Levante
- Levante have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five LaLiga matches.
- Levante have failed to win any of their 8 home league games this season, managing only 3 draws and 5 losses.
- Luis Castro, who took over in December 2025, has made Levante a much more difficult team to beat by packing players in behind the ball and playing in a much more pragmatic, counter-attacking style.
- The hosts have scored only eight goals in eight home league games and are likely to have to break down Elche by direct play to the flanks and set-piece moves.
- Iker Losada has scored two of their last five goals and may be their best chance of finding the net on Friday night.
Elche
- Elche have a similar recent form of one win, two draws and two defeats in their last five in all competitions.
- Elche have gone two games without a win, drawing with Sevilla FC and losing 2-1 to Real Betis in the Copa del Rey.
- Elche are in mid-table obscurity in 11th with 23 points from 19, which is about where they should be given their budget and resources.
- Eder Sarabia’s teams have played a similar system to his former team Sevilla FC since the ex-Sevilla manager took over in July 2024 and it is working just as well at Elche.
- Elche play a possession-based style, dominating the ball with their 4-3-3 and creating overloads in central areas.
- Rafa Mir is their main goal threat with six goals in 18 league games.
Key Players
- Iker Losada has scored two of their last five goals and may be their best chance of finding the net on Friday night.
- Rafa Mir is their main goal threat with six goals in 18 league games.
- Etta Eyong is Levante’s best player and has six goals in 17 LaLiga appearances.
Betting Insights
- Elche have failed to win any of their nine away games this season, while Levante have lost five of their home games, so the odds are attractive enough to take the hosts at 2.55 with the visitors at 2.72.
- Both Teams To Score is priced too generously with the stats suggesting both could happen.
- Elche have scored eight away goals at an average of 0.89 per game while Levante have netted eight times at home, so Both Teams To Score at 1.75 seems a good play given the teams’ recent attacking trends.
Prediction
Levante are more desperate for the win and could nick this game in a low-scoring affair between two sides who are not winning enough at home or away, respectively.
