Levante vs Athletic Club — match summary
Spain · La Liga · kick-off 22 Oct 2026 01:00
Full time · score 3-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Levante 40 · Athletic Club 29
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Levante 57 · Athletic Club 44
Shots on target 7-4 · corners 3-9 · possession 38-62
NextGOAL tip: Athletic Club -0.25 · 1 stars
Levante host Athletic Club in a game where both sides have just finished 1-1 and 0-0 respectively, but the form they arrive in is not the same at all. Levante have not won any of their last 5 matches, drawing 3 and losing 2, with a leaky defence that has conceded as many as 16 goals in 8 games, while Athletic Club are also unbeaten in 5, but have drawn as many as 3 and scored only 7 goals in 7 games. Levante's pattern is clearly to sit deep and counter-attack, with just 41.7% possession in their last 10 matches, yet they still allow more shots on target than they manage themselves. Athletic Club split possession evenly and get slightly more shots on target, but the problem is their attack is not yet sharp, while their defence is noticeably more solid. This game is likely to play out with Levante waiting for counter-attacking chances from the visitors' mistakes, while Athletic Club must be the side opening up and gradually prising apart the home defence. If the visitors can hold possession long enough and avoid conceding from quick counter-attacks, the game tends to end with a result that favours the visitors on goal difference.