Last hope for bottom-placed Levante?
There is a match between Getafe and Levante that could have a decisive character in the bottom of the table. The visitors are already under a lot of pressure as the current bottom team in La Liga and there is not much hope. However, a win after the short break could once again bring momentum into the bottom of the table.
In the run-up to the Getafe v Levante match, the betting odds show very well that the hosts have an advantage with the bookmakers, but it is not very clear. At first glance, it is not apparent that Levante are bottom of the table, and well behind.
For Getafe, a win would mean that the first competitor in the fight against relegation could already be distanced significantly. Kick-off for the matchday opener in La Liga is on Friday evening at 9pm.
Getafe – Statistics & current form
Getafe CF more or less shimmy their way through the season, had many difficult phases, but recently managed to increase their own form. They picked up seven points against Real Madrid, Sevilla, Real Sociedad and Granada, beating the Royals 1-0 at home. Only three goals conceded in those four games show that the team is equipped. So the short break did not necessarily suit the club.
Getafe are currently in 16th place in La Liga. There is no relief in the fight against relegation, but the first relegation place, which is currently Cadiz, is already four points away. Before the match between Getafe and Levante, the odds show that the last few weeks have had a positive effect on the starting position, as the hosts are the favourites.
Quique Sanchez Flores, who took over the team as coach in October, has made good progress with his team. He has identified a number of problems, rectified them and improved tactics and confidence. The problem, however, is still the offensive, which has been weak throughout the season. Ünal has seven goals, Sandro three and of the rest of the team, no player has more than one goal to his name.
Getafe rely on improved compactness
This was one of the areas the coach was able to address in the short break of the last few days. Defensively, there has already been a clear improvement since taking office. This work should be confirmed. Levante is a team that has problems in both areas of the game and could therefore be a grateful opponent. Nevertheless, the role of favourites for the host and the expectation to determine the game may also be an obstacle.
The starting position makes it clear that goals are not necessarily to be expected – at least not many of them. Therefore, our prediction before the Getafe vs. Levante match is that less than 2.5 goals will be scored in total.
With a win, Getafe could even move towards the secure midfield. That is the big goal for this match. In any case, a defeat should and must be avoided, so that Levante does not smell the morning air in the relegation battle.
Projected line-up of Getafe:
Soria – Suarez, Diene, Cuenca, Mitrovic, Olivera – Maksimovic, Villar, Alena – Mayoral, Ünal
Last matches played by Getafe:
LaLiga
01/23 2022 – San Sebastian 0 – 0 Getafe
01/20 2022 – Getafe 4 – 2 Granada
01/09 2022 – Sevilla 1 – 0 Getafe
01/02 2022 – Getafe 1 – 0 Real Madrid
12/19 2021 – Getafe 1 – 0 Osasuna Pamplona
Levante – Statistics & current form
The situation of the guests from UD Levante is anything but good. With eleven points, the team is in last place in La Liga and currently it doesn’t look like staying in the league is a realistic goal. However, there are still a few points to be awarded and, as is well known, hope dies last. The visitors, however, are in desperate need of points and ideally need to start a series.
Before the short break, Levante lost 2-0 at home to 19th-placed Cadiz CF. This result highlighted the problems that coach Alessio Lisci’s team has. And that is quite surprising, because the squad is really not bad with players like Vezo, Bardhi, Morales or Soldado.
A large part of the problem is visible in the defence. The hosts have conceded 43 goals so far, the worst record of any team in La Liga. A mixture of merciless overstretching and individual mistakes is responsible for this statistic. Levante’s huge defensive gaps ruin many actually decent games.
Levante: Many statistics are bad
Offensively, Levante are still showing some signs of improvement. 21 goals are not a bad record, but not a good one in 21 games either. The big problem is that the team has only managed one win, no team has won less often. That victory came at home, against Mallorca on 8 January.
That means Levante are yet to win away from home all season. In the last three away games, the team conceded a total of twelve goals, which is clearly too many. In general, the team at the bottom of the table scores almost no points away from home. Two draws were the highest of the feelings, the point average away from home is 0.2. That is one reason why our value tip before the match Getafe against Levante is that the hosts win. Bookmaker Betway, which Wettbasis tested, offers odds of 2.05 on this.
Predicted line-up of Levante:
Aitor – Miramon, Pier, Vezo, Clerc – Malsa, Pepelu, Bardhi, de Frutos – Morales, Soldado
Last matches played by Levante:
LaLiga
01/22 2022 – Levante 0 – 2 Cadiz
01/08 2022 – Levante 2 – 0 Mallorca
01/03 2022 – Villarreal FC 5 – 0 Levante
12/20 2021 – Levante 3 – 4 Valencia
Copa del Rey
12/14 2021 – Alcoyano 3.3 – 3.1 Levante
Getafe – Levante Direct Comparison / H2H Balance
The overall balance is quite even, but leans towards Levante. The team has 16 wins on the account, 13 duels went to Getafe. In the last five games, both teams won twice each, overall Levante also leads in goals scored, but again narrowly, with 47:46.
Getafe – Levante Tip
Getafe go into the game as slight favourites, with bottom side Levante certainly having the greater pressure. The visitors are still waiting for their first win of the season away from home and the situation is starting to look ominous.
Many things point to Levante not being able to win away from home this time either. However, based on the underlying statistics, our tip before the Getafe vs Levante match is that less than 2.5 goals will be scored.
