Levante vs Atletico Madrid Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 14/02/2021, 20:36  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 14/02/2021 at 20:42 in LaLiga Predictions

Levante plays at home in the first of two straight La Liga matches against league leaders Atletico Madrid this Wednesday. Ahead of the game, the hosts have 27 points and in 10th place while Atletico are top of the standings with 54 points. Levante are coming from a 1-0 home loss to Osasuna, which left them winless in the last three games, and with just one clean sheet in 15 matches. The team has struggled to find its footing, though recently registered a shock 2-1 win over Real Madrid. That was the second time in two matches that they scored two goals, and furthered their consistency in scoring. Levante have failed to score in just one of their last 15 matches. However, among the top 11 teams, they have the least wins (six). They head to this clash with Europa League ambitions at the least, and are six points below that slot, though with a game in hand. The win over Real Madrid is their only one in the last five league matches and they just need to fix things defensively. In the last five league matches, they’ve scored eight goals but also conceded eight. At home, they’ve gone winless in their last three matches.

Atletico, on their part, head to this game having returned to winning ways. They beat Granada 2-1 away to recover from their earlier 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo. In the win, they registered a sixth straight unbeaten outing and will want to keep it that way as they head to a tough run of fixtures. Defensively, Atletico haven’t been as solid as they are known to be, conceding in each of their last five matches. They have conceded seven goals in the last five matches, and scored 13. However, they remain the best defensive side in the league, having conceded 13 goals, and the second-best attack, having scored 44 goals. They’ve scored two or more goals in the last six matches and each of the last five has produced over 2.5 goals. Luis Suarez did not score in their latest game, but has been influential since his move from Barcelona. He has scored six in the last five matches. In La Liga action, Atletico have five straight away wins and the last four have each produced over 2.5 goals.