Levante (Home)
- Levante have failed to win any of their seven home games in LaLiga this season (2 draws, 5 defeats).
- Luis Castro took charge of Levante in December 2025 and has installed a pragmatic system based around a deep defensive block, selective pressing and fast transitions.
Espanyol (Away)
- Manolo Gonzalez’s side sit 5th in the LaLiga table with 33 points from 18 games, which is 20 more than Levante have managed from 17 fixtures.
- Back-to-back away wins at Getafe (1-0) and Athletic Bilbao (2-1) were followed by a 2-0 home loss to Barcelona in Espanyol’s last three games, but the Parakeets will probably head into this fixture as favourites at around 2.28, while Levante are available at 3.1.
- The Parakeets have won two and lost one of their last three away games and should be able to cope with anything Levante throw at them in this matchup of two clubs with high ambitions - Espanyol in the top spots and Levante in the relegation zone.
Head-to-Head
Espanyol have dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning their last two meetings with Levante, including a 2-1 home win in last season’s LaLiga 2.
Key Players
Pere Milla, with six goals in 16 league appearances, is Espanyol’s leading goal scorer and they have a bit more flair going forward than Levante, who can still call on the services of Etta Eyong , who leads the line with six LaLiga goals in 15 appearances this term.
Betting Insights
- Espanyol’s average of 1.12 goals per game on the road in 2025-26 is not particularly high and they have scored just nine goals on their travels so far, so we cannot count on a goal-fest when these two meet.
- Under 2.5 goals is available at 1.75, but given the poor record of Levante at home and the average goals per game they have allowed in front of their own fans (17 in 7 - 2.43), a goal or two might be enough for the away team.
Prediction
Espanyol should have enough quality and momentum to see off Levante at the Estadio Ciutat de Valencia on Sunday, but it may not be as easy as some expect.
