Levante take on the visitors Ponferradina in the round 19 match of Spanish LaLiga2.The match will be played on Thursday, December 8th at Estadi Ciutat de València (Valencia).
Levante has no plans to stay in the Segunda. "The Frogs" after 2010 flew out of the elite division for only one season. And then the notable club immediately turned out to go back, moreover, then, at the very least, but scored enough points to maintain the "registration". But the past tempo didn't work out right from the start, and despite all the coaching changes, it didn't work out to gain momentum anymore. Now, already under Javier Calleja, the task is clear: to return to La Liga. True, an unsuccessful start and an abundance of draws are hindering so far. But, having won against Malaga due to the only goal of Iborra, the Pomegranates were able to climb to 5th place in the table.
Ponferradina lost their ground this season. La Deportiva managed to finish in 8th position twice in a row - not a bad achievement for a modest project. But the current pace of the club is much worse. By and large, they are involved into the fight for the survival. And that was largely due to a shock start, when they won in the first rounds, with Cartagena and Ibiza. Then for the whole autumn it turned out to win only the same number of matches, and, of course, the team rolled back in fact in the relegation zone. With Burgos, a sensational leader Ponferradina it also failed to even cling to a draw.
Levante, in those years when Ponferradina played in the Segunda, kept their place in the LaLiga. So this will be the first match between these clubs. The hosts are much stronger, and they definitely want to add more in terms of their position in the table. We bet that in this match Levante will win with a handicap of "-1 goal scored".
Prediction for the match: Levante to win with -1.0 handicap.
