LaLiga – Real Madrid face Levante

Thursday sees League Leaders RMA, take on Levante at Santiago Bernabeu – 9:30pm GMT.

Leaders RMA are currently 18 places higher than their opponents Levante, when the two sides meet, they will sit in first and nineteenth positions respectively.

Winning the LaLiga and securing a Champion’s League qualification is R Madrid’s focus

With RMA having secured all three points on their two previous outings, Carlo Ancelotti’s men will doubtless be looking to retain their run after this fixture.

Also, League leaders RMA keep finding ways to win, having secured 14 victories in their last 20 matches is astonishing this season, which is responsible for their Champion’s League qualification position. They are the team to beat, with 81 points and sitting at the top of the table (current record: 25W – 4L and 6D) having won 25 meetings, drawn six fixtures, and lost four games.

RMA’s home record is commendable, having won 12 fixtures, drawn four meetings, and lost one game this season. This record should be most concerning for Levante.

R Madrid will want to keep the pressure on their rivals as they sit at the top of the table, a win will take them to 84 points and keep their momentum going forward.

Good atacking and defensive team

So far, RMA’s defence has been outstanding, as they have conceded 30 goals. This has been a good season so far for RMA, in terms of goals scored (73). This is largely down to the efforts of their stand-out attackers – Karim Benzema (9), Marco Asensio (5), and Rodrygo (3).

RMA’s squad will likely be depleted of four of their key players when they start on Thursday, due to injury or illness.

Struggling Levante go to Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday and hope for a positive result

Real Sociedad were beaten 2-1 at Ciutat de Valencia, the last time that Levante played.

Also, these are challenging times for Alessio Lisci’s Levante, having suffered 10 losses in 19 games, and taking them into relegation territory. This is a run of form that has to be stopped quickly. With 29 points, they currently sit nineteenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 6 wins, 18 losses and 11 draws having won six matches, drawn 11 matches, and lost 18 fixtures.

Levante’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to RMA. In the 17 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won two meetings, drawn four matches, and lost 11 fixtures.

A win in this fixture, would take Levante’s points from 29 to 32, so far this season.

Alessio Lisci will be forced to make changes to the plans for his squad, as injury or illness has depleted him of four of his Levante players.

R Madrid v Levante – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels RMA and Levante have faced each other 29 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in RMA’s favour (19 – 6). In addition, RMA recent form against Levante has been outstanding, winning on sixteen out of the last 20 matches. The last time both teams met in this competition was August 2021 and the score line ended up with a 3-3 draw.

Other standout players for RMA are Marco Asensio and Rodrygo with five goals and three goals respectively and for Levante are Dani Gomez and Gonzalo Melero with four goals and four goals respectively.