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Monday night football in Spain, as the last placed teams in the division, Levante and Sporting Gijon, will end the 31st round in La Liga with a vital match for the relegation battle.
Levante is bottom of the table for some time, but their 4 points in the last 3 rounds gave them some new found hope of salvation. The hosts are currently 5 points behind safety and are playing arguably their best football of the season – though that doesn’t say much. It all started 4 rounds ago with a good performance in a 1-3 loss to Real Madrid, followed by a draw with Sociedad, a win over Valencia and a late 1-2 loss in La Coruna last round.
Sporting Gijon is on the back of a huge, unexpected 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid. The result was even more shocking considering the fact that Gijon was coming after 4 consecutive losses and 8 matches without a win. The visitors are currently on the second to last place, 3 points above Levante and 2 points behind safety.
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Team news & lineups:
Simao, Tono and Lopez are unavailable for Levante, while Navarro is questionable. Sporting Gijon won’t be able to count on Bernardo, Menendez and Mere.
Levante: Marino – Lopez, Medjani, Feddal, Juanfran – Verdu, Lerma, Verza, Morales – Deyverson, Rossi
Sporting Gijon: Cuellar – Lora, Hernandez, Vranjes, Lopez – Carmona, Cases, Alvarez, Jony – Sanabria, Castro
Levante realized that this is desperation time for them and they have been very competitive lately, showing fighting spirit and a good attitude. This match might just be the most important of the season for them and I expect the hosts to play another decent game. They will put in the effort, that is for sure.
Gijon put on a great performance last round, but looking at the way they performed in the last two months, it seems like it was more of a fluke than anything else. I don’t expect the visitors to put on two solid performances in a row, they haven’t done something like that in a very long time.
Levante seems a bit more consistent at the moment, they absolutely need to win this game and I reckon home court advantage will be enough to edge out a close victory. It must be said that Levante won 4 of the last 6 home matches in La Liga and the two times they didn’t win, it was against Barcelona and Real Madrid. My tip is Levante to win with a -0,25 asian handicap. Prediction: Levante – Sporting Gijon 2-1.
Pick: Levante (-0,25 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 1.85 @ Sbobet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 5.95
Event date: 4 April
