Levante - Espanyol: Small difference between teams in La Liga 2 clash

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Fri 08.Sep
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Ciudad de Valencia (26354 seats)

Espanyol have journeyed here for an entertaining game versus the home side Levante. Get ready for the fixture with this thorough La Liga 2 preview!

Insights:
  • Levante have the most points from losing position (4) in La Liga 2
  • Espanyol have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in La Liga 2

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Levante form and stats

Only two La Liga 2 home games for Levante so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Levante, who played 1-1 against Real Oviedo. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio Ciudad de Valencia). Muñoz, defender, was given a rating of 8.0/10 in that game, top of the team. Muñoz hit one key pass and won 9 of 10 duels.

A strong away win before that one, visiting FC Cartagena and winning 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Levante have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 4 and lost 1.

Early season league goal statistics from Levante's 2 home games: {4 goals}, 3 conceded.

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Espanyol form and stats

Four points from two away games for Espanyol, meaning one draw and one victory in the La Liga 2 so far.

Espanyol had fun at their own home (Estadio Ciudad de Valencia) last time out, beating Amorebieta 3-2. Calero (2) and Salvi scored. Espanyol can call themselves comeback kings after the match against Amorebieta. Buried deep in trouble at 0-2, the troops rallied and completely turned the match around to a 3-2 victory. Calero scored the final goal. Defender Calero was the best team player with a rating of 9.15. Calero scored two goals, hit one key pass and won 8 of 13 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Mirandes.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Espanyol in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Espanyol, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

It's early days yet, but Espanyol has scored 2 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Levante won two games, four matches ended with a tie and Espanyol got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.

Top Goalscorers

LevanteM. Bouldini
M. Bouldini
3 goals
EspanyolF. Calero Villa
F. Calero Villa
3 goals

Levante missing players

Espanyol missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Levante Espanyol
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
6 4 0 Scored S 0 2 7
4 3 0 Conceded C 0 1 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 75%
25% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
75% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.5 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.5 5.2
4 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.5 5.2
4 3.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.8 17.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12.5 16.8
5.8 8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.5 5
26% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 35%
 
11.5 13 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11 10.2
4 5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.5 3.2
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Espanyol have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in La Liga 2
  • Levante have the most points from losing position (4) in La Liga 2
Levante Last season Espanyol
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   19 38
20 12   Won W   4 8
19 7   Drew D   6 13
7 4   Lost L   9 17
52 28   Scored S   25 52
32 12   Conceded C   34 69
74% 78%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
52% 48%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   84% 79%
33% 30%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   68% 66%
17% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   42% 47%
7% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 18%
41% 35%   BTTS BTTS   84% 76%
48% 52%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 16%
37% 35%   Failed to Score F T   5% 11%
 
5.3 6.1   Corners for (avg) C F   3.3 4.7
3.9 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   6.7 5.2
2.9 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.6
5 2   Red cards R C   4 10
 
13.1 14.8   Shots (avg) S (   9.3 11.4
3.9 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.4 4.1
29% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 34%
 
10.7 10   Shots against (avg) S A   16.6 14.3
3.3 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.7 5.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Zaragoza 4 4 0 0 6 0 3 3 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 12
2 Espanyol 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 10
3 Leganes 4 3 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 9
4 Tenerife 4 3 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 9
5 Racing Ferrol 4 2 2 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 8
6 Levante 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 8
7 Sporting Gijon 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 6
8 FC Andorra 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 6
9 Eldense 4 2 0 2 4 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 2 5 -2 6
10 Amorebieta 4 1 2 1 8 6 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 4 5 2 5
11 Racing Santander 4 1 2 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 5
12 Albacete 4 1 2 1 5 5 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
13 Mirandes 4 1 1 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 4
14 Burgos 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 5 -1 4
15 Elche 4 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 4
16 Alcorcon 4 1 1 2 3 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 -4 4
17 Villarreal II 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
18 FC Cartagena 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 4 -2 3
19 Huesca 4 0 3 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 3
20 Real Valladolid 4 1 0 3 2 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 3
21 Eibar 4 1 0 3 3 8 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 3
22 Real Oviedo 4 0 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 2
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Granada 42 22 9 11 55 30 21 17 4 0 39 6 21 5 5 11 16 24 25 75
2 Las Palmas 42 18 18 6 49 29 21 9 9 3 24 13 21 9 9 3 25 16 20 72
3 Levante 42 18 18 6 46 30 21 11 7 3 25 11 21 7 11 3 21 19 16 72
4 Deportivo Alaves 42 19 14 9 47 33 21 13 7 1 28 11 21 6 7 8 19 22 14 71
5 Eibar 42 19 14 9 45 36 21 11 8 2 24 13 21 8 6 7 21 23 9 71
6 Albacete 42 17 16 9 58 47 21 10 7 4 30 19 21 7 9 5 28 28 11 67
7 FC Andorra 42 16 11 15 47 37 21 11 3 7 27 15 21 5 8 8 20 22 10 59
8 Real Oviedo 42 16 11 15 34 35 21 10 5 6 18 15 21 6 6 9 16 20 -1 59
9 FC Cartagena 42 16 10 16 47 49 21 9 4 8 22 25 21 7 6 8 25 24 -2 58
10 Tenerife 42 14 15 13 42 37 21 12 6 3 28 12 21 2 9 10 14 25 5 57
11 Racing Santander 42 14 12 16 39 40 21 9 6 6 22 16 21 5 6 10 17 24 -1 54
12 Burgos 42 13 15 14 33 35 21 8 8 5 22 19 21 5 7 9 11 16 -2 54
13 Real Zaragoza 42 12 17 13 40 39 21 8 10 3 25 16 21 4 7 10 15 23 1 53
14 Leganes 42 14 11 17 37 42 21 10 6 5 23 19 21 4 5 12 14 23 -5 53
15 Huesca 42 11 19 12 36 36 21 9 9 3 23 13 21 2 10 9 13 23 0 52
16 Mirandes 42 13 13 16 48 54 21 9 7 5 32 28 21 4 6 11 16 26 -6 52
17 Sporting Gijon 42 11 17 14 43 48 21 8 9 4 28 22 21 3 8 10 15 26 -5 50
18 Villarreal II 42 13 11 18 49 55 21 9 6 6 32 24 21 4 5 12 17 31 -6 50
19 Malaga 42 10 14 18 37 44 21 7 9 5 20 17 21 3 5 13 17 27 -7 44
20 Ponferradina 42 9 17 16 40 53 21 6 7 8 18 24 21 3 10 8 22 29 -13 44
21 UD Ibiza 42 7 13 22 33 66 21 5 7 9 21 31 21 2 6 13 12 35 -33 34
22 Lugo 42 6 13 23 27 57 21 3 10 8 13 19 21 3 3 15 14 38 -30 31
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barcelona 38 28 4 6 70 20 19 15 3 1 37 4 19 13 1 5 33 16 50 88
2 Real Madrid 38 24 6 8 75 36 19 13 5 1 44 16 19 11 1 7 31 20 39 78
3 Atletico Madrid 38 23 8 7 70 33 19 13 3 3 41 15 19 10 5 4 29 18 37 77
4 Real Sociedad 38 21 8 9 51 35 19 11 5 3 26 16 19 10 3 6 25 19 16 71
5 Villarreal 38 19 7 12 59 40 19 12 3 4 36 18 19 7 4 8 23 22 19 64
6 Real Betis 38 17 9 12 46 41 19 9 5 5 26 18 19 8 4 7 20 23 5 60
7 Osasuna 38 15 8 15 37 42 19 11 1 7 24 21 19 4 7 8 13 21 -5 53
8 Athletic Club 38 14 9 15 47 43 19 8 3 8 22 15 19 6 6 7 25 28 4 51
9 Mallorca 38 14 8 16 37 43 19 10 5 4 22 12 19 4 3 12 15 31 -6 50
10 Girona 38 13 10 15 58 55 19 10 3 6 35 26 19 3 7 9 23 29 3 49
11 Rayo Vallecano 38 13 10 15 45 53 19 9 5 5 28 22 19 4 5 10 17 31 -8 49
12 Sevilla 38 13 10 15 47 54 19 7 5 7 24 25 19 6 5 8 23 29 -7 49
13 Celta de Vigo 38 11 10 17 43 53 19 7 6 6 26 21 19 4 4 11 17 32 -10 43
14 Cadiz 38 10 12 16 30 53 19 7 6 6 19 23 19 3 6 10 11 30 -23 42
15 Valencia 38 11 9 18 42 45 19 8 5 6 27 19 19 3 4 12 15 26 -3 42
16 Getafe 38 10 12 16 34 45 19 7 6 6 21 20 19 3 6 10 13 25 -11 42
17 Almeria 38 11 8 19 49 65 19 10 3 6 29 22 19 1 5 13 20 43 -16 41
18 Real Valladolid 38 11 7 20 33 63 19 8 4 7 21 25 19 3 3 13 12 38 -30 40
19 Espanyol 38 8 13 17 52 69 19 4 7 8 27 35 19 4 6 9 25 34 -17 37
20 Elche 38 5 10 23 30 67 19 3 6 10 18 29 19 2 4 13 12 38 -37 25

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Zaragoza 4 4 0 0 6 0 3 3 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 12
2 Espanyol 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 10
3 Leganes 4 3 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 9
4 Tenerife 4 3 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 9
5 Racing Ferrol 4 2 2 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 8
6 Levante 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 8
7 Sporting Gijon 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 6
8 FC Andorra 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 6
9 Eldense 4 2 0 2 4 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 2 5 -2 6
10 Amorebieta 4 1 2 1 8 6 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 4 5 2 5
11 Racing Santander 4 1 2 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 5
12 Albacete 4 1 2 1 5 5 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 5
13 Mirandes 4 1 1 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 4
14 Burgos 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 5 -1 4
15 Elche 4 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 4
16 Alcorcon 4 1 1 2 3 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 -4 4
17 Villarreal II 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
18 FC Cartagena 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 4 4 -2 3
19 Huesca 4 0 3 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 3
20 Real Valladolid 4 1 0 3 2 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 3
21 Eibar 4 1 0 3 3 8 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 3
22 Real Oviedo 4 0 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 -2 2

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The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.