Levante – Ath Bilbao SOCCER PICKS
For no one is it a secret that both teams are competitive although somewhat irregular in their actions. For this reason and knowing that the “blue” box has added diverse results in its stadium, we believe that the tie is a valid option to bet. Remember that the Basques know how to get away from home, demonstrating it by adding 4 equal matches in a row and 2 defeats adjusted against strong rivals like Espanyol and Atlético de Madrid. Paints to be an intense duel and situations, in which the two sides can recover from a hypothetical initial disadvantage.
Levante:
The “blue” box equaled 2-2 before visiting Huesca last weekend. These days, he has 18 units in total, product of 5 wins, 3 draws and 5 falls. He has added 3 games without winning, his goal being to cut this negative streak. Gone was the streak of consecutive victories that allowed him to climb many positions in the table and position away from the direct descent. In matter of goals, he has made 20 and has given 21 in his goal, costing him to be balanced in his actions.
As a local, Levante has added various results so far, after adding 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 falls in total. He has scored 10 goals and has given 14 on his fence, standing out for being unbalanced between the lines. He comes from leveling 2-2 with Valencia, losing 2-6 with Levante, defeating Alavés 2-1, defeating Leganés 2-0 and losing 1-3 to Real Sociedad. Apparently, the team is not reliable in this condition, costing him to be reliable against opponents with offensive power. He needs to improve at the moment of scoring, since he has given a goal at least in 4 of his last 5 starts.
Athletic Bilbao:
The Basque side drew 1-1 against Getafe at home last weekend, reaching 11 points in the general standings. At the moment it is located in direct descent zone, being its objective to cut the bad run that it takes and recover from the emotional and from the football (12 games without winning product of 8 draws and 4 falls). He has scored 14 goals and has given 20 on his fence, proving to be an unbalanced eleven between the lines. For this exit it is expected that the “Lions” take their precautions, as they will collide with a team that knows how to take advantage of the field factor. Of course, despite this, they will not speculate since they always look for the rival arch.
As a visitor, Athletic Bilbao has collected different scores in 6 league outings, after equaling the first 4 and losing the next two that played (7 goals in favor and 9 against). At the moment remains a complex set to overcome in this condition, since the two falls suffered were quite tight in the process and the final result (1-0 against Espanyol and 3-2 against Atletico Madrid after winning 0-1 and 1-2 respectively). The ties were the following: 2-2 against Betis, 1-1 against Barcelona, 1-1 against Eibar and 1-1 against Rayo Vallecano.
In the last 6 years, Levante and Athletic Bilbao have met 5 times at the Ciutat de València Stadium. These were the results of those matches: Victoria 3-1 of Levante in January 2013, win 1-2 of Athletic Bilbao in April 2014, victory 0-2 of Athletic Bilbao in February 2015, draw 2-2 in April 2016 and victory 1-2 of Athletic Bilbao in February 2017. Apparently, every time they have played both teams there have always been goals in between. The logic indicates that the procedure is repeated and that the marker is adjusted once more. Considering this, we trust that the tie is the final result.
