Villarreal vs Levante — Tips & Analysis

Villarreal -1: Levante cannot score away from home. They have managed five goals in seven away games, and they have not scored at all in their three away league trips this season. Those were a 0-0 at Malaga, a 0-0 at Osasuna and a 0-3 at Espanyol. They are also without Etta Eyong, Primo and Sotelo, so the visiting attack is short of ideas and bodies. Villarreal are a different team at home. They score 2 goals a game overall and even more than that across their seven home games, so they do not play for narrow wins. The head to head backs them as well. Villarreal have won the last three meetings, including a 5-1 in May, and they lead the last 19 meetings 11W-2D-6L. A 2-0 home win is the likeliest score, and that is the clear sort of win we need. Villarreal should get their nose in front before the hour and never be seriously troubled after it. The honest worry is their own form. Villarreal have lost four of their last five. They also let in more than a goal a game at home, so they give up plenty at their own end. They have had only three days' rest after winning 3-1 at Malaga, which may bring changes. Levante have kept two away games goalless, so they can grind. Even so, we want Villarreal to win this one well.