In this week 26 match, on Friday Feb 25th, Levante will play host to Elche in a meeting of these two La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Levante recorded a 1-1 draw against Celta de Vigo. Franco Cervi struck first for Celta de Vigo in the 67th minute on a feed from Javier Galan Gil, but Roger Martí got the equalizer for Levante in the 82nd minute earning Levante a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while elche is fresh off their 2-1 win against Rayo Vallecano. Fran García scored the first goal for Rayo Vallecano in the 52nd minute, then Guido Carrillo tied it up for Elche in the 76th minute But luckily in the 84th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Ezequiel Ponce. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Elche should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Sep 18th, Elche hosted Levante in their last match together. Elche and Levante battled to a 1-1 draw. Lucas Pérez struck first for Elche in the 33rd minute, then in the 55th minute, Daniel Gomez Alcon sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Morales earning Levante at least a draw.
Elche’s most prolific scorer has been Pere Milla. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Gomez Alcon has been the most prolific scorer on Levante in the last 5 matches with two goals
Alessio Lisci’s Levante squad will be without Campaña, Nemanja Radoja, Roger Martí, Postigo, Rúben Vezo and Ballesteros, while Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez’s squad will be without Lucas Boyé and Helibelton Palacios.