Levante – Real Valladolid Betting and prediction LaLiga 2 | 02/12/23

The eighteenth round of LaLiga Hypermotion offers a cross between two teams of opposite stripes. Although Levante started the season strongly, they are now in freefall, while Real Valladolid found it difficult to adapt to the category after relegation, but they are continuously making progress by stringing together victories.

• Draw – Void Bet: Valladolid – 2.00 in bet365
• Both teams score: Yes – 1.83 inches bet365
• Las Palmas scores in the second half: Yes – 1.83 inches bet365
• Last team to score: Valladolid – 2.20 inches bet365

All odds courtesy of bet365, correct at time of publication and subject to change

Another appointment to maintain the pattern

Levante must get out of the hole they are in as quickly as possible and that has meant that they have only added two points in the last six rounds, with thirteen goals conceded in the last five. The problem for the granotas is that this Saturday they have to host a team from Valladolid that has won nine of the last twelve league matches and is already in sight of the top position.

For those who bet on another victory of Pucelano in the Ciutat de València entails excessive risk, the option of a draw – void bet in favor of Valladolid is attractive because it maintains good odds against a rival who has won three in a row has lost. In addition, Paulo Pezzolano’s men have won four of their last six away games in the competition.

Levante suffers in the final minutes

One of the aspects that Levante must solve as soon as possible is the defensive weakness as the minutes tick by. Since their crisis began in late October, 10 of the 13 goals they have conceded have come in the second half, leading to the last five teams facing Javi Calleja’s men ultimately scoring the final goal of the match.

This Saturday, this circumstance could arise again, especially as Valladolid grows offensively as the final whistle approaches. 31.8% of all their goals so far in the Championship have come after the 75th minute, compared to the only two goals Levante have scored in the same period.

The fact that the Granotas have played several high-scoring games in a row might tempt you to bet on a high goal total, but it’s worth remembering that 13 of Valladolid’s 17 league games ended with a total of less than three goals. That is why we opt for both teams to score, as has happened in Levante’s four most recent games, but also in three of the last four games that Valladolid played away from home.