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Villarreal will host Levante on Saturday at Estadio de la Cerámica, with the home side a heavy favorite at -210 and the betting total set at 3. Arnau Tenas is expected to start in goal for Villarreal, while Mathew Ryan is expected to start for Levante.
The matchup puts one of Big 5 soccer’s more efficient attacks against a side trying to climb out of the lower reaches of the table. Villarreal enters at 20-5-8 with 65 points, 59 goals scored and 38 allowed, while Levante is 8-9-16 with 33 points, 37 goals scored and 50 conceded. Villarreal also ranks third among Big 5 teams with 38 assists, and Levante sits 19th.
The numbers point in the same direction as the line. Villarreal averages 1.97 points per match and has eight clean sheets, while Levante averages 1.0 point per match and has the same number of shutouts despite the gap in results. Villarreal has also collected 72 yellow cards and three red cards, compared with Levante’s 76 yellow cards and four reds. That kind of discipline profile can matter in a game where the favorite is expected to control possession and chances from the start.
There is also a notable contrast in goalkeeping experience. Tenas has played 1,069 minutes in his career, made 32 saves and posted a 69.6% save percentage while allowing 16 total goals. Ryan, by comparison, has made 544 stops in 182 starts and allowed 265 goals in his career, along with 44 clean sheets. Villarreal’s attack is likely to lean on Alberto Moleiro, who has 22 career goals and 18 assists, while Levante will look to Ivan Romero, who also has 22 career goals and nine assists.
This is a pregame snapshot rather than a recap, and the gap between the teams is clear in nearly every line of the ledger. Villarreal has the better record, the better scoring margin and the better standing, but Levante arrives with enough attacking numbers and defensive resistance to make the total the most watchable piece of the board. Saturday’s match in Villarreal will show whether the favorite’s profile holds up when the game starts for real.
