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Espanyol vs Levante Match Summary
Competition | LaLiga |
|---|---|
Match Date | Sunday 16 August 2026 |
Match Time | 18:00 UK time |
Venue (City, Stadium) | Barcelona, RCDE Stadium |
Broadcast (TV / Streaming / Radio / Bookmaker Streaming) | Premier Sports (UK) |
The new LaLiga season gets under way as Espanyol host Levante at the RCDE Stadium, with the hosts fancied to draw first blood on home turf.
Espanyol wrapped up a solid 2025-26 in 11th place, and they carry an unbeaten record from their last six meetings with Sunday's visitors into this opener.
Levante finished 16th last term, avoiding the drop, and arrive off the back of three wins in six pre-season outings as they look to spring an early surprise.
The two La Liga meetings last season both ended level, so this fixture carries plenty of history despite Espanyol's ongoing home edge.
Espanyol vs Levante Form
Espanyol sit eighth in the current form rankings and closed last season strongly, though home was where they toiled, with only a handful of sides picking up fewer points on their own patch. Their pre-season ended with a 3-1 loss to Coventry City, and with Javi Puado and Kike García both sidelined, Roberto Fernández is set to lead the line at the RCDE Stadium.
Levante are 10th in the form table and narrowly avoided relegation last term, finishing 16th. They carried that survival momentum into pre-season, claiming three victories from six warm-up outings. Iván Romero leads the line as the lone striker, with the direct Levante attack tasked with testing a stubborn home defence.
Espanyol vs Levante Lineups & Team News
Injuries & Suspensions
Espanyol: Javi Puado (Injured/out), Kike García (Injured/out)
Levante: Roger Brugué (Suspended)
Espanyol
Espanyol head into the opener with a couple of concerns. Javi Puado is still recovering from a serious knee injury and isn't expected back until at least November, while Kike García picked up a knock this month and is ruled out until December. That leaves Roberto Fernández to shoulder the goalscoring burden through the middle.
Levante
Levante have a cleaner bill of health and shouldn't carry any injury worries into the trip. Their only absentee is Roger Brugué, with the 29-year-old serving the second game of his suspension after being sent off last season. Otherwise Luis Castro's side can call on a full squad.
Espanyol vs Levante Predicted Lineup
Espanyol
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Predicted Starting Lineup: Dmitrovic; Hinojo, Cabrera, Núñez, El Hilali; Expósito, González de Zárate; Hernández, Cala, Dolan; Fernández
Levante
Formation: 4-5-1
Predicted Starting Lineup: Ryan; Sánchez, De la Fuente, Mandi, Pérez; Cortés, Álvarez, Rey, Olasagasti, García; Romero
Espanyol vs Levante Key Stats & Match Facts
Espanyol are unbeaten in their last six competitive meetings with Levante, winning three and drawing three.
There have been 27 or more shots taken in six of the last 10 meetings between the pair in LaLiga.
Espanyol have had 14 or more shots in seven of their last 10 matches against Levante in LaLiga.
Levante have received two or more cards in six of their last eight matches against Espanyol in LaLiga.
Espanyol's 46 points in 2025-26 were their highest top-flight tally since the 2018-19 campaign.
Espanyol vs Levante Prediction & Best Bets
Our prediction: Espanyol are marginal favourites on home soil and our engine leans their way, but with a projected 1.62-1.27 scoreline pointing to goals at both ends, this looks a lively opener rather than a comfortable stroll. Espanyol vs Levante prediction: a 2-1 home win.
Best Bets
Over 2.5 Goals in the Total Goals Over/Under market. The projected match total sits at 2.9 goals across the pair, and with an expected 1.62-1.27 split there is real value in backing the game to open up beyond two and a half.
Both Teams To Score - Yes in the Both Teams To Score market. A 57.81% projection has both sides finding the net, and with Espanyol tipped to edge it 1.62-1.27 rather than shut Levante out, the visitors are fancied to respond.
Espanyol vs Levante Bet Builder
Our three-leg bet builder backs Espanyol to win, Roberto Fernández to score anytime and Both Teams To Score - No, leaning on the hosts' home edge over these visitors.
Espanyol are unbeaten in their last six against Levante and carry a 46% projected win probability, so backing the hosts to take the points is the natural anchor.
Roberto Fernández leads the line with Puado and García both out, and a 31.42% projected scoring probability makes him the standout anytime goalscorer pick.
Both Teams To Score - No completes the treble, with Espanyol having kept a clean sheet in their most recent meeting with Levante to tilt this leg their way.
The three legs combine into a tidy package built around the home side's control of this fixture.
At the time of writing, this bet builder pays a best price of 7/1 and is as short as 9/2 elsewhere. That's a difference in potential winnings of £25 from best to worst price.
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Espanyol vs Levante Talking Points
Espanyol have been busy in the market, adding Álex Calatrava, Unai Núñez, Quilindschy Hartman and Gabriel Moscardo, with Núñez in line to start at centre-back. Levante's summer was quieter, headlined by the arrival of midfielder Hugo Sotelo. With Espanyol unbeaten in their last six against these visitors and both La Liga meetings last season finishing level, discipline could prove decisive, as Levante have picked up two or more cards in six of their last eight against the hosts.
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