LaLiga – Levante face Elche

Friday at the Ciutat de Valencia, as Levante host Elche in the LaLiga.

With a League position of thirteenth, Elche will be seven places higher than struggling Levante, when they visit the Ciutat de Valencia.

Struggling Levante, welcome fancied Elche this Friday

With the memory of their last match, doubtless on their minds, a (1-1) draw against Celta Vigo, Levante will be keen to improve on that result in this game.

Also, Levante may not want to consider the prospect of relegation this season, but they are going to have to change their ways if they are to avoid it. The Frogs have lost 13 of 20 meetings. Now they have 2 matches won, 14 games lost and 9 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in twentieth place, with a total of 15 points having won two games, drawn nine matches, and lost 14 fixtures.

Playing at home, Levante have won one game, drawn six meetings, and lost five fixtures.

A win in this fixture, would take Levante’s points from 15 to 18, so far this season.

Alessio Lisci could be missing up to six of their players through injury or illness for the game on Friday.

Elche go into this match with 29 points secured

Elche will hope to increase their wins in a row, having secured a 2-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano in their last match.

Also, Elche keep finding ways to win, having secured four victories in their last six matches is astonishing this season. Their position is thirteenth in the League and they have 29 points, that is, 7W, 10L and 8D having won seven meetings, drawn eight fixtures, and lost 10 games.

Elche have had a disappointing run of performances on the road, having won two matches, drawn three games, and lost eight meetings of their 13 League matches on the road this season.

Winning this fixture will see Elche on 32 points.

Elche are missing three players through injury or illness. This will affect Francisco’s selection choices significantly.

Levante v Elche – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels this is an encounter that has often resulted in a local win. Levante have the lion’s share of victories with 12 victories and 14 draws. Also, the two sides have been unable to break the dead-lock on seven occasions out of the last nine matches, resulting in draws. The last time they played each other in this competition was September 2021 and the score line ended up with a 1-1 draw.

Other standout players for Levante are Roger Marti and Gonzalo Melero with one goal and one goal respectively and for Elche are Pere Milla and Lucas Boye with three goals both.