- Home form: Villarreal are without a win on home soil in LaLiga 2026/2027 (W0, D0, L1).
- Away form: Levante are yet to win away from home in LaLiga 2026/2027 (W0, D2, L1).
- Head-to-head: The last 3 meetings between the teams have all been won by Villarreal CF.
A tight game awaits at Estadio de la Ceramica
Form and pressure
Villarreal CF will be the clear favourites for Sunday's matchup against Levante at 1.58, however the odds-on favorites are in poor form and have been playing badly for the past 4 weeks. The Submarino Amarillo are winless in their last 5 matches across all competitions (D2, L3) and have been knocked into 18th place in the LaLiga 2026/2027 table with just 2 points from 4 matches.
The pressure is already on Inigo Perez, who took over as head coach on 1 July 2026, as Villarreal have played patient, possession football, as he intended, but have lacked the final touch when it really matters. Their last 2 results have been a 2-3 home defeat to Deportivo A Coruna in LaLiga 2026/2027 and a 3-2 away defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League – League Stage 2026/2027.
Tactical contrast
In contrast, Luis Castro's Levante have had a decent start to the new campaign, sitting 13th in the table with 5 points from 5 games. The Granotes can be expected to dig in, sit in a mid or low block and be compact, hoping to snatch a goal in transition or from wide areas.
That should make for an interesting contrast in style as Villarreal like to dominate the ball, build up in a patient way from the back and wait for the right moment to release their most forward players into the space behind the opposing defense. That could make for a chess match of sorts on Sunday, and the fact that Villarreal are on a 3-match losing streak and Levante are still chasing their first away win, means we think this will be a tighter game than the odds suggest.
Levante can keep it tight
Villarreal have scored 2 goals in their only home game in LaLiga 2026/2027, but they have enough firepower to make an impression on Sunday and we think that is why they will edge this matchup.
Villarreal have conceded 3 goals and scored 2 in 1 home game in the Spanish top flight, while Levante have conceded exactly 3 goals in their 3 road trips, so we are covering that in our final score prediction of 2-1 to the home team.
- Nicolas Pepe is the top scorer for Villarreal in the league this term with 2 goals from 4 matches, so we are recommending Pepe to score any time on Sunday.
- Roger Brugue is the main threat for Levante with 3 goals in 4 matches in the 2026/2027 season and he has scored 3 of his team's 7 goals in the last 5 matches, so a supporting wager on Brugue to score any time seems solid too.
- Both Teams to Score: Yes is our main recommendation for this LaLiga 2026/2027 matchup at 1.62 as the game should be open enough for goals and both teams have been defending poorly recently.
