del Moral was in caretaker charge for a 2-0 reversal to Osasuna last time out, their fifth league defeat in a row, while it was also a third successive league game in which the Frogs failed to score. Things are equally as bad at the other end, with only one team entering the round having conceded more than their 28 La Liga goals this term, and with the worst home record in the entire division too (D1, L5), it’s hard to make much of a case for Levante here.[/p]
[p]A 2-0 win over Getafe last weekend stretched Villarreal’s winning run in La Liga to six matches – a feat only Barcelona could match prior to kick-off. That is the Yellow Submarine’s best run of form across the same league season since 2016 and leaves them with 35 points from 15 games, their highest-ever total at this stage of a La Liga campaign. Marcelino’s side sit third in the table, and despite being beaten 3-2 at home by Copenhagen in midweek UEFA Champions League action, supporters ought to be confident of another league success here given Villarreal’s phenomenal record this term against sides starting the round outside the top four (W11, D2).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Levante won the last meeting between these two teams in 2022 and they’ve won four of the last six H2Hs they hosted (L2).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Levante have conceded 16 second-half La Liga goals this season, the second most in La Liga pre-round.[/p]
[p]Levante have conceded first in nine league games this season and lost them all.[/p]
[p]Villarreal have led a pre-round joint-league high nine La Liga games at half-time this season (HT: D4, L2). [/p]
[p]Villarreal have won a pre-round league-high eight La Liga points after the 75th minute this term.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Levante’s Manu Sánchez may not be looking forward to this match, as he has lost four of his last five H2Hs (W1), with his side conceding at least twice in each defeat. An assist here would see Ayoze Pérez become the first Villarreal player since December 2014 to set up a goal in four consecutive La Liga matches.[/p]
[p]This game may come too soon for Levante’s Pablo Martinez and Carlos Espi. Villarreal will be missing Gerard Moreno, while Dani Parejo is a doubt.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given the shortcomings of Levante at both ends of the pitch, it’s difficult to see anything other than a Villarreal win to nil.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Matt Jones[/i][/p]