Our prediction for this Segunda Division match:
Levante and Las Palmas go head to head at Estadi Ciutat de Valencia in a highly-anticipated La Liga 2 game. Los Levantinos have been in a splendid form of late, with the team winning four of their last five league matches, and they must be high on spirits following a 4-0 win over Olot in the Copa del Rey. All Charly Musonda, Marcelo Saracchi, and Shkodran Mustafi should miss out with injuries for the home team.
La Union Deportiva, on the other hand, aim to regain top position in the standings, but given their three-game winless run in Segunda Division, we believe that punters from all around the world can find value in backing Levante to win the derby. Sandro Ramirez should be recalled to the starting XI after he was rested in the Spanish Cup triumph over Teruel at the weekend.
Highlighted Player (Roberto Soldado):
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Roberto Soldado is regarded as one of the most famous footballers in the history of Villarreal. The meaning of his surname in Spanish is “the warrior” and it has to be noted that he began his football career at Real Madrid, playing from the B team between 2002 and 2006. The pacey attacker made 16 appearances and scored two goals for the first team, but he was producing the best performances of his career during his three-year spell at Valencia.
Soldado scored 59 goals in 101 appearances for los Che, but in 2013 he signed a deal with Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £26 million. The Spanish attacker, who was born on 27 May, 1985 in Valencia, scored for the Spurs on his debut in a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace, but he netted the goal from the penalty spot.
Soldado failed to impress in the 2014/2015 Premier League campaign with Tottenham and, as a result, he was sold to Villarreal on 14 August, 2015. Speaking of his international career, the Villarreal attacker made his Spain debut in June, 2007 against Latvia.
Highlighted Team (Las Palmas):
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Las Palmas are a Spanish football club based in the Canary Islands. The club was founded on 22 August, 1949. Los Amarillos play in Spanish La Liga and the team’s home ground is Estadio Gran Canaria. The stadium was opened in 2003 and it’s current capacity is 32,150. Miguel Angel Ramirez is the club’s chairman and the club’s main rivals are Tenerife.
Las Palmas impressed in the 2015/2016 La liga campaign, with the team finishing the season in 11th place in the standings. However, it has to be noted that los Amarillos finished the 1968/1969 Primera Division campaign in second place in the table, 11 points behind Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Speaking of Copa del Rey, Las Palmas made it to the final of the Spanish Cup in 1978. Las Palmas eliminated Sporting Gijon in the semis (5-3), but Barcelona outplayed los Amarillos in the title game (3-1).