Friday 25/04/2014, 20:00, Spain Primera Division, Round 35, Elche vs Levante

Elche vs Levante Betting Preview

Elche is not in a desperate position, as it sits three points above the dangerous area and their counter candidates have a tougher schedule. What they can't afford is to drop points at home, against a team such as Levante, who lacks motivation and fields a mediocre starting formation. The visitors have tradition on their side, but they are unlikely to continue their dominance over Elche now when they have nothing to fight for.

Elche vs Levante Betting Odds

At Ladbrokes

Elche 1.80, Draw 3.50, Levante 4.50

Elche vs Levante Betting Tips

Elche lost two games in a row and conceded two goals in each of those defeats, but this is hardly a surprising turn of events, since they played against Valencia and Atletico Madrid. The leaders were very motivated to win, while the Bats were simply lucky to score a late goal, but Elche gave both a run for their money.

Tonight, they will need to do much more than that, because not even a draw would be satisfying, given Levante's awful form. The hosts will need to step up their offensive efforts and they can't use Manu del Moral or Gimenez's injuries as an excuse anymore. The two strikers were inconsequential this season and with or without them, Elche should be just as dangerous upfront.

What is more important is for Coro to keep up his goals scoring production, while Boakye is expected to tie the top scorer by adding a 5th goal. Elche has been playing defensive football for most of the season and this backfired often, as they conceded late goals that stripped them of valuable points. To some extent the tactic worked though as they are outside the relegation area, but a change is needed.

Coach Caparros has a hard time keeping his players motivated, now that Levante is officially out of the woods. The team has been playing badly for more than a month, even though their injury list grew ever shorter and now features a single player. Everyone is waiting for the season to end and they couldn't care less about what happens tonight at Elche.

Key Facts

• Levante was more than a match for Elche in the previous 19 encounters, losing just twice and drawing 9 games.

Elche vs Levante Betting Prediction

Just because a team needs to win, doesn't mean that it will automatically collect all three points. In this case though, even odds of 1.80 are good enough for backing Elche, simply because they are the better team, square off with a complacent opponent and will be throwing everything they've got to win in front of the fans.

Bet: Elche @ 1.80 with Ladbrokes