Will Atletico remain unbeaten at home?
A home game for one of Europe’s strongest home teams against a relegation candidate is coming up. There’s no question about what the bookmakers’ odds will be for an Atletico Madrid vs. Levante tip. As expected, the Colchoneros are the clear favorites going into the upcoming match.
However, their upcoming opponents have something that not even Atletico’s big city rivals Real Madrid can boast at the moment. Namely, two wins in their last two league appearances at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano. However, these victories came before Levante’s recent relegation to the Spanish second division. In any case, the bookies are not really impressed by this history with regard to the upcoming showdown in their current Atletico Madrid vs. Levante prediction.
The same applies to the promoted team’s significantly better away performances compared to their weak home games. Simeone’s team certainly has the better chances of winning the upcoming match. Nevertheless, we believe the Atletico Madrid vs. Levante odds are clearly too low.
Atletico Madrid – Levante Head-to-head record / H2H balance
The two clubs have faced each other 37 times in total. The Colchoneros have won 21 of those encounters and, according to the Atletico Madrid vs. Levante betting odds, are once again the favorites this Saturday. However, Diego Simeone’s team has struggled enormously in the last five matches against the team from the eastern Mediterranean coast.
Before being relegated to La Liga 2, Levante defied the big favorites in four of the last five games, even celebrating two wins (2-2-1). It is noteworthy that the “Granotes” won the last two games at Atletico Madrid’s home ground. Few clubs in Europe can boast such a record at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano against the Colchoneros, who are extremely strong at home.
Atletico Madrid – Levante Tip
Great at home, terrible away! This season, the Colchoneros are once again showing their usual form in the Spanish top flight. While Atletico Madrid regularly slip up away from home, Diego Simeone’s team is almost unbeatable at their home ground, the Wanda Metropolitano. Most recently, arch-rivals Real Madrid were beaten 5-2 here.
The newly promoted side have been particularly dangerous away from home so far, scoring goals against other top teams in La Liga, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Between these two home games, they finally secured their first away win of the season at Betis Sevilla – also without conceding a goal. So things are really going well for Diego Simeone’s team at the moment.
The Colchoneros won their last three games in the Spanish top flight without conceding a goal. At home, they have won five out of six games and are yet to lose (5-1-0), meaning that Atlético are now unbeaten in ten league games. In addition, Levante appear to be an easy opponent at first glance, offering Atlético the chance to further improve their record. Nevertheless, Atlético could have more trouble against this opponent than might be expected at first glance.
Julian Calero Fernandez’s team has been much stronger away from home this season than at home in Valencia. With four defeats and only one draw, the Blue and Reds are the weakest home team in La Liga. The fact that they are still above the relegation zone in the overall standings is solely thanks to their decent away performances so far.
UD Levante remained unbeaten in four of their six away games, with the newly promoted team picking up all three points twice. And before their relegation to the Spanish second division, Levante regularly annoyed the favorites from Madrid. In their last four league games, they were undefeated against the Colchoneros, even managing two wins. And this was even away at the Wanda Metropolitano.
In our Atletico Madrid vs. Levante prediction, we therefore expect more excitement than the bookies in their odds distribution. After being promoted as La Liga 2 champions, Levante wants to continue to be a thorn in the side of Diego Simeone’s team. While we doubt that they will ultimately earn a point against the favorites, who are in good form, the game could still be closer than expected.
