The 2017/18 La Liga is drawing to a close and with most teams knowing their fate for next term, there is a lack of excitement surrounding the campaign’s climax. Sevilla, who have only played 33, travel to Valencia to face a Levante side that should be clear of the drop.

STATS

• Levante are just one place above the relegation zone but nine points separate them from the bottom three so they have a very slim chance of going down. They’ve been in incredible form recently with five wins in their last seven games, putting them 4^th in the La Liga form table. They picked up an important 3-1 away to Athletic Bilbao last time out.
• Sevilla just haven’t been good enough this season and they will be lucky to secure Europa League football at this rate with them down in 7^th. Their recent form has been abysmal without a win in their last six, meaning they are 19^th in the form table. They were smashed 5-0 by Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final.
• Jose Luis Morales is Levante’s leading scorer in the league this term with seven goals.
• When talking about league goals, Luis Muriel has the same amount but in terms of goals in all competitions, Wissam Ben Yedder is leading the way with 19 goals on all fronts.

HEAD TO HEAD

Levante haven’t won against Sevilla at the last five attempts with the last win against The White and Reds back in 2014. It’s a game that usually produces goals with both teams scoring in five of the last six meetings. However, the only one of those six not to follow the pattern was earlier this season, in December as neither side scored in a goalless draw.

LEVANTE NEWS

A win for Levante would make them almost mathematically safe, especially because a loss for Deportivo, against Barcelona on Sunday, would confirm safety. Jefferson Lerma and Ruben Rochina are suspended for the match Giampaolo Pazzini and Ivan Lopez are amongst six injured players.

Latest matches: Levante UD

23.04.2018	LaLi	Athletic Bilbao	Levante UD	1:3	W
19.04.2018	LaLi	Levante UD	Malaga CF	1:0	W
15.04.2018	LaLi	Atletico Madrid	Levante UD	3:0	L
08.04.2018	LaLi	Levante UD	Las Palmas UD	2:1	W
31.03.2018	LaLi	Girona FC	Levante UD	1:1	D

SEVILLA NEWS

Sevilla desperately need three points in their hunt for European football again next term and with a team free of injury worries, they have a chance of making ground on the teams above.

Latest matches: Sevilla FC

21.04.2018	Copa	FC Barcelona	Sevilla FC	5:0	L
17.04.2018	LaLi	Deportivo La Coruna	Sevilla FC	0:0	D
14.04.2018	LaLi	Sevilla FC	Villarreal CF	2:2	D
11.04.2018	UEFA	Bayern Munich	Sevilla FC	0:0	D
07.04.2018	LaLi	Celta de Vigo	Sevilla FC	4:0	L

SUMMARY

While Sevilla would be seen by many as favourites for this one, their dire form in recent weeks means they aren’t as strong as usual. Levante can secure safety with a win and won’t sit back in front of their own fans. I expect both teams to score but it seems too hard to pick a clear-cut winner.