Delightful dogfight as daring Espanyol duel with determined Levante

This promises to be an entertaining match with lots of spark and excitement as both participants are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!

Espanyol form and stats

17 points is a decent return from 8 La Liga games here at RCDE Stadium for Espanyol. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Two home wins in a row for Espanyol bring valid hopes of a third.

Espanyol lost their last game at Rayo Vallecano (placed 6th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Adrià Pedrosa was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.52 out of 10. The defender Pedrosa hit two key passes and won 7 of 11 duels.

In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Solares.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Espanyol have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won two times, drawn zero and lost three.

The manager V. Moreno Peris will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cristo Atletico in only three days.

Espanyol are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. Espanyol have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals.

Levante form and stats

There's been little loot from Levante's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 8 away games in the La Liga. Levante only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Levante, who have now gone 16 games without a victory. The Cadiz game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Levante played 0-0 against Osasuna in their previous match. Rúben Vezo, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.44. Vezo won 10 of 12 duels.

Prior to that result Levante won their away game at Huracan Melilla in the Copa Del Rey. The scoreline was 8-0.

We have checked recent matches where Levante have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were two victories, two draws and three defeats.

The schedule is very tough for Levante now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Copa Del Rey game at Alcoyano is waiting in only three days.

The attacking power of Levante when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Levante, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Espanyol four wins, three draws and Levante three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

R. de Tomás Gómez 7 goals

J. Morales Nogales 4 goals

A. Vidal Parreu 2 goals

Espanyol missing players

Levante missing players