Ace Football Team previews the La Liga round 36 match between Real Madrid and Levante who meet up on Thursday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest team stats, match history and the best betting tips.
The upper end meets the lower end of the La Liga standings, as Real Madrid face off against Levante. It is a match that offers both teams a chance to either consolidate or improve on their position in the La Liga table. Although Levante trail Real Madrid by double figures, beating the La Liga champions still holds a lot of prestige.
Position in the La Liga standings: Real Madrid vs Levante
The La Liga standings show that Real Madrid and Levante are 52 points and 19 places apart at the moment. While the title is already secured, Real Madrid will be looking to claim another three points all the same. Despite being outsiders, Levante will no doubt try to make life difficult for the favourites. There is every reason to be excited to see how this game pans out.
Latest form and previous La Liga encounters between Real Madrid and Levante
Real Madrid in a nice flow
Real Madrid are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Espanyol by 4-0, before downing Manchester City by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Atletico Madrid, who ran out 1-0 winners.
Levante on a fine run of form
Levante have seen it all in their last 3 matches, which brought home 4 points. First, they went down 2-3 against Sevilla, before picking up a 1-1 draw against Valencia. Their latest match brought a 2-1 win in their encounter with Real Sociedad.
Latest games between Real Madrid and Levante
The last time Real Madrid played Levante at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, the game finished with a 3-3 scoreline. Betting on Levante this time around will get you odds 6.00, meaning the bookies predict that they are in with a 17% chance of beating Real Madrid. You can get a price of 1.44, should you wish to add a home win to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.
Highlights from the last match between Real Madrid and Levante:
Betting stats and facts for Real Madrid and Levante
Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on statistics from the last couple of matches that Real Madrid and Levante played across all tournaments.
- Real Madrid have scored in 16 of the last 18 home matches
- Real Madrid have won 7 of the last 9 home matches
- In 5 of the last 7 matches Real Madrid played, both teams scored
- Levante have scored in the last 13 matches in a row
- Levante have conceded in 20 of the last 22 away matches
- In 8 of the last 9 matches Levante played, both teams scored
- In the last 5 away matches in a row Levante played, both teams scored
- Real Madrid have scored in the last 11 home matches in a row versus Levante
- In the last 4 home matches in a row Real Madrid versus Levante played, both teams scored
- In 7 of the last 9 Real Madrid home matches versus Levante the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players to watch in Real Madrid vs Levante
It is difficult to look past Karim Benzema, when on the search for a marksman. He seems to be on a strong run as he hit the target 5 times in his last 6 games for Real Madrid. Jose Luis Morales has managed to score 5 times in the last half dozen matches for Levante. It is probably safe to say that they will both be looking to add to their total here once again.
Best tips for the match: Real Madrid vs Levante
In conclusion, we present betting tips for this game between Real Madrid and Levante, which are based on the above-mentioned stats and facts. Besides the main prediction for this match, we have some low and high-risk alternatives as well.