Espanyol 3-0 Levante: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Espanyol

3 : 0

Levante

R. Fernandez Jaen5', 40'
T. Dolan80'

RCDE StadiumC. MunizCapacity 2,000 · artificial turfSun, 16 Aug 202619:00

Espanyol4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Levante Levante crest

Assistant

Vicente Iborra

Substitutions

72'
46.7
U. Gonzalez
107.0
P. Lozano
72'
226.3
A. Calatrava
266.9A
R. Bauza
81'
248.1
T. Dolan
176.5
Jofre
82'
287.5A
J. Hernandez
116.9
P. Milla
86'
86.8
Exposito
186.6
M. Fernandez Sanchez

Unused

Assistant

Vicente Iborra

Substitutions

46'
105.9
C. Alvarez
185.8
E. Bardeli
46'
275.8
P. Cortes
216.2
K. Etta Eyong
64'
96.5
I. Romero
336.0
M. Santos
76'
296.4
N. Perez
225.9
J. Toljan
76'
175.7
V. Garcia
196.3
K. Tunde

Unused

Home

K. Garcia
Hamstring Injury
Out
J. Puado
Knee Injury
Out

Away

R. Brugue
Red Card
Out
A. Primo
Shoulder Injury
Out

Player of the match

Roberto Fernández Jaén

Attacker · Espanyol

9.0

This match

Attacking

Goals2

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won0

Build-up

Passes12

Key passes2

Pass accuracy58%

Defending

Tackles0

Blocks0

Interceptions0

Duels won1 · 14%

Fouls won/made1 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
M. DmitrovićG	0	0,00	0,00	14/19	8/13
M. RyanG	3	2,95	-0,05	28/36	3/10

Live stats

Possession & Passing

54%Possession46%

457Total passes390

84%Pass accuracy85%

0Corners1

Attack

16Shots4

6On target0

6Off target3

4Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

9Shots in box2

7Shots out box2

1.6xG0.3

-0.1Goals prevented-0.1

Defense & Discipline

0Goalkeeper saves3

1Offsides1

17Fouls7

3Yellow cards0

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,99xG0,17

10Shots2

4On target0

2Big chances0

11Touches in box3

50%Possession50%

0Corners1

Second half

0,57xG0,11

6Shots2

2On target0

0Big chances0

10Touches in box3

58%Possession42%

0Corners0

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Espanyol

1.56161054%

76% open play24% set piece

Levante

0.284146%

30% open play70% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

20 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Espanyol1,56 xG · 3 scored

Levante0,28 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Espanyol29

Open play 23Set piece 1Dribble 2Foul won 1Rebound 2

Levante7

Open play 4Set piece 2Foul won 1

Momentum

15 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Espanyol64% pressure

Levante36% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-0

100%Draw 0%0%

1.56xG0.28

16Shots4

10On target1

Momentum

90' Saved Adrián De La Fuente 0.06 xG · Free kick · Right foot

Shot map

16 v 4

Espanyol shoot right, Levante left. Bigger dot = better chance.

ESPEspanyolLEVLevantegoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

11 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

EspanyolLevantegoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

EspanyolDefensive line 37%

LevanteDefensive line 36%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

EspanyolUntil 72'

Most-connected pair: Riedel and Núñez, 37 passes between them.

LevanteUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Mandi and Sánchez, 22 passes between them.

Tactical battle

58control42

Javier Hernandez

8 touches in box

In possession

55,1%Field tilt44,9%

5Passes into box2

28Progressive passes18

13Carries into final third13

10Chances created2

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

10,09Press intensity (PPDA)12,31

7High turnovers9

11Regains within 5s4

28,6sBall recovery time21,9s

12Interceptions13

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

114Carries142

1310mCarry distance1898m

20Progressive carries21

874mProgressive carry distance1161m

5Carries into the box0

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

6Take-ons won4

14Take-ons attempted8

540mProgressive pass distance312m

1Through balls0

4Switches of play7

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,70Expected threat (xT)0,45

3,36Action value (VAEP)0,38

29Shot-creating actions7

6Goal-creating actions0

1,01Expected assisted goals0,08

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,5Passes per attack3,8

15,1sAttack duration14,4s

2,18 m/sAttack directness1,93 m/s

9Build-up attacks3

15Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

21Touches in box6

48Final third entries54

2Big chances0

2,95xG on target0,00

48Dangerous attacks44

Passing

1/10 (10%)Crosses2/15 (13%)

20/44 (45%)Long balls23/43 (53%)

22Throw-ins20

7Free kicks17

3Goal kicks10

Duels

45Total55

30/72 (42%)Ground42/72 (58%)

10/17 (59%)Aerial7/17 (41%)

6/14 (43%)Dribbles4/8 (50%)

14Dispossessed13

Defending

50Recoveries40

8Interceptions8

17Tackles21

82%Tackles won43%

26Clearances21

2Big chances scored0

0Errors led to shot1

2Fouled in final third4

7,77Average rating6,32

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

EspanyolThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 76-90

LevanteThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 and 7 matches.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal57%

25%2+ goals43%

13%3+ goals29%

They concede

75%1+ goal71%

50%2+ goals71%

13%3+ goals57%

Heaviest results

best 3-0 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

best 5-2 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

EspanyolshootallowLevante

6.2%Six-yard box5.5%

58.3%-2.7Penalty area-1.559.6%

25.1%Edge of the box+2.928.1%

10.4%+1.9Long range-1.76.8%

482 shots taken · 584 faced

LevanteshootallowEspanyol

5.0%Six-yard box5.4%

59.5%-1.5Penalty area+4.465.5%

21.7%-3.6Edge of the box-3.022.2%

13.8%+5.3Long range-1.66.9%

479 shots taken · 522 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Espanyol beat Levante 3-0 at RCDE Stadium in La Liga. Espanyol led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: R. Fernandez Jaen (5', 40'), T. Dolan (80') for Espanyol. In their last 25 meetings, Espanyol have won 9, Levante 7, with 9 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.