Villarreal CF B vs Levante Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Villarreal CF B

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Villarreal CF B enter this match after a 1-1 La Liga 2 drawn result versus UD Las Palmas.

In that game, Villarreal CF B managed 40% possession and 16 shots at goal with 8 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Villarreal CF B was Mamadou Fall (81'). Las Palmas got 13 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Sandro Ramírez (26') scored for UD Las Palmas.

It has been seldom in recent games that Villarreal CF B have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Villarreal CF B have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 7 goals in the process. Still, it remains to be seen whether that trend shall persist in this game.

Levante

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Previously, Levante drew 0-0 in the La Liga 2 tie with Ibiza.

In that game, Levante managed 81% possession and 20 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. On the other side, Ibiza got 3 attempts at goal with 1 on target.

For 5 of the past six games featuring Levante, a comparatively low number of goals have been scored between them and their opponents. The overall average number of goals per game during that period is a paltry 1.33, with the average goals for Levante being 0.67.

Coming into this contest, Levante are without a win away from home in their last 3 league matches.

👥 Head to head

The previous league encounter featuring these sides was La Liga 2 match day 5 on 10/09/2022 which ended up with the score at Levante 4-1 Villarreal CF B.

On that day, Levante had 44% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 6 on target. The goals were scored by Roberto Soldado (1'), Roger Brugui (71'), Joni Montiel (86') and Cantero (93').

For their opponents, Villarreal CF B had 13 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Sergio Lozano (53') scored.

The referee was José Antonio López Toca.

📰 Team News: Villarreal CF B

It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just one fitness concern for the Villarreal CF B boss Miguel Álvarez to contend with thanks to an otherwise robust set of players. Pablo Iñiguez (Hamstring Injury) won’t play.

It’s our opinion that Villarreal CF B will probably make use of the 4-4-2 formation for this game, utilising Iker Álvarez, Miguel Angel Leal, Adrián de la Fuente, Abraham Rando, Dani Tasende, Sergio Carreira, Alberto del Moral, Antonio Pacheco, Javier Ontiveros, Álex Millán and Fernando Niño.

📋 Team News: Levante

Levante manager Javier Calleja has to choose a team with limited availability. Pablo Martínez (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Rúben Vezo (Hamstring Injury), Dani Cárdenas (Ruptured ankle ligament) and José Campaña (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

It’s our belief that Levante will likely elect for a 4-4-2 lineup, settling for Joan Femenías, Marc Pubill, Sergio Postigo, Rober Pier, Álex Muñoz, Jorge de Frutos, Pepelu, Vicente Iborra, Alejandro Cantero, Jhonathan Montiel and Mohamed Bouldini.

✨ Prediction

Our thinking is that Villarreal CF B might need a bit of good fortune to break down this Levante side who we reckon should gain the upper hand.

Therefore, we predict a 0-1 win for Levante when the full-time whistle blows.

Expecting it to be tight.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 00:42 16/05/2023