Levante vs Athletic Club: what the data says

Match data Moderate evidence La Liga Insight date · 2026-10-20 2026-10-21 ~ 2026-10-21

What is worth noting before kickoff?

What this page answers

A side-by-side look at both teams' last five matches: attack, defence, running and availability. It explains where each side has an edge before kickoff; it is not a win/draw/loss prediction.

The takeaway

Athletic Club lead in both underlying performance and recent points.

  • Underlying goal difference (expected goals for minus against): Levante -1.15, Athletic Club +1.01.
  • Points per game over the last five: Levante 0.60, Athletic Club 1.80.
  • Attack: Levante xG per match 1.48, 12.2 shots, 2.4 big chances created; Athletic Club xG per match 2.02, 13.8 shots, 2.8 big chances created. Levante have the better conversion (1.40 vs 1.20).
  • Defence: expected goals conceded per match Levante 2.63, Athletic Club 1.01; shots on target faced 9.2 vs 3.8, big chances faced 3.8 vs 2.2.

Each team's clearest edge

Home edge
Shots on target per match 7.2 vs 5.5 · Edge 23.6%
Goals per match 1.40 vs 1.20 · Edge 14.3%

Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.

Away edge
Goals conceded per match 0.20 vs 2.20 · Edge 90.9%
Points per game 1.80 vs 0.60 · Edge 66.7%
xGA per match 1.01 vs 2.63 · Edge 61.5%

Largest relative gaps among the displayed metrics.

Head-to-head data

Levante Metric Athletic Club
Results
0.60 Points per game 1.80
1.40 Goals per match 1.20
2.20 Goals conceded per match 0.20
0.75 Expected points per game 2.14
Attack
1.48 xG per match 2.02
12.2 Shots per match 5 / 4 matches with data 13.8
7.2 Shots on target per match 5 / 4 matches with data 5.5
2.4 Big chances created per match 5 / 4 matches with data 2.8
42.2% Possession 5 / 4 matches with data 53.5%
5.0 Deep completions per match 5.2
Defence
2.63 xGA per match 1.01
14.8 Shots faced per match 5 / 4 matches with data 10.8
9.2 Shots on target faced per match 5 / 4 matches with data 3.8
3.8 Big chances faced per match 5 / 4 matches with data 2.2
7.6 Deep completions allowed per match 6.2
Running & pressing
— Distance covered per match (km) 0 / 0 matches with data —
— Sprints per match 0 / 0 matches with data —
25.2 Pressing value (lower is stronger) 25.2

Highlighted values are the stronger side. For goals conceded, shots faced and the pressing value, lower is better.

Injuries & absences

Levante 2

Snapshot · 2026-10-20

  • Hugo Sotelo Injury Expected back late October 2026
  • Karl Etta Eyong Injury Expected back late October 2026

Athletic Club 4

Snapshot · 2026-10-20

  • Gorka Guruzeta Injury Out for the season
  • Oihan Sancet Injury Expected back early November 2026
  • Unai Egiluz Injury Expected back mid January 2027
  • Álvaro Djaló Injury Doubtful

Latest pre-match snapshot; coverage varies by league.

Limitations

Based on 10 recent matches (10 with expected-goals data).

  • Injury snapshots start from 2026-09-17; earlier absences are not reflected.