La Liga Levante-Villarreal
Villa are having a huge season and currently sit top of La Liga and making good Europa League progress. I am not sure how long they can hold off the big 3, but with Barce dropping three points last night and the other two meeting in the Madrid derby this evening, they will surely want to make hay while the sun shines and take advantage. Three points will ensure they remain top going into the break and that would also open up a five point advantage over the Catalan giants. Perhaps more importantly long term, at least in Champions League terms, is the fact that they are already seven points ahead of big rivals Valencia and seven up on Sevilla (who have already played this weekend) and if they could extend that today it would be a very healthy advantage.
Levante are struggling. without a win in ten and having conceded nine in their last three starts, they have given up five goals in their last three home fixtures, conceding in each and have already lost to Villa here in pre season, 2-0. In La Liga, Villarreal have won on six of their last seven visits, scoring 2+ in all wins and I strongly favour another fairly comfortable road derby win for the away side, with an already poorly performing hos,t now missing three key players in Angel Truijillo, Verza and Ruben Garcia, which leaves them weaker in the centre of the backline and across midfield where Villa are very strong.
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Villa are having a huge season and currently sit top of La Liga and making good Europa League progress. I am not sure how long they can hold off the big 3, but with Barce dropping three points last night and the other two meeting in the Madrid derby this evening, they will surely want to make hay while the sun shines and take advantage. Three points will ensure they remain top going into the break and that would also open up a five point advantage over the Catalan giants. Perhaps more importantly long term, at least in Champions League terms, is the fact that they are already seven points ahead of big rivals Valencia and seven up on Sevilla (who have already played this weekend) and if they could extend that today it would be a very healthy advantage.
Levante are struggling. without a win in ten and having conceded nine in their last three starts, they have given up five goals in their last three home fixtures, conceding in each and have already lost to Villa here in pre season, 2-0. In La Liga, Villarreal have won on six of their last seven visits, scoring 2+ in all wins and I strongly favour another fairly comfortable road derby win for the away side, with an already poorly performing hos,t now missing three key players in Angel Truijillo, Verza and Ruben Garcia, which leaves them weaker in the centre of the backline and across midfield where Villa are very strong.
Villarreal -0.75 ball 2.23 asian line/Sportmarket.
