Real Madrid vs Levante Prediction, 1/30/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 1/27/2021

Game: Real Madrid vs Levante

Date: Saturday, January 30, 2021

Location: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Real Madrid (-283) Levante (+639)

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium is the site where Toni Kroos and Real Madrid (12-4-3, 2nd in La Liga) will play Levante (5-8-6, 11th in La Liga) on Saturday. The goalkeepers who are expected to start will be Thibaut Courtois for Real Madrid and Aitor Fernandez for Levante. Levante are priced at +639 while the Meringues are at -283. The O/U opens at 3.5.

Real Madrid played Alaves in their last matchup and took home the win by a score of 4-1. When talking about passing the ball, they finished this match with a 90.0% passes received percentage by connecting on 558 of the 620 pass attempts in their last outing. Real Madrid tried 18 dribbles in this matchup and completed 15 of the dribbles for a percentage of 83.3%. In terms of shooting accuracy, Real Madrid finished at a 60.0% clip by hitting 6 shots on target of 10 total shots. Real Madrid is averaging 1.63 goals per 90 (31 goals in total) and have accounted for 25 assists in all contests for the season.

Toni Kroos is a guy who can be a difference maker for Real Madrid. He has accounted for 79 assists while accumulating 50 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career. Kroos has been in the starting lineup in 324 matches in his career and tallies 0.12 goals per 90. The midfielder hailing from Germany has totaled 39 goals in 28,339 professional minutes played. One more player who could decide who wins is Karim Benzema, the forward representing France. Benzema has 32,965 minutes in 385 career starts and has been given 10 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 99 times in his pro soccer career while scoring 222 total goals. He currently averages 0.61 G/90 during his career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Real Madrid is Thibaut Courtois. Courtois (214-75-66 record in his career) has totaled 156 shutouts, which gives him a 43.6% shutout percentage. The keeper born in Belgium has had 1,135 shots attempted against him in 358 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.92 (328 goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of .725. Courtois has seen the pitch for 32,034 mins and is sitting with 822 saves during his soccer career.

For their last match, Levante earned the draw by finishing with a tally of 2-2 against Valladolid. Levante ended the game with a 88.2% successful dribble rate by converting 15 out of the 17 dribbles they attempted. They wrapped up this contest by connecting on 440 out of their 540 pass attempts for a percentage of 81.5%. Levante landed 3 shots attempted out of their 11 shots attempted earning them a 27.3% clip when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 27 goals and 21 assists in all matches, Levante averages 1.42 goals and 1.11 assists per 90 min.

Roger Marti will be counted on for Levante. The forward hailing from Spain has earned 15,737 mins while scoring 84 goals. He has totaled 46 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 13 times. He averages 0.48 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 179 contests in his pro soccer career. You should also keep an eye on Jose Luis Morales, the forward hailing from Spain. He has 49 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 35 different times. Morales has earned himself a total of 31 yellow cards in 21,190 professional minutes (248 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.21.

Aitor Fernandez will be residing in front of the net for Levante. In his career, Fernandez has allowed 168 goals while earning 416 stops in 138 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.21 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 47-43-48. He has earned a save percentage of .739 and his shutout rate is currently 26.1%. Fernandez has racked up 36 shutouts and defended 575 shots against him in 12,445 career minutes.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Real Madrid (-283)

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