Atletico Madrid continue the defence of their La Liga title as they face Levante at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia. Atletico have been surprisingly better on the road this season and are set to dominate a struggling Levante team.
It has been a poor start to the season for Levante, who are in the relegation Zone. They are still without a win this term and head into Thursday’s match with four defeats from their last five matches.
Levante are coming off a 5-3 defeat at Sevilla in their previous La Liga fixture. A brace from Jose Luis Morales and a second half effort from Gonzalo Malero proved futile as they were plagued by poor defending throughout.
Away from their defensive problems, Levante have struggled in the attacking third having failed to score in four of their last five matches. Javier Pereira's men have also failed to score in their last two home matches.
Atletico Madrid travel to Levante off the back of a 2-2 draw against Real Sociedad last time out in La Liga. They fought back from two goals down with a second half brace from Luis Suarez helping them salvage a point.
Diego Simeone’s men have stuttered slightly in their title defence but are still just three points behind leaders Real Soceidad. They have surprisingly fared better on the road this season and have won four of their last five away matches across all competitions.
Over the years, Atletico Madrid have built a reputation as a difficult team to break down, although that defensive solidity has been lacking lately. But with Levante struggling for goals at the moment, they will be targeting a clean sheet on Thursday.
How the bookies view it
Atletico Madrid have the edge among the bookies at 13/18 with SBK while a victory for Levante is priced at 49/10 by Vbet. A draw is set at odds of 14/5 with bet365.
Head to head
Atletico Madrid have an 18-8 advantage with six draws from 32 previous matches against Levante. Atletico are also unbeaten in five of the last six fixtures but lost 2-0 at home in the most recent meeting between both teams.
Players to watch
After a slow start to the season, Luis Suarez appears to be slowly returning to his best form in recent weeks. The Uruguayan striker netted a brace last time out against Real Sociedad and is priced at 5/4 with bet365.
Given Levante’s attacking problems, Atletico Madrid will be targeting a shutout on Thursday. Jose Gimenez, Stefan Savic and Mario Hermoso should continue in central defence and can lead the visitors to a clean sheet at 11/10 with Paddy Power.
Anything else catch the eye?
Levante’s problems in attack mean Atletico Madrid could be tipped to earn a win to nil at 33/20 with Unibet. BTTS NO can also be considered at 5/6 with SBK.
Atletico can be picked as the only team to score at 6/4 with bet365 while a -1 handicap for the visitors could be worth a punt at 41/19 with Vbet.
This La Liga match between Levante and Atletico Madrid will be played on Oct 28, 2021 and kick off at 20:30. Check below for our tipsters best Levante vs Atletico Madrid prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
