Real Madrid – Levante SOCCER PICKS
Real Madrid and Levante meet at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, in a match for the 9th round of the First Division. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these teams played a match in this stadium was on 09-09-2017, in a match for the First Division which ended in a draw for (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by Lucas Vázquez (36 ‘), for Real Madrid, and Ivi López (12’), for Levante.
Real Madrid:
The home team is currently in the 4 th position of the league, with 14 points won, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied at home against Atlético Madrid by (0-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Deportivo Alavés, by (1-0). In the last 4 home league matches Real Madrid has a record of 3 wins and 1 draw, so they have won 10 points out of 12 possible.
For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 4 games ago. In 8 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 4 matches they suffered in the first goal.
Real Madrid is campaigning below what was expected in the Spanish league, does not win 3 rounds ago, in which he accumulated 2 losses and 1 draw and is looking for a recovery. The team is characterized by a good balance between offensive and defensive sectors, as he scored 12 goals, the fourth best attack in the competition, and suffered 7, taking the fourth best defense, but for the quality of its staff, equipment He can perform more, especially offensively, because he needs to score more goals. Playing at home, as in Saturday’s game, Real Madrid has 3 wins and 1 draw. It should be noted that he suffered only 1 goal in these 4 games, evidencing a good defensive performance in this type of situation. For the match against Levante, coach Lopetegui has the return of lateral Marcelo, but will have important absences, such as central Varane and strikers Gareth Bale and Benzema, but he will still be in the field with a starting eleven quite superior to the opponent.
Levante:
The away team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 10 points won, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Deportivo Alavés, by (2-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Getafe, by (0-1). In the last 4 away league matches Levante has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, so they have won 6 points out of 12 possible. The team allowed the opponent goals in 6 of the last 8 games, so it has not made great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly since he scored goals in 7 of the last 8 games for this competition. In 8 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have only won 1 result.
Levante recovered from a series of 5 matches without winning with 2 good victories in the last 2 rounds and wants to maintain the good phase to continue rising in the qualifying table. The team is characterized by an attack of good efficiency, which scored 12 times, the fourth best attack in the national championship, while the defense, on the other hand, suffered 14 goals and is the third worst, showing the imbalance between the two sectors , being a team that creates a good number of goal opportunities, but that ends up leaving many spaces in its defense, something that can be quite detrimental against a qualified team, as is the case of its next opponent. Playing away, as in the game this Saturday, Levante has alternated good and bad exhibits and his great triumph in this type of situation is the defensive system, which suffered only 3 goals, the second strongest in the condition visitor. In fact, it is a team that plays more closed and tries to come out in counterattacks when playing away from their domains. For the difficult match against Real Madrid, coach José Bordalás will not be able to count on midfielder Portillo, sent off on the last day.
