- Espanyol are unbeaten at home in all competitions this season (Won 2, drawn 2) with 2.00 goals per game for and 0.50 against.
- Levante have won three and lost two of their last five in all competitions (drawn none).
- Espanyol have won one of the last three meetings in all competitions (Levante none) with two ending level.
Espanyol and Levante to fight it out
Espanyol and Levante both have talented, hard-working sides and they could produce a classic LaLiga scrap at the RCDE Stadium on Sunday.
Manolo González has done a good job since taking over at the club in March 2024, forging a team that sits compact, progress cleanly and can hurt teams on the counterattack.
The results don't exactly reflect that, but Espanyol are steady rather than spectacular in any case and their form line reads (4 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats) from the last 10 matches in all competitions.
Likewise, Luis Castro has done well since taking over at Levante in December 2025, implementing a pragmatic, high-work-rate culture where the team sits compact and burst forward on the break.
He has overseen a boom-or-bust stretch of six wins and four defeats in the past 10 games and, although Levante have won two of their last three, there have been hiccups along the way such as the 1-0 loss to Villarreal.
Their away record is W1, L2 from three games played and they have shipped eight goals in those three away trips, which gives Espanyol the edge in this matchup.
The hosts are odds-on at 2.0, while the visitors are 3.7 and the draw 3.3, and that seems like a bit much for a clash where neither team can afford to make a mistake.
The two sides played out a 0-0 draw at this ground in LaLiga 2025/2026 and that should be the kind of result they have in mind for this clash.
Levante's recent results, however, indicate that they could get caught out by an odd long pass or misguided cross, so an Espanyol win looks the most likely outcome.
The 4-2-3-1 formation that González uses can morph into a 3-2-4-1 in build-up situations to give Espanyol a bit more control and they should have enough energy to overload the central zones on Sunday.
Levante will come with a compact shape and an urgent counter-attacking style, so this could be a chess match if they can keep the Espanyol press at arm's length.
Levante have failed to win their last two away games against Espanyol in all competitions, giving the home side the mental edge they will need to just get ahead.
Under 2.5 goals at 1.65 is the main recommendation for this encounter, although Both Teams To Score - No at 1.8 also appeals for a tactical, cagey game.
