Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 1 match between Espanyol and Levante and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Levante face a daunting first assignment in the LaLiga when they visit the title favourites Espanyol on the opening day of the new campaign.
Form: Espanyol vs Levante
Espanyol Form
Espanyol collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 2-0 and 1-2 winners against Athletic Club and Osasuna, respectively. Against Real Sociedad, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 1-1 scoreline. Espanyol claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the LaLiga, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored five and conceded six goals.
Levante Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Levante. They first took out Celta Vigo by 2-3 before downing Mallorca by 2-0. The winning streak came to an end against Real Betis, who ran out 2-1 winners. Levante managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 12 time and letting in six.
Betting facts for Espanyol and Levante
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Espanyol and Levante. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 14 of the last 15 Espanyol home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Espanyol home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Espanyol matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Espanyol home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 5 Levante matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Levante matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Levante away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Levante away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Levante matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Espanyol vs Levante
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Kike Garcia, who is performing well for Espanyol. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent LaLiga outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Levante.The visitors will be looking to Kervin Arriaga to find the net once again, after managing two LaLiga goals for Levante in recent matches.
Popular markets: Espanyol vs Levante
Full-time result
Espanyol claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing three. Levante won one of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost seven of the games in this run. Espanyol have not lost to Levante in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Espanyol scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Levante scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Espanyol probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Sunday, as Levante managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Espanyol, who scored an average of two goals along the way. In the last ten games for Levante, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.
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