Espanyol vs Levante

Espanyol faced Levante in La Liga.

3 0
Espanyol won the match.
Kick-off 16.08.2026 18:00 BST LeagueLa Liga Season2026/27 RoundMatchday 1 Venue RCDE Stadium Cornella RefereeCarlos Muniz Munoz, Spain

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Match Impact

Espanyol protected home advantage and controlled the decisive spell. Roberto Fernández's 5th-minute goal set up a 3–0 home win over Levante, with Espanyol backing it up through 16 shots, 6 on target, 54% possession, 1.55 xG. Espanyol turned the key phases into three points against a direct table neighbour. With 3 points before kick-off, this was a direct pressure swing rather than just a narrow result for Levante.

Hidden story: Espanyol controlled the pressure, Espanyol controlled the result.
Turning point: Roberto Fernández's first-half goal survived everything after it.
Table swing: a 3-point gap made this a direct table-pressure result.
Hidden story Key signal Table swing

League context

Standings

Espanyol are 15 in the table and Levante are 17.

Phase League phase
Espanyol Rank 15, 7 pts
Levante Rank 17, 5 pts
Events 16
H2H 10

Key events

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Match statistics

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Espanyol Espanyol
Levante Levante
6
Shots on target
0
6
Shots off target
3
16
Total shots
4
1.55
xG
0.28
54%
Possession
46%
457
Total passes
390
386
Accurate passes
331
0
Corner kicks
1
1
Offsides
1
17
Fouls
7
3
Yellow cards
0
0
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
1
9
Shots inside the box
2
7
Shots outside the box
2
-0.05
Goals prevented
-0.05

Player match statistics

Espanyol Espanyol
Roberto Fernández

Min 90

G 2 A 0 Rating 8.60
Unai Núñez

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.30
Roger Hinojo

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.30
M. Dmitrović

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.90
O. El Hilali

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.60
C. Riedel

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.60
Edu Expósito

Min 86

G — A 0 Rating 6.90
Javier Hernandez

Min 82

G — A 1 Rating 7.20
Levante Levante
Dela

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 7.00
A. Mandi

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.90
Oriol Rey

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.70
M. Ryan

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.60
Jon Ander Olasagasti

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.20
Manu Sánchez

Min 90

G — A 0 Rating 6.00
Nacho Pérez

Min 76

G — A 0 Rating 7.20
Víctor García

Min 76

G — A 0 Rating 6.20

Lineups

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Espanyol

Espanyol

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Coach Manolo Gonzalez
Starting XI Player shape on the pitch
#8
Exposito Midfielder
#4
U. Gonzalez Midfielder
#24
T. Dolan Midfielder
#28
J. Hernandez Midfielder
#22
A. Calatrava Midfielder
#4
U. Gonzalez Midfielder
#8
Exposito Midfielder
#22
A. Calatrava Midfielder
#28
J. Hernandez Midfielder
#24
T. Dolan Midfielder
Substitutes
#16
V. Drkusic Defender
#10
P. Lozano Midfielder
#26
R. Bauza Midfielder
#11
P. Milla Midfielder
#17
Jofre Forward
Levante

Levante

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Coach Luis Castro
Starting XI Player shape on the pitch
#29
N. Perez Defender
#27
P. Cortes Midfielder
#10
C. Alvarez Midfielder
#17
V. Garcia Midfielder
#9
I. Romero Forward
#29
N. Perez Defender
#17
V. Garcia Midfielder
#10
C. Alvarez Midfielder
#27
P. Cortes Midfielder
#9
I. Romero Forward
Substitutes
#36
I. Galdin Goalkeeper
#22
J. Toljan Defender
#38
A. Calatrava Midfielder
#18
E. Bardeli Midfielder
#34
M. Usedo Domingo Midfielder
#19
K. Tunde Forward
#33
M. Santos Defender

Head-to-head

Espanyol lead this head-to-head: Espanyol 5, draws 3, Levante 1.

Espanyol Espanyol
5 Wins
Draws
3 Matches
Levante Levante
1 Wins
Meetings
9 Goals 17:10

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Standings

Standings
# Team P W D L G GD Pts
1 Barcelona 7 7 0 0 31:7 24 21
2 Atletico Madrid 7 5 1 1 16:7 9 16
3 Real Betis 7 5 1 1 9:7 2 16
4 Real Madrid 7 5 0 2 18:8 10 15
5 Sevilla 7 4 1 2 10:9 1 13
6 Alaves 7 3 2 2 11:6 5 11

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