Match preview La Liga: Espanyol - Levante at RCDE Stadium

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sun 05.April
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: RCDE Stadium (40500 seats)

Espanyol hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 20 points and a 20th position in the La Liga table. Visiting Levante holds 13th place with 33 pts.

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Espanyol form and stats

With 1 La Liga win, 5 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Espanyol, who have the most conceded goals (46) in La Liga, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

No payout for Espanyol in their previous match, an away game at Osasuna that ended in defeat 0-1. Before that, Espanyol drew at home versus Atlético Madrid.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Espanyol here at RCDE Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 13 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded.

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Levante form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Levante so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 3-0-11 (win-draw-lose). A depressing five defeats in a row for Levante in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Granada.

Levante delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Granada (placed 9th) in their previous match; a La Liga game. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting SD Eibar's place.

Aitor had red hot gloves after the game against Granada, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Levante manager F. López Fernández has some worries about the defense as 28 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Levante - Espanyol 0-1. Espanyol-Levante H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Espanyol four wins, Levante two wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

LevanteR. Martí Salvador
R. Martí Salvador
11 goals
LevanteB. Mayoral Moya
B. Mayoral Moya
5 goals
EspanyolR. de Tomás Gómez
R. de Tomás Gómez
4 goals

Espanyol missing players

Levante missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Espanyol Levante
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 6 Played P 3 14 27
4 1 0 Won W 1 3 10
8 5 2 Drew D 0 0 3
15 7 4 Lost L 2 11 14
23 12 6 Scored S 2 13 32
46 24 13 Conceded C 5 28 40
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
81% 85% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 86% 78%
48% 46% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 79% 59%
22% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 22%
4% 8% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
56% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 64% 59%
11% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
37% 31% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 36% 30%
 
4.3 4.5 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 5.1 5.1
4.6 4.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 6.6 6
2.9 2.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.4 2.3
6 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
301 159 88 Total Shots T S 36 150 313
91 49 28 Shots on Target S O 10 49 109
25% 24% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 27% 29%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Espanyol has the fewest clean sheets (3)
  • Espanyol has the fewest points (8) at home
  • Espanyol has the most conceded goals (24) at home
  • Espanyol has the most conceded goals (46)
  • Espanyol has the most conceded goals in the second half (29)
  • Espanyol has the most dropped points from leading position (22)
  • Espanyol has the the worst goal difference (-12) at home
  • Espanyol has the the worst goal difference (-23)
  • Espanyol haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Levante have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Levante have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Levante have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Levante haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 27 18 4 5 63 31 14 13 1 0 45 12 13 5 3 5 18 19 32 58
2 Real Madrid 27 16 8 3 49 19 13 9 4 0 27 9 14 7 4 3 22 10 30 56
3 Sevilla 27 13 8 6 39 29 13 6 5 2 19 13 14 7 3 4 20 16 10 47
4 Real Sociedad 27 14 4 9 45 33 13 8 2 3 27 12 14 6 2 6 18 21 12 46
5 Getafe 27 13 7 7 37 25 14 7 4 3 21 13 13 6 3 4 16 12 12 46
6 Atlético Madrid 27 11 12 4 31 21 14 8 5 1 20 9 13 3 7 3 11 12 10 45
7 Valencia 27 11 9 7 38 39 14 8 6 0 23 12 13 3 3 7 15 27 -1 42
8 Villarreal 27 11 5 11 44 38 13 6 4 3 26 17 14 5 1 8 18 21 6 38
9 Granada 27 11 5 11 33 32 13 8 2 3 16 8 14 3 3 8 17 24 1 38
10 Athletic Club 27 9 10 8 29 23 13 7 3 3 15 7 14 2 7 5 14 16 6 37
11 Osasuna 27 8 10 9 34 38 14 5 5 4 20 20 13 3 5 5 14 18 -4 34
12 Real Betis 27 8 9 10 38 43 14 7 3 4 27 21 13 1 6 6 11 22 -5 33
13 Levante 27 10 3 14 32 40 13 7 3 3 19 12 14 3 0 11 13 28 -8 33
14 Deportivo Alavés 27 8 8 11 29 37 14 6 5 3 18 11 13 2 3 8 11 26 -8 32
15 Real Valladolid 27 6 11 10 23 33 13 3 7 3 14 13 14 3 4 7 9 20 -10 29
16 SD Eibar 27 7 6 14 27 41 14 6 1 7 19 20 13 1 5 7 8 21 -14 27
17 Celta de Vigo 27 5 11 11 22 34 13 4 5 4 10 12 14 1 6 7 12 22 -12 26
18 Mallorca 27 7 4 16 28 44 14 6 2 6 16 14 13 1 2 10 12 30 -16 25
19 Leganés 27 5 8 14 21 39 14 4 3 7 13 19 13 1 5 7 8 20 -18 23
20 Espanyol 27 4 8 15 23 46 13 1 5 7 12 24 14 3 3 8 11 22 -23 20

Espanyol:
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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 Barcelona 27 18 4 5 63 31 14 13 1 0 45 12 13 5 3 5 18 19 32 58
2 Real Madrid 27 16 8 3 49 19 13 9 4 0 27 9 14 7 4 3 22 10 30 56
3 Sevilla 27 13 8 6 39 29 13 6 5 2 19 13 14 7 3 4 20 16 10 47
4 Real Sociedad 27 14 4 9 45 33 13 8 2 3 27 12 14 6 2 6 18 21 12 46
5 Getafe 27 13 7 7 37 25 14 7 4 3 21 13 13 6 3 4 16 12 12 46
6 Atlético Madrid 27 11 12 4 31 21 14 8 5 1 20 9 13 3 7 3 11 12 10 45
7 Valencia 27 11 9 7 38 39 14 8 6 0 23 12 13 3 3 7 15 27 -1 42
8 Villarreal 27 11 5 11 44 38 13 6 4 3 26 17 14 5 1 8 18 21 6 38
9 Granada 27 11 5 11 33 32 13 8 2 3 16 8 14 3 3 8 17 24 1 38
10 Athletic Club 27 9 10 8 29 23 13 7 3 3 15 7 14 2 7 5 14 16 6 37
11 Osasuna 27 8 10 9 34 38 14 5 5 4 20 20 13 3 5 5 14 18 -4 34
12 Real Betis 27 8 9 10 38 43 14 7 3 4 27 21 13 1 6 6 11 22 -5 33
13 Levante 27 10 3 14 32 40 13 7 3 3 19 12 14 3 0 11 13 28 -8 33
14 Deportivo Alavés 27 8 8 11 29 37 14 6 5 3 18 11 13 2 3 8 11 26 -8 32
15 Real Valladolid 27 6 11 10 23 33 13 3 7 3 14 13 14 3 4 7 9 20 -10 29
16 SD Eibar 27 7 6 14 27 41 14 6 1 7 19 20 13 1 5 7 8 21 -14 27
17 Celta de Vigo 27 5 11 11 22 34 13 4 5 4 10 12 14 1 6 7 12 22 -12 26
18 Mallorca 27 7 4 16 28 44 14 6 2 6 16 14 13 1 2 10 12 30 -16 25
19 Leganés 27 5 8 14 21 39 14 4 3 7 13 19 13 1 5 7 8 20 -18 23
20 Espanyol 27 4 8 15 23 46 13 1 5 7 12 24 14 3 3 8 11 22 -23 20

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