Atlético Madrid - Levante betting tips and odds

Atlético Madrid are likely on their way to a decisive victory, and it’s hard to feel optimistic about the visitors’ prospects. Bookmakers are pricing a home win at 1.37, which is quite in line with most expert opinions.

With a price of 10.50 on an away win among most online sportsbooks, it’s clear Levante will likely not fare well against Atletico. Even a draw seems to be too optimistic for the away team.

The hosts are coming on the back of a narrow 4:3 victory in the previous round. While their fans can be content with the 3 points, they expected more considering the 1.53 odds on them winning. They were the hosts, too, but had issues breaking the tie.

Levante’s defeat in their previous home game was painful due to the crushing 2:4 final score, but it doesn’t mean they won’t perform better in round 21. They were up against Real Betis, who were considered hard favourites and took the lead early.

Experts have pointed at Atletico Madrid’s defence as their biggest issue at the moment. They conceded 9 goals over the last 3 La Liga games.

Results and standings notwithstanding, Levante have run into some defensive issues in this stretch of the La Liga. In the past 3 matches, they allowed more than 5 goals to their opponents, which may be cause for concern for their supporters.

In addition to being this matchup’s favourites, the home team are number 5th in the standings. This means they’re on their way to the Champions League if they keep the pace up. That said, there’s plenty of time left for them to fumble it – or to move up to first.

As the away team and clear underdogs, Levante don’t have a great shot at earning some points in Estadio Wanda Metropolitano. However, they’ll need to give it their best unless they want to end up relegated. They’re placed at 20th and close to half the season is already over.

Los Rojiblancos may be the favourites in this matchup, but they’ve yet to prove they can conclusively defeat Levante this season. They had several opportunities to do so, and all ended with a tied result.

The visitors have to contend with several injuries. Postigo, Campaña, Shkodran Mustafi are the players that will be missing, which makes the Levante lineup somewhat weaker than usual. This is made far worse because they were considered undergods going in either way.

An Over 3.5 Goals bet is easily the smartest choice for this fixture, consider in the teams’ respective histories. It’s a considerably more probable outcome than it seems, so the 1 odds are great value.