Levante vs Athletic Bilbao predictions for this Liga Santander clash on Friday at Ciutat de Valencia Stadium. Athletic Bilbao, who are looking to climb into the European places, travel to Valencia this week to face a Levante side who are really struggling. Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.
Levante
Levante are the only team that have not won a single match so far, and their bad run of form continues into the 14th round of matches. They have six draws and seven defeats.
Levante have also conceded more goals than any other team – 25 in 13 games. Of those 25, 11 have been at their home ground, split across six matches.
Levante have now gone seven games in a row without beating Athletic, with two draws and five defeats.
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic come into this match in eighth position, but have gone three games without a win, with two draws and a defeat in their last match. A win could put them in the Europa League places, pending the results of other matches.
Athletic have scored only 11 goals in 12 games, but this is nothing new, as in recent seasons the lack of goals has also been their main problem. They have only four goals in six away games.
The plus point for Athletic is that they have conceded the second fewest goals so far (eight in 12 games), and, as the away team, have conceded the fewest goals (three in six games).
Based on how both teams have performed this season, we think Athletic are favourites to win this match. Levante are going through a period of a deep crisis in their game, and the home advantage will likely not be enough to overcome this. Therefore, we think Athletic will win this match.