Four games, no wins and no goals is how Real Madrid’s recent form reads and the pressure is already mounting on coach Julen Lopetegui before the autumn leaves are on the ground. Los Blancos are down in fourth place following their barren run and now come up against a Levante side fresh off two league wins in a row.
- Real Madrid has won 10 of its last 13 home games in La Liga.
- Real Madrid has won eight of its last 10 matches against Levante across all competitions.
- Levante has scored in six of its last seven away games across all competitions.
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Last chance saloon already for Lopetegui?
Following an encouraging start to his career in the Real Madrid hot seat, Lopetegui has now gone four matches without a win as his side has slipped down to fourth place in the league standings. Despite their recent struggles, their record against Levante is an encouraging one, and they should be confident of recording a win in this clash. Anything less and the new boss could be heading for the exit door before the winter months have arrived.
Levante, meanwhile, beat another Madrid club in their last outing as they edged past Getafe 1-0. The club sits in 11th place in the table with 10 points from eight games played so far.
Despite their recent woes, Real Madrid comes into this match as the overwhelming favorite to get back to winning ways. You can back the home side to take all three points at just -800, while visiting Levante is all the way out at +2000 to make it three league wins on the bounce. A draw is priced in the middle at +700.
Real to continue run against Levante
As mentioned above, Real’s recent record against this opponent is a good one and they will need it to stay that way this weekend. Los Blancos have won 16 of the past 22 meetings between these two teams and we are expecting them to add to this record on Saturday afternoon.
It can at times be a thankless task trying to predict the exact scoreline of a game, but a comprehensive 3-0 win for Real Madrid is priced competitively at +700. That would also allow you to back OVER 2.5 goals in the game, which is priced very short at -300, but it is in the combo betting where you could seriously improve your potential winnings from this tie.
For example, a Real Madrid win and a “No” to both teams scoring is at -105, while a Real Madrid win and UNDER 3.5 goals in the game is at the higher price of +120. In addition, you can back OVER 2.5 goals in the game and a “No” to both teams scoring at +220, but one thing is clear from these odds – this is a game that Real Madrid is very much expected to dominate from start to finish despite a run of four games without a single goal.
Real to put on a show
In many ways this is the ideal opponent for Real Madrid to be facing at such a delicate period in their season and we are expecting them to put on a show. This should be a stress-free afternoon for the European champions and you can back them to win to nil (without Levante scoring a goal) at -105, while they are at just -225 to score in both halves and -120 to win both halves.
But who will get the goals to fire Real back into form? There is a chance that Gareth Bale could miss out through injury, with Karim Benzema also not certain to start, meaning that Real may have to look deeper for their goals.
Spanish attacking playmaker Marco Asensio is at just -150 to score at any time during the game, while you can back the international midfielder to score either the first or last goal of the game at +350. Recent weeks have been difficult for the Champions League holders, but expect them back firing on all cylinders this weekend – it could be a long afternoon for Levante and its supporters.
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