Levante vs Atlético Madrid Prediction, 2/17/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 2/15/2021

Game: Levante vs Atlético Madrid

Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Location: Estadi Ciutat de València in Valencia, Spain

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Levante (+366) Atlético Madrid (-110)

Roger Marti and Levante (6-9-7, 10th in La Liga) host Atlético Madrid (17-3-1, 1st in La Liga) at Estadi Ciutat de València on Wednesday. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Aitor Fernandez for Levante and Jan Oblak for Atlético Madrid. Levante are priced +366 while the Red and Whites are at -110. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Levante stepped onto the pitch against Granada in their last match and walked away with a draw with a final of 2-2. Levante attempted 7 dribbles in this contest and completed 3 of the attempts for a rate of 42.9%. In the passing game, they ended up with a 77.3% rate by connecting on 368 of the 476 targeted passes in their last game. Regarding shot accuracy, Levante finished at a 63.6% clip by hitting 7 shots on target out of 11 total shots. Levante averages 1.41 goals per 90 min (31 total goals) and have racked up 24 assists in all matches this year.

Roger Marti is a player who should be able to impact this match for Levante. Marti has started 181 contests so far in his career and he scores 0.48 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Spain has totaled 85 goals in 15,900 professional minutes. He has totaled 13 assists while accumulating 46 yellow card cautions so far in his career. One more player who could decide who wins is Jose Luis Morales, the forward who represents Spain. Morales has been on the field for 21,366 mins in 250 starts and has been handed a total of 32 yellow card warnings. He has helped a teammate on a goal 35 times during his soccer career while he has scored 52 goals. He is averaging 0.22 G/90 so far in his career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Levante will be Aitor Fernandez. Fernandez (48-44-49 record in his career) has recorded 36 shutouts, which leaves him with a 25.5% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from Spain has seen 584 shots attempted at him in 141 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.2 (172 goals allowed) and his save % is 73.600. Fernandez has defended the goal for 12,715 mins and has accumulated 421 stops in his career.

For their last outing, Atlético Madrid went home victorious with a score of 2-1 against Granada. Atlético Madrid finished the match with a 50.0% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 6 out of the 12 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this match by completing 372 out of their 435 passes they attempted for a rate of 85.5%. Atlético Madrid converted 4 shots attempted out of 10 shots attempted earning them a 40.0% rate in their last outing. Having tallied 43 goals and 35 assists in all their matches, Atlético Madrid averages 2.05 goals and 1.67 assists per 90 minutes.

Luis Suarez should be someone to watch for Atlético Madrid. He scores 0.75 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 434 outings during his career. The forward from Uruguay has totaled 38,389 minutes and has earned 322 goals. He has accumulated 91 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 140 times. You should also keep an eye on Marcos Llorente, the midfielder born in Spain. Llorente has been handed a total of 12 yellow cards in 6,854 professional minutes played (75 starts). His goals per 90 min average during his soccer career is 0.13. He has earned 10 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 11 different times.

Jan Oblak will be residing in front of the net for Atlético Madrid. During his pro soccer career, Oblak has conceded 208 goals and has racked up 671 saves in 271 starts. He has conceded 0.77 goals per 90 mins and he has a mark of 156-64-49. He has a save percentage of 77.4 and his clean sheet rate is 50.6%. Oblak has tallied 137 shutouts and has seen 864 shots attempted against him in 24,295 career minutes.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Levante (+366)

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