Atlético Madrid beat Levante 2-0 in Valencia
Atlético Madrid won 2-0 at Levante at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia in LaLiga Matchday 11. Alejandro Grimaldo opened the scoring in the 36th minute and Giuliano Simeone added the second in the 62nd. Levante had more shots but failed to score.
Atlético thought they had scored in the 17th minute, but VAR chalked off Morten Hjulmand's goal. The deadlock was broken in the 36th minute, when Alejandro Grimaldo netted to make it 1-0 at the break.
The second goal arrived after the interval. In the 62nd minute, Giuliano Simeone scored from an Alejandro Baena Rodríguez assist to make it 2-0.
The statistics told a different story from the scoreline. Levante had 20 shots to Atlético's 11, won the corner count 5-3 and had the higher xG, 1.33 to 0.63. However, the visitors had more shots on target, 5 to 4, and 54% of possession. There were no yellow or red cards, and each side committed 7 fouls. Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea was the referee.
Goals
- 36' Alejandro Grimaldo Atlético de Madrid
- 62' Giuliano Simeone Baldini Atlético de Madrid
Match stats
Our prediction
Our preview went for a 1-2 win for Atlético, giving the visitors a 53% chance. The winner was as expected, but we anticipated a Levante goal and it never came.
In the table, Atlético sit second on 25 points and Levante are 15th on 10, with both sides having played 10 matches.
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