Espanyol vs Levante preview

Spain flag 2025/2026 La Liga, Spain
RCDE Stadium
La Liga
KICKOFF :
Round 32 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Espanyol host Levante in La Liga (Regular Season) at RCDE Stadium. Domestically, Espanyol sit 14th in the table while Levante are 19th. Power ranking favours Levante by 9.7 points heading into this fixture.

TL;DR

  • Structural: Levante enjoys a 9.7-point power advantage over Espanyol with scores of 24.55 versus 14.87.
  • Form: Levante's form score of 22.11 greatly surpasses Espanyol's 4.39.
  • Squad: Espanyol ranks 14th in the league while Levante sits 19th.
  • Efficiency: Efficiency data is unavailable for this matchup.
  • Transition: Transition play metrics are not provided for either team.
  • Set pieces: Set piece performance relies on low-confidence proxies with no xG data available.
  • xVariable: xG data is unavailable for both teams per metadata.
  • Market: Espanyol 44.7% (Δ+0%) | Draw 29.2% (Δ+0%) | Levante 26.1% (Δ+0%).
No standings statistics available.
No head-to-head records found.
0.5+ goals: 85%
1.5+ goals: 70%
2.5+ goals: 50%
3.5+ goals: 25%
Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15
Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%
Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

TeamxPts
Home1.8
Away1.2
ℹ️ Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25 vs Team A
Feb 1 vs Team B
Feb 8 vs Team C
0.91
Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)
1.05
0.33 i
Last 6 Opponents
Rayo Vallecano Rank: L
FC Barcelona Rank: L
Real Betis Rank: D
Getafe Rank: L
Mallorca Rank: L
Real Oviedo Rank: D
Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)
1.83 i
Last 6 Opponents
Sevilla Rank: W
Getafe Rank: W
Real Sociedad Rank: L
Real Oviedo Rank: W
Rayo Vallecano Rank: D
Girona Rank: D
11
Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)
11 - 12 - 8
8
No sidelined player data available.

Win Probabilities

Live Win Probability (90 Min)
Home Espanyol
44.7%
Draw
29.17%
Away Levante
26.13%

Team Power Ranking

i
What is Power Ranking?
Power score: composite of opponent-weighted form (last 6 & 20 games) and league position over last 3 seasons.
14.87
24.55
0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)
Metric
Espanyol
Levante
Power Score
14.87
24.55
League Position
14
19
Global Rank
-
-

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

vs
Espanyol Opponent-weighted form score
Levante Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Espanyol Levante

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 31 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Espanyol ESY Home
31 matches
Levante LVT Away
Match Record
11
Wins
8
12
Draws
12
8
Losses
11
Goals
42
Goals Scored
40
40
Goals Conceded
42
+2
Goal Difference
-2
Expected Goals
0
xG
0
0
xGA
0

Data last updated: 2026-04-27T00:23:17+00:00

STARTING XI

General Information

Date & Time
Competition
2025/2026 La Liga, Spain · Round 32 · Regular Season
Stadium
RCDE Stadium
Capacity
40000
Pitch Surface
Grass
Weather
☀️ 12°C, Fair
Referees
Mateo Busquets Ferrer
Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín
Gonzalo García González
Manuel Pozueta Rodríguez

Lineup

Referee : Mateo Busquets Ferrer

Starting XI

13
Manuel Iori
Manuel Iori Goalkeeper
6.95
5
Fernando Calero
Fernando Calero Defender
6.85
6
Ludovic Taillandier
Ludovic Taillandier Defender
6.81
22
Carlos Romero
Carlos Romero Defender
6.8
23
Omar El Hilali
Omar El Hilali Defender
6.69
8
Edu Expósito
Edu Expósito Midfielder
7.14
10
Pol Lozano
Pol Lozano Midfielder
6.66
11
Pere Milla
Pere Milla Midfielder
6.87
24
Tyrhys Dolan
Tyrhys Dolan Midfielder
6.76
9
Roberto Fernández
6.74
19
Kike García
Kike García Attacker
6.78
Referee : Mateo Busquets Ferrer

Starting XI

13
Mathew Ryan
Mathew Ryan Goalkeeper
7.14
2
Matías Moreno
Matías Moreno Defender
6.89
4
Adrián Dela
Adrián Dela Defender
6.93
22
Jeremy Toljan
Jeremy Toljan Defender
6.67
23
Manu Sánchez
Manu Sánchez Defender
6.67
8
Jon Ander Olasagasti
6.72
10
Pablo Martínez
Pablo Martínez Midfielder
6.8
14
Ugo Raghouber
Ugo Raghouber Midfielder
6.77
17
Víctor García
Víctor García Attacker
6.73
19
Carlos Espí
Carlos Espí Attacker
6.89
21
Karl Etta Eyong
Karl Etta Eyong Attacker
7.02

CONCLUSION

Overall, the structural indicators point toward Levante holding the stronger pre-match profile. Power rankings give Levante a 9.7-point edge. External projection is Espanyol 44.9%, draw 29%, and Levante 26%. That projection profile diverges from the structural signals, so execution is likely to decide the result. The balance of play should hinge on execution in transitions and set-piece phases.