The Round 18 LaLiga match between Sevilla and Levante will take place on 4 January at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. Sevilla – Levante: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Sevilla
The team failed to extend a short unbeaten run of two matches in LaLiga (1 win, 1 draw), with their most recent outing ending in a 0-2 defeat to Real Madrid. Sevilla have managed just two wins in their last nine league fixtures, collecting seven points over that span — fewer than all but Oviedo (5) and Levante (2). Both of the club's positive results in that sequence came at home. In the table, Sevilla have slipped to 10th, but their cushion above the relegation zone is only five points.
- The club conceded in 8 of their last 10 LaLiga matches.
- Sevilla’s uncompromising home form in LaLiga stretches to six matches (3 wins, 3 defeats).
- The team scored in 7 of their last 8 home league matches.
Predicted Sevilla lineup (5-3-2)
Odysseas Vlachodimos – Nemanja Gudelj, Marcão, José Carmona, Juanlu Sánchez, Gabriel Suazo – Baptista Mendy, Jibril Sow, Lucien Agoumé – Alexis Sánchez, Isaac Romero.
Forwards Akor Adams and Chidera Ejuke will be absent due to participation in the African Cup of Nations. Key defender Marcão is suspended.
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Levante
In the previous round Levante salvaged a late draw with Real Sociedad (1-1). On the one hand, that result was welcome, as Levante finally picked up a point after five straight defeats. On the other, the club's winless run in LaLiga now stands at eight matches (2 draws, 6 defeats). Notably, the side failed to keep a clean sheet during this run. Levante remain bottom of the table, and new head coach Luís Manuel Castro has been brought in to try to turn things around after his departure from Nantes nine days earlier.
- So far this season Levante have conceded 29 goals in the league, a worse record only than Girona (33).
- At least two goals were scored in 37 of Levante’s last 38 league matches.
- The team have covered the +1.5 handicap in 5 of their last 7 away LaLiga matches.
Predicted Levante lineup (4-2-3-1)
Mathew Ryan – Jeremy Toljan, Adri, Matías Moreno, Manu Sánchez – Unai Vencedor, Kervin Arriaga – Carlos Álvarez, Víctor García, Pablo Martínez – Iván Romero.
Defender Manu Sánchez is suspended, while forward Karl Etta-Eyong is away at the African Cup of Nations. Defender Unai Elgezabal and forwards Roger Brugué and Godoyen Koyalipu are sidelined with injuries.
Sevilla vs Levante: Match Prediction
Sevilla sit 10th but are being chased by several teams below them. With points needed to avoid slipping further down, this is a timely fixture for Matías Almeida's side. Sevilla are unbeaten in eight consecutive head-to-head LaLiga meetings with Levante, and seven of those eight ended in victories. The team have often shown attacking quality, but their forward play has dipped recently — over the last nine rounds Sevilla have averaged just one goal per game. Breaking the three-goal mark has been rare; they have done so in only 2 of their last 29 LaLiga matches.
Levante remain mired in a crisis: their eight-game winless streak includes six defeats. Despite the poor run and a difficult league position, the Valencia side rarely capitulate defensively. In 6 of their last 7 league matches they conceded no more than two goals. On the road this season Levante have just 2 wins from 9 away games (5 defeats), and have only conceded more than two goals in a single away match — the 1-3 loss to Atlético Madrid.
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* For each team the starting lineup shown is from their previous match in this competition.
