Valencia vs Levante Prediction

Champions League-chasing Valencia will look to mark La Liga’s resumption of play with a big home win, as they entertain mid-table Levante in the second of Friday’s featured matches. Preview the action with me, for the best betting tips and correct score predictions ahead of this clash.

Valencia vs Levante Betting Tips

Perhaps the suspension of play in March came at the right moment for Valencia, who saw their season go from promising to collapsing in a month.

Their 4-3 (8-4 on aggregate) Champions League last-16 defeat by Atalanta on March 10 ended up being Los Che’s final outing before coronavirus halted sports worldwide, during a period where they won just one of eight games across all competitions.

Departing the UCL in such comprehensive fashion, as well as losing in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals against Granada, it’s fair to say they have work to do to finish the season with any credit after an underwhelming 2020 so far.

They host Levante, who haven’t won any of their last five H2H meetings and struggled for form themselves too before the pandemic. Dating back to mid-January, Paco Lopez’s side only won two of nine games (all comps) and sit eight points above the relegation places.

Naturally, the visitors will be hoping for big things from their top goalscorer, Roger Martí.

The 29-year-old has netted 11 goals this term, including one in their 1-1 draw with Granada – their final league game before the enforced break.

Valencia will be without midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia (suspension) as well as defensive pair Cristiano Piccini and Ezequiel Garay (knee injuries), but still have enough strength in depth to cause Levante problems.

Valencia vs Levante Correct Score Predictions

Despite their torrid form before the break, Valencia are heavy favourites to prevail in this contest – mainly because they possess quality in abundance across all positions and should be well-equipped to return strongly, even with the aforementioned injuries.

Given recent meetings, I think history will repeat itself with Valencia earning a much-needed league win to kickstart their ambitious but achievable target of a top-four place this term.