The Matchday 26 La Liga clash between Levante UD and Deportivo Alaves S. A. D. will take place on 27 February at the Ciudad de Valencia Stadium. Levante UD vs Deportivo Alaves S. A. D.: prediction, betting odds and statistics
Levante UD
Last week, the club went down without much of a fight away to Barcelona (0:3). That defeat was Levante UD's fourth straight in the Primera Division, although it was only the third time this season in the competition that the team have lost by a big margin. The Valencian outfit's winless run in the Spanish league has now reached five matches, and in four of those five games they failed to score. As a result, Levante UD remain 19th in the standings. They are seven points adrift of 17th.
- The club have conceded in 15 of their previous 16 home matches in La Liga.
- Six of the last seven home games for the Valencian side in this tournament have been low-scoring.
- Since the start of the current Primera Division season, Levante UD have conceded 44 goals in total - the worst tally in the league.
Potential Levante UD Lineup (4-3-3)*
Mathew Ryan - Jeremy Toljan, Adri, Alan Matturro, Manuel Sanchez - Oriol Rey, Carlos Alvarez Rivera, Jon Ander Olasagasti - Victor Garcia, Karim Tunde, Ivan Romero.
Midfielder Kervin Arriaga is suspended. Defender Unai Elgezabal, as well as midfielders Pablo Martinez and Roger Brugue, are unavailable through injury.
Deportivo Alaves S. A. D.
The Basques snatched a draw at the very end of an entertaining home game against Girona last Monday (2:2). On the one hand, Deportivo Alaves S. A. D. extended their winless run in La Liga to three matches (two draws, one defeat). However, across the last five league rounds, the team have failed to take points in only one game - against Getafe (0:2). It is worth noting that the club have not kept a clean sheet in the Primera Division for a long time, last doing so on 6 December in the match against Real Sociedad (1:0). In the table, Deportivo Alaves S. A. D. sit 14th, with a three-point cushion over the relegation zone.
- At least two goals have been scored in each of the Basques' last five league matches.
- The team have conceded in 10 consecutive away games in this tournament.
- Deportivo Alaves S. A. D. have not scored more than once in 15 of their last 16 away matches in La Liga.
Potential Deportivo Alaves S. A. D. Lineup (4-4-2)*
Antonio Sivera - Jonny Castro, Victor Parada, Youssef Enriques, Nahuel Tenaglia - Antonio Blanco, Carles Alena, Pablo Ibanez, Angel Perez - Toni Martinez, Lucas Boye.
Levante UD vs Deportivo Alaves S. A. D.: Match Prediction
Levante UD need to climb out of the relegation zone, but their current form is doing them no favours in terms of staying in La Liga. The Valencian side have gone five rounds without a win, and since the start of February the team have now suffered four straight defeats. Overall, the club have won just four of their last 25 matches in the league this season, with three of those four victories coming away from home. Across their previous 12 home games in the Primera Division, Levante UD have collected only seven points - comfortably the worst return in the tournament.
Deportivo Alaves S. A. D. look noticeably sharper against that backdrop. Although the Basques are still without a win in February, the club have suffered only one defeat across their last five La Liga matches. Now the team face a fairly convenient opponent. Deportivo Alaves S. A. D. beat Levante UD in the first round of the Spanish league season (2:1), and in seven of the last eight head-to-head meetings in this competition the Basques have at least avoided defeat (five wins, two draws).
Prediction: Deportivo Alaves S. A. D., double chance
* For each team, the starting XI from their previous match in this tournament is listed.
