Levante recovered from recent back-to-back defeats in La Liga to record a welcome 2-1 win away from home at Granada last weekend in the Spanish top flight and the hosts now sit mid-table in 11th place on the La Liga ladder prior to welcoming lowly Celta Vigo to their Estadio Ciudad de Valencia.
Previously, Levante had lost 3 of their 4 matches beforehand in the shape of defeats to Athletic Bilbao, Getafe and Valencia respectively, but the win at Granada has steadied the ship and the hosts will be keen to build upon this victory against relegation-threatened Celta Vigo on Sunday.
The hosts have suffered just 2 defeats this season at their Estadio Ciudad de Valencia and have collected 4 wins on home turf by recording victories over Villarreal, Real Valladolid, an impressive 3-1 win against Barcelona and Mallorca, but as results overall have been fairly mixed overall, the goals market looks good here.
6 of Levante’s 8 home matches have resulted with both teams scoring, while the hosts will look to striker Marti (6 goals) to fire them to three points.
Celta Vigo sit third from bottom in La Liga but the visitors have produced some encouraging results of late to keep them in the hunt of avoiding relegation by recording a 3-1 win away from home at Villarreal along with picking up points in draws with Real Valladolid and Mallorca.
These recent results have helped Celta Vigo stay in touch with the teams above them in La Liga and indeed, the visitors are just 1 point behind fourth from bottom Mallorca prior to this Sunday clash with Levante.
However, Celta Vigo have managed to pick up just 1 win away from home so far this season out of 8 matches played on their travels along with losing 5 of these 8 matches too, so the straight win market on the visitors looks a risky proposition.
The goals market looks appealing again where Celta Vigo are concerned though as 5 of their 8 away matches have seen both teams score, and with the likes of striker Aspas (6 goals) in Celta Vigo’s attacking personnel, the visitors may well find the back of the net here against an inconsistent Levante defence.
In addition, 5 of the last 6 meetings between these two sides have resulted with both teams scoring.