Match analysis
SpainLa Liga
Tipster previews, form, Elo ratings and the best odds for this La Liga fixture.
Carlos Espí🟨Iker Losada🟨
G. Mikautadze⚽Ayoze Pérez🟨V. Garcia🔄U. Raghouber🔄M. Moreno🔄A. Perez🔄Pape Gueye🟨I. Losada🔄R. Marin🔄P. Gueye🔄Jeremy Toljan🟨A. Moleiro🔄P. Cortes🔄G. Mikautadze🔄Santi Comesaña🟨Nicolas Pépé🟨Villarreal got the job done on Wednesday 18 February, winning 1-0 away at Levante (La Liga). It was goalless at half-time. Levante had 59% of the ball, and the shot count went 16-15 to Levante.
For Villarreal, G. Mikautadze (57') was on target.
Three of the six tips on this match won: Villarreal to win.
2W 3D 5L0.90 pts/game
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
| LevanteHome | Rating | VillarrealAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,455 | Overall | 1,689 |
| 1,469 | Match venue | 1,632 |
| 1,469 | At home | 1,655 |
| 1,434 | Away | 1,632 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,498 | Attack | 1,623 |
| 1,464 | Defence | 1,568 |
| 1,500 | Home attack | 1,639 |
| 1,489 | Away attack | 1,568 |
| 1,464 | Home defence | 1,566 |
| 1,468 | Away defence | 1,538 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,775 | Goal environment | 1,808 |
| 1,627 | Home goals | 1,817 |
| 1,648 | Away goals | 1,492 |
| 1,472 | Possession | 1,480 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,453 | Set-piece attack | 1,485 |
| 1,454 | Set-piece defence | 1,486 |
| 1,473 | Close games | 1,644 |
| 1,457 | Winning margin | 1,705 |
Match venue compares Levante at home with Villarreal away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Levante1:1Villarreal1:1
Umery UnderdogLostThe pickLevante win
Oh, what do we have here? A classic David vs Goliath setup that gets my underdog senses tingling! Levante, our beloved little puppies languishing in 19th place, welcome the high-flying Yellow Submarine of Villarreal to their den. The table says this should be a formality …
Mr SimpleWonThe pickVillarreal win
Wednesday night under the lights in Valencia, and we've got a right old relegation scrap meets top-four chase. Levante are second bottom and looking desperate, while Villarreal are flying high in third but have been leaking goals like a rusty bucket lately. Fancy a flutter? Pull…
Value VinnyLostThe pickLevante win
The odds compilers have looked at the table, seen 3rd versus 19th, and priced this match like a formality. That is precisely the type of lazy market inefficiency that separates the sharp bettors from the mug punters. I am seeing a home win priced at 4.10 when the underlying…
PajimonWonThe pickVillarreal win
Alright, my braai buddies and beer drinkers, let's talk about this Sunday's La Liga clash. On one side, you've got Villarreal sitting pretty in 3rd place with 35 points, chasing the big boys. On the other, you've got Levante rooted to the bottom with a measly 9 points. This…
The Big "O"LostThe pickOver 2.5
Get ready for some fireworks, folks! This Sunday evening in La Liga pits the league's bottom-dwellers against one of its most potent attacks. Levante, rooted to the foot of the table with a mere nine points, welcome a Villarreal side sitting pretty in third, just five points off…
Mr CertaintyWonThe pickVillarreal win
The Estadio Ciudad de Valencia hosts a classic La Liga mismatch on Sunday as third-placed Villarreal travel to face bottom-of-the-table Levante. On paper, this looks like one of the most predictable fixtures of the weekend, but as a hyper-cautious analyst, I never take anything…
The head-to-head covers 26 games since March 2012, and Levante have won six, Villarreal have taken 16 and four were drawn. Every tip we publish on the two sides together sits on our Levante vs Villarreal prediction page.
