- Team form: Levante have won 1 of their 1 home games in LaLiga 2026/2027, averaging 5.00 goals scored and 2.00 goals conceded.
- Away form: Athletic Bilbao have won 1 of their 2 away games in LaLiga 2026/2027, conceding 2 goals.
- Head-to-head: Athletic Bilbao have beaten Levante in the last 2 head-to-heads and took the win 4-2 when they last met 7 months ago in LaLiga 2025/2026.
Levante still look better than Los Leones
Levante sit 11th in the LaLiga 2026/2027 standings with five points from four games, just one point behind their opponents for Wednesday's game Athletic Bilbao who have six points from their opening four fixtures. Los Leones are the narrow betting favorites at 2.2 but Levante look to have a little bit more about them and should be backed at 3.1, while the draw is also available at 3.4.
Luis Castro's team are now into their mid-table stride and have looked a well-drilled unit since he took over on 20 December 2025.
Levante build up in a 4-3-3 formation and try to create width by getting players forward and overloading in wide areas through patient passing and movement. It's a very different approach to what Athletic Bilbao do, which is more vertical and comes from a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Athletic are a high-pressing, high-scoring side
Manager impact:
Edin Terzic has had a positive impact on the Basque club since taking the reins on 1st July 2026 and they've been much more front foot and pressing than in previous seasons.
Tactical implications:
But that can lead to chaos and Levante are a team that can control the ball and tempo, which could be key to this game turning one way or the other.
Recent form:
Levante have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five matches in all competitions but they did thump Real Betis 5-2 in their most recent LaLiga home game. Athletic Bilbao enter the game off the back of a two-game winning streak, beating Celta de Vigo 2-0 away and Atletico Madrid 3-0 at home after a 2-0 loss to Barcelona away.
Best bet could be both teams to score
The difference between these two teams is a little hard to call and the odds of 2.2 on the visitors looks more of a reflection of recent history, which suggests that Athletic are the more likely to take the win. But this could be a close game and the best bet may well be both teams to score at 1.73.
- Roger Brugue has been Levante's main goal threat in the league this season with two goals in three games and he has scored two of his side's six goals in their last five fixtures.
- Robert Navarro has netted three of Athletic Bilbao's nine goals in that same five-game period so back him to get on the scoresheet in this game.
