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Levante vs Elche: Match Preview & Stats

Levante crest Levante
vs
Elche crest Elche
Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, Valencia

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Our record

  • Levante: 2 of 6 right
  • Elche: 1 of 5 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
LaLiga, Matchday 13
Kick-off
Venue
Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, Valencia
Since last match
Levante: 11 days (Copa del Rey) · Celta Vigo (0‑0) Elche: 15 days (LaLiga) · Real Betis (0‑2)
Next match
Levante: 4 days (LaLiga) later Elche: 4 days (LaLiga) later

Last starting XI

Levante 4-3-3

  1. 13 Ryan
  2. 22 Toljan
  3. 2 Mandi
  4. 3 Ndukwe
  5. 29 Pérez
  6. 6 Requena
  7. 5 Sotelo
  8. 8 Olasagasti
  9. 7 Brugué
  10. 21 Eyong
  11. 24 Fernández

Coach: Luís Castro at Celta Vigo, 0-0 · LaLiga · 8 Nov

Elche 4-3-3

  1. 1 Dituro
  2. 22 Sánchez
  3. 5 Redondo
  4. 23 Chust
  5. 3 Revivo
  6. 16 Neto
  7. 47 Morcillo
  8. 29 Houary
  9. 21 Cepeda
  10. 14 Niño
  11. 11 Valera

Coach: Martín Anselmi vs Real Betis, 0-2 · LaLiga · 8 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Levante

  • DF Manuel SánchezInjured · Late November 2026

Elche

  • MF Ali HouaryInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Gonzalo VillarInjured · Doubtful
  • MF Marc AguadoInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Thomas LemarInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Yago SantiagoInjured · Doubtful

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Levante

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 2.0%
Missing minutes share 6.0%
1 player out 1 regular starter out
Key absences:
  • DF Manuel Sánchez 2% attack · 6% mins

Elche

Moderate impact
Missing attack share 13.0%
Missing minutes share 13.0%
5 players out 2 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • MF Gonzalo Villar 5% attack · 6% mins
  • MF Thomas Lemar 6% attack · 4% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Levante Elche
Box & Territory Pressure 42 40
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 33 37
Finishing Efficiency 61 51
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 51 49
Underlying Play Power 21 42
Levante Results above play quality (running hot)
Elche Balanced (results match underlying play)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 9 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Levante

When scoring first 100% won · 100% unbeaten (2 matches)
When conceding first 40% points rescued · 20% won (10 matches)
1st Half: 41% 2nd Half: 59%
First 15': 0% Last 15' (76-90'): 36%

Elche

When scoring first 60% won · 100% unbeaten (5 matches)
When conceding first 12% points rescued · 0% won (8 matches)
1st Half: 41% 2nd Half: 59%
First 15': 0% Last 15' (76-90'): 29%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Levante

  1. 1. FW Roger Brugué 3G · 1A
    Team attack 17.0% Team shots 18.0%
  2. 2. FW Iván Romero 3G · 0A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 13.0%
  3. 3. FW Thiago Fernández 0G · 1A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 11.0%

Elche

  1. 1. FW Fer Niño 5G · 0A
    Team attack 18.0% Team shots 17.0%
  2. 2. MF Germán Valera 2G · 0A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 8.0%
  3. 3. FW Lucas Cepeda 0G · 1A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 13.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Levante Elche
Over 1.5 goals 8/10 7/10
Over 2.5 goals 5/10 5/10
Over 3.5 goals 3/10 4/10
Both teams scored 6/10 5/10
Clean sheet 3/10 3/10
Failed to score 3/10 4/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.2 / 1.6 1.4 / 1.2

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Levante

  • W 2-1 at CD Tarancon (A) Copa del Rey · 12 Nov
  • D 0-0 at Celta Vigo (A) LaLiga · 8 Nov
  • L 0-2 vs Atlético Madrid (H) LaLiga · 31 Oct
  • L 1-2 at Real Sociedad (A) LaLiga · 25 Oct
  • W 2-0 vs Athletic Club (H) LaLiga · 21 Oct

Elche

  • L 0-2 vs Real Betis (H) LaLiga · 8 Nov
  • L 0-1 vs Valencia (H) LaLiga · 1 Nov
  • W 3-1 at UD Pinatar (A) Copa del Rey · 27 Oct
  • W 3-0 at Rayo Vallecano (A) LaLiga · 24 Oct
  • D 0-0 at Villarreal (A) LaLiga · 17 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Levante

–

Elche

Goals in each 15-minute period, LaLiga this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Levante

–

Elche

Player G A
Fer Niño (1 pen) 6 0
Germán Valera 2 0
Facundo Buonanotte (1 pen) 1 1
Abiel Osorio 1 0
Buba Sangaré 1 0

Goals and assists in the LaLiga this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Levante Elche
  • 3.3 Corners won 4.9
  • 5.0 Corners conceded 4.6
  • 1.5 Yellow cards 2.7
  • 1.8 Opponents' yellow cards 1.8

Per match in the LaLiga this season. Average per club and match: 4.9 corners, 2.2 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

LevanteElche
Attack 47 42 1.3 goals per match this season1.2 goals per match this season
Defence 11 32 1.7 conceded per match this season1.7 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's LaLiga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1837Elo #98 Elo rating 1823Elo #111

Head-to-head

7Levante wins
6draws
3Elche wins

16 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 23 Jan 2026 · LaLiga Levante 3-2 Elche
  • 29 Aug 2025 · LaLiga Elche 2-0 Levante
  • 10 May 2025 · LaLiga2 Elche 1-3 Levante
  • 16 Nov 2024 · LaLiga2 Levante 1-1 Elche
  • 24 Mar 2024 · LaLiga2 Levante 3-2 Elche

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Barcelona 12 1101 48:13 +35 33
2 Real Madrid 12 1002 31:10 +21 30
3 Atlético Madrid 12 912 23:10 +13 28
4 Real Betis 12 822 20:15 +5 26
5 Real Sociedad 12 714 21:20 +1 22
6 Sevilla 12 534 17:19 -2 18
7 Athletic Club 11 443 14:10 +4 16
8 Villarreal 12 435 17:15 +2 15
9 Deportivo A Coruña 12 363 15:14 +1 15
10 Racing Santander 12 426 17:30 -13 14
11 Celta Vigo 12 273 10:10 0 13
12 Deportivo Alavés 12 345 15:17 -2 13
13 Espanyol 12 336 13:14 -1 12
14 Rayo Vallecano 11 335 15:21 -6 12
15 Getafe 12 336 8:18 -10 12
16 Osasuna 12 336 12:23 -11 12
17 Levante 12 255 15:20 -5 11
18 Elche 12 246 14:20 -6 10
19 Valencia 12 237 8:20 -12 9
20 Málaga 12 057 9:23 -14 5

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the LaLiga: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely TitleTop 4Relegated
Levante 11
Elche 10

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