Elche vs Levante Prediction, 9/18/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 9/16/2021

Game: Elche vs Levante

Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021

Location: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Alicante, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Elche (+165) Levante (+180)

Roger Marti and Levante (0-3-1, 14th in La Liga) go to Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on Saturday where they'll take on Elche (1-2-1, 10th in La Liga). The goalies who are expected to start are Kiko Casilla for Elche and Aitor Fernandez for Levante. Levante are priced at +180 while the Green-Striped Ones are at +165. The O/U has been set at 2.25.

Elche stepped onto the pitch against Getafe in their most recent game and notched a win by a score of 1-0. Elche tried 22 dribbles in this match and were able to convert 11 of the tries for a rate of 50.0%. When discussing the passing game, they ended with a 84.4% rate by converting 341 out of their 404 pass targets last match.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Elche finished the game at a 37.5% rate by putting 3 shots on target out of 8 total shots. Elche is averaging 0.50 goals per 90 min (2 goals in total) and have racked up 2 assists in all matches for the season.

Pere Milla is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Elche. He has accounted for 10 assists while accumulating 19 yellow cards so far in his career. Milla has been a starter in 91 outings during his soccer career and he has earned 0.20 goals per 90 minutes. The forward hailing from Spain has totaled 18 goals in 8,144 professional minutes played.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Lucas Boye, the forward representing Argentina. Boye has totaled 9,217 minutes in 97 starts and has been handed a total of 23 yellow card warnings. He has helped a teammate on a goal 11 times during his career while he has scored 17 total goals. He currently averages 0.17 G/90 so far in his career.

The man protecting the net for Elche will be Kiko Casilla. Casilla (108-69-91 record in his career) has 85 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 31.7% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper born in Spain has seen 1,087 shots tried at him in 268 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.2 (333 total goals allowed) and his save % is 69.8%. Casilla has been on the field for 24,094 minutes and is sitting with 759 saves in his career.

In their last game, Levante finished locked up with a final of 1-1 against Rayo Vallecano. Levante had a 50.0% successful dribble rate by connecting on 10 out of the 20 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this contest by completing 272 out of their 345 attempted passes earning a rate of 78.8%. Levante connected on 1 shot tried out of the team's 7 shots tried which had them sitting at a 14.3% clip in their last game. Having earned a total of 5 goals and 3 assists in all their matches, Levante averages 1.25 goals and 0.75 assists per 90.

Roger Marti will be someone to watch for Levante. The forward born in Spain has been on the pitch for 17,138 minutes while scoring 90 goals. He has earned 48 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 15 times. He currently averages 0.47 G/90 and has started 196 games in his career. Be sure to watch out for Jose Luis Morales, the forward who is from Spain. Morales has been handed a total of 35 yellow cards in 22,670 mins played (266 starts). His goals per 90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.22. He has accumulated 56 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 35 times.

Aitor Fernandez will look after the net for Levante. During his career, Fernandez has allowed 192 goals and has tallied 457 stops in 153 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.25 goals per 90 minutes while earning a record of 50-50-53. He has a save % of 72.8 and his shutout rate is 24.8%. Fernandez has tallied 38 shutouts while defending 637 shots against him in 13,791 career mins.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Levante (+180) and over 2.25 goals

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