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Villarreal CF vs. Levante UD
For Villarreal, the new year begins in La Liga with a match against last-place Levante. Villarreal finished 2021 in strong form. After two defeats in a row, the yellow sub won the last three matches before the turn of the year. This winning streak allowed Villarreal to finish the year in 9th place in the table.
For Levante, it must clearly be: new year, new luck. Levante still haven’t won a single game this season and are eight points off the bottom of the table. Levante slipped into the new year with two defeats in a row. Whether Levante could leave the old form in 2021 is questionable. In our Villarreal – Levante betting tip you can find out whether Levante will continue to leave the pitch as losers.
Villarreal – Levante Info
– Date & Time: 03/01/2022, 19:00.
– Venue: Esadio de la Ceramica (Villarreal)
– Competition: La Liga, Matchday 20
– TV coverage: DAZN
Villarreal form & balance check
Villarreal could end the old year with three wins in a row. After the yellow submarine had lost two games in a row, coach Unai Emery’s team slipped into the lower half of the table. This had to be corrected, as Villarreal has the ambition to qualify for the European business again. With three wins at the end of the year, the team fulfilled the objective. With 25 points in 9th place in the table, the year 2021 came to a conciliatory end.
Offensive momentum
The fact that Villarreal have won three times in a row recently was also due to coach Emery’s system adjustment. The Spaniard changed from a classic 4-3-3 system to a 4-2-2-2 formation. This meant that Villarreal played more on direct routes to goal instead of via the wings. Emery was right with his idea. Villarreal scored three times against Real Sociedad and even five times against Alaves.
Villarreal facts & analysis
– Villarreal are in 9th place in the table.
– With 3 wins in a row Villarreal ended the old year
– In the last 3 games Villarreal scored 10 goals
Levante form & balance check
What UD Levante are delivering this season is unbearable. Levante have not won a single game this season. The eight points so far all result from eight draws. The team of coach Alessio Lisci has lost the other ten games this season. The last two defeats are particularly annoying. After Levante played 0:0 against Osasuna, two 3:4 defeats followed. It is not the scoring that is lacking. It is the defence that is standing in the way of the first win of the season.
League’s worst defence
Naturally, it is not unusual for the bottom team in the table to have the worst defence in the division. Such is the case with Levante in La Liga. With 36 goals conceded, Levante have conceded the most of the 20 teams so far. But in 18 games so far, Levante have scored 19 goals, scoring more often than Cadiz, Alaves, Elche, Getafe and Mallorca, all of whom are ahead of Levante in the table. If Levante can get a grip on their defending, they could avoid relegation.
Levante facts & analysis
Levante are bottom of the table.
– There are 7 points to a non-relegation place
– Levante have not won any of their 18 games this season
Predicted line-up – last update on 31 December 2021
Villarreal appear in different systems under coach Unai Emery. However, the majority of the time the yellow sub plays in a 4-3-3 or 4-2-2 formation. Villarreal have played in the second system option in their last three matches, all of which they have won.
Levante tries to play orderly football. Coach Alessio Lisci sends Levante out in a basic 4-4-2 formation. Recently, the offensive has been getting better and better. However, the defence has been neglected.
Villarreal – Levante direct comparison & Statistics
Villarreal and Levante have already met 31 times. In this duel, Villarreal earned the more positive record. The yellow submarine won 19 games, whereas Levante could only win 8 encounters. Another 4 meetings ended in a draw. The last time they met, the whistle blew 5:1 in Villarreal’s favour.
– In La Liga, Villarreal have won their last 3 matches against Levante.
– 3 of last 5 matches in La Liga ended 2-1.
– Villarreal are unbeaten in 7 home matches against Levante.
– Levante last won at Villarreal in 2011.
