Levante vs Alaves Prediction, 5/15/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/10/2022

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Game: Levante vs Alaves

Date: Sunday, May 15, 2022

Location: Estadi Ciutat de València in Valencia, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Levante (+120) Alaves (+232)

Estadi Ciutat de València is the site where Jose Luis Morales and Levante (6-11-18, 19th in La Liga) will take on Alaves (7-7-21, 20th in La Liga) on Sunday. The starting goalkeepers are Daniel Cardenas for Levante and Fernando Pacheco for Alaves. The line on this matchup has Levante coming in at +120 and the Babazorros are at +232. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Levante faced Valencia in their most recent match and earned a one point draw by a score of 1-1. When talking about passing the ball, they finished with a 91.9% passes received percentage by connecting on 451 out of their 491 passing targets last contest. Levante tried 16 dribbles in this contest and were able to convert 8 of the tries for a percentage of 50.0%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Levante finished at a 26.1% rate by hitting 6 shots on target out of 23 total shots. Levante is averaging 1.24 goals per 90 min (42 total goals) and have accounted for 28 assists in all games for the season.

Jose Luis Morales is a player who can be a difference maker for Levante. Morales has been in the starting lineup in 290 games during his career and he scores 0.24 goals per 90. The forward who is from Spain has totaled 67 goals in 24,759 minutes. He has 39 assists while accumulating 39 yellow card cautions during his soccer career.

One more guy who could decide who wins is Enis Bardhi, the midfielder who is from Macedonia. Bardhi has accumulated 15,163 minutes in 166 starts and has been handed a total of 34 yellow card warnings. He has helped on a goal 17 times thus far in his career while he has scored 43 total goals. He currently averages 0.26 goals per 90 for his career.

The man who will protect the net for Levante is Daniel Cardenas. Cardenas (5-9-15 record in his career) has earned 6 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 20.7% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper from Spain has had 128 shots sent his way in 29 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.7 (48 total goals allowed) and his save percentage is 64.8%. Cardenas has been on the pitch for a total of 2,610 mins and is sitting with 78 stops in his career.

In their last game, Alaves took home the win by a final score of 2-1 against Villarreal. Alaves earned a 42.9% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 3 out of the 7 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this match by converting 207 out of their 226 passes they tried earning a percentage of 91.6%. Alaves converted 4 shots attempted out of 11 shots attempted which had them at a 36.4% rate in their last match. With a total of 26 goals and 17 assists in all their contests, Alaves is averaging 0.76 goals and 0.50 assists per 90.

Luis Rioja will need to provide a lift for Alaves. The midfielder representing Spain has earned 9,571 mins and has scored 9 goals. He has 14 yellow card cautions during his career and has assisted on a goal 6 times. He has an average of 0.08 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 112 games during his soccer career. You should also keep an eye on Joselu, the forward hailing from Germany. He has 77 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 19 times. Joselu has been handed 30 yellow card cautions in 20,350 minutes played (219 career starts). His G/90 average during his soccer career is 0.34.

Fernando Pacheco will be looking after the goal for Alaves. Pacheco has racked up 82 shutouts while defending 1,120 shots attempted against him in 25,461 minutes throughout his career. He has earned a save percentage of 70.2 and his shutout rate is 28.9%. He has conceded 1.29 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 97-68-118. So far in his career, Pacheco has conceded 366 goals and has accounted for 786 saves in 284 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Levante (+120)

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