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Copa del Rey match preview: Valencia - Levante

Written by: paulciciovan Published: 19-01 11:32:39

Looking to build up an advantage before the second leg

Valencia welcome their city rivals, Levante, with the tickets for a Copa del Rey semi-finals against Barcelona or Real being at the stake. Unai Emery`s lads will be eager to quickly put behind them the disappointment of the surprising 0-1 home defeat against Sociedad on last La Liga round, while also to take a serious option for qualifying before the second leg. Los Che remain a very strong home side, as they have won 10 of their 15 home matches in all competitions this season and only Real Madrid and Sociedad managed to escape with the 3 points from Mestalla. Also, the return to the starting line-up of their top-scorer, Roberto Soldado (18 goals in 24 competitive games this season) will boost team`s morale.

Bad streak

Levante is this season`s Primera Division surprise package, as they remain on 4th position, just 4 points behind Valencia. However, Juan Ignacio Martínez side is on a downfall, as they have won only 2 of their last 8 league matches since October, losing 5 times in the process. They are coming at the back off a painful defeat in Bilbao (0-3), their seventh defeat in a row on the road. They have a negative head-to-head against Valencia, having one only once in the last 9 mutual matches (5 defeats and 3 draws), while they are without win on 4 visits to Mestalla (2 defeats and 2 draws).

Playing for a luxury semi-final

The winner of this tie will meet Barcelona or Real on a luxury semi-final. The hosts are one of the most successful clubs on this competitions, with 7 trophies and 10 lost finals, so they will be eager to produce another great performance. They have won 2 and drew once in the last 3 mutual games with Levante, without conceding, and they know the importance of a home win with a clean sheet, as they have defeated Sevilla in the previous round thanks to an away goal (1-0 at Mestalla, 1-2 on the road).

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Prediction:

Tip: Home win to nil
Odd: 2,20
Bookie: Bet365
Stake: 7 /10
Tipster: paulciciovan

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