La Liga-Valencia VS Levante: Valencia derby returns with excitement, relegation battle

With the end of the international match day, the club competition resumes. In the early morning of November 22, the Valencia Derby between Valencia and Levante will be staged. This is the first confrontation between the two sides in three and a half years since April 30, 2022.

Valencia VS Levante

Nature of the match: La Liga 13th round

Match time: 4:00 on November 22

Valencia West Asia is the top powerhouse in the Valencia region and a veteran team in La Liga. In the team's history, it has won 6 La Liga championships, 8 King's Cup championships, 1 Europa League championship, 1 European Cup Winners' Cup championship, and 2 European Super Cup championships.

Levante, whose team history is 10 years earlier than Valencia, is only a small club in La Liga. The only top honor in team history was the Copa del Rey, which was won in the 1936-37 season.

In the current La Liga standings, Valencia ranks 17th with 10 points from 12 games, 2 wins, 4 draws, 6 losses, and is only one step away from the relegation zone. It has the same points as 18th place Girona and has an advantage in goal difference. It is only 1 point more than second-to-last Levante and only 2 points more than last-place Real Oviedo. The relegation alarm has sounded!

Levante ranks 19th with 9 points from 12 games, 2 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, 1 point less than Valencia, which is outside the relegation zone, and 1 point more than bottom-placed Real Ovie. Levante only needs one win to escape the relegation zone, but if it cannot get rid of its recent decline, escaping the relegation zone will naturally be far away.

The points difference is one point. This is a real relegation battle!

Valencia has 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in the past 10 games in all competitions. In the first round of the Copa del Rey, they defeated the amateur team Marasena 5-0 in an away game to advance. La Liga has been winless for 7 consecutive rounds, with 3 draws and 4 losses and only 3 points.

Levante has 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the past 10 games in all competitions. La Liga has lost 1 draw and 3 losses in the past 4 rounds, and has lost 2 games in a row recently.

Valencia is obviously weak offensively. It only scored 11 goals in 12 league games, averaging less than 1 goal per game. Relatively speaking, Levante's offense was pretty good, scoring 16 goals in the same period, one more than the sixth-ranked Spaniard, but its defense was terrible, conceding 23 goals in 12 league games, the second-highest number of goals conceded in the entire La Liga.

In the past 10 meetings between the two sides, Valencia has the upper hand with 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.

The two sides have met 38 times in total. Valencia has a clear advantage with 21 wins, 9 draws and 8 losses. Levante has won 8 derby games, all at its home court. Levante has never won at the Mestalla since its first visit in 1963. This time, Levante will once again challenge this away game that has never been played before.

Valencia is currently suffering from serious injuries and attrition, with main forward Ramazzani and defender Diakhabi both missing due to injuries. On Levante's side, main midfielder Martinez is injured.

In this battle, Valencia, playing at home, is more promising.