Valencia vs Levante

6/1- A look at the points table and one would say that Valencia is the luckiest team as they would have the easiest of opponents to play in the new year and score some points as they would play hosts to the ever struggling Levante, who have managed to pick up a mere 7 points from the 17 matches played and lie at the bottom of the points table on the 20th position while Valencia stand a strong 7th. But on the contrary a look at the stats table would say another story, may be Levante is the luckier team as Valencia have not been able to win a single match in their last 5 laliga encounters, though Levante have also lost the last 4 encounters but Valencia have looked highly vulnerable and more so at home. Valencia have lost 5 matches out of the 8 played at home this season and that says much about the confidence they would carry into this match, in fact Levante would finall stand a good chance of scoring at least a point.

Valencia would have the crowd behind them but they would be missing out on the striking quality as Morientes and Villa are sidelined due to injury. The last match they played before the break was a draw against Real Zaragoza and ended in a score line 2-2. In fact the last match saw Valencia’s first goal after 6 matches and this just highlights the problems they are facing. At the beginning of the season they were roaring and featured in the top 5 but a very poor run has dragged them to 7th.

Levante are almost certainly out of the top league this season and would have to fight their way through. A point here would be like a blessing for them.

Prediction: 1-0, Valencia win