RCD Espanyol

vs

Levante

Preview

Espanyol (home)

• RCD Espanyol are unbeaten in four home games, winning two and drawing two, and have averaged 2.00 goals per game scored and only 0.50 per game conceded in those matches.
• while Espanyol's last three results have been a 2-2 draw at Burnley, a 3-3 draw at Middlesbrough and a 3-1 loss at Coventry City.

Levante (away)

• Levante have won six and lost four of their last 10 matches in all competitions, a boom-or-bust record of results with no draws in the period.
• Both sides have decent form, but Levante are the stronger of the two over the past five matches, winning three and losing two.
• Luis Castro's Levante, which he has had since December 2025, are a similar style of team in that they are pragmatic and have a high-work-rate approach.

Head-to-Head

• The head-to-head record of the last three meetings between the clubs across all competitions is one win for Espanyol, no wins for Levante and two draws.
• The last match-up between these sides finished 0-0 at RCDE Stadium in LaLiga 2025/2026, so neither side is likely to have much breathing room on Sunday.

Betting Insights

• Espanyol are odds-on at 2.0 to beat Levante on Sunday, but there is much more scope to profit from the 3.7 about the visitors and the 3.3 about the draw at RCDE Stadium.
• Under 2.5 goals at 1.65 fits the script of the game, but we're going to take the 1.8 on Both Teams To Score - No because we think Levante's compact shape should keep the ball away from their net as much as possible and their counter-attacking ability will be the most effective way they have of getting at the hosts.

Prediction

• Espanyol look the likelier winner of this game, but the odds-on price on them suggests the bookmakers think it will still be close and cagey.
• This has the feel of a chess game, especially if Levante can keep Espanyol's high-energy press at arm's length.