RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3 - 0 Levante UD — Highlights & Result
Primera Division
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(2 months ago)
· MD 1
Highlights
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Previous encounters between these two clubs had been tight, producing two draws since 2026, including a 0-0 stalemate when they last met. R. Fernandez Jaen quickly broke that cautious pattern on matchday 1 of the Primera Division, netting inside five minutes before adding a second before the break with help from J. Hernandez. R. Fernandez Jaen earned an 8.6 rating for the hosts, while T. Dolan added a third late on, assisted by R. Bauza, to wrap up the scoring. T. Dolan finished with a 7.6 rating, capping an afternoon where the home side recorded 16 shots to just 4 from their opponents.
Espanyol finished 11th in the competition last season with 46 points, though they entered this meeting carrying an unbeaten run from their recent outings. Levante ended the previous season 18th in the table with 42 points, and they arrived having scored in five consecutive fixtures across all competitions. That scoring streak came to a halt as the visitors failed to hit the target with any of their four shots, managing a lower expected goals figure of 0.28 compared to 1.55 for the hosts.
Following this opening fixture, the table is led by Espanyol on 3 points among the eight sides sharing that total. Levante sit 3 points behind the early leaders after the defeat. Levante next play away at Osasuna on 24 August, while Espanyol host Real Madrid on 22 August.
Espanyol finished 11th in the competition last season with 46 points, though they entered this meeting carrying an unbeaten run from their recent outings. Levante ended the previous season 18th in the table with 42 points, and they arrived having scored in five consecutive fixtures across all competitions. That scoring streak came to a halt as the visitors failed to hit the target with any of their four shots, managing a lower expected goals figure of 0.28 compared to 1.55 for the hosts.
Following this opening fixture, the table is led by Espanyol on 3 points among the eight sides sharing that total. Levante sit 3 points behind the early leaders after the defeat. Levante next play away at Osasuna on 24 August, while Espanyol host Real Madrid on 22 August.
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Match stats
Espanyol v Levante
54%
Possession
46%
1.55
Expected goals (xG)
0.28
16
Shots
4
6
Shots on target
0
9
Shots inside the box
2
0
Corners
1
457
Passes
390
84%
Pass accuracy
85%
0
Saves
3
17
Fouls
7
1
Offsides
1
3
Yellow cards
0
Lineups & player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Roberto Fernández · Espanyol
90'
· 2 goals
Key moments
- 5' ⚽ R. Fernandez Jaen · Espanyol
- 37' 🟨 Urko González · Espanyol
- 40' ⚽ R. Fernandez Jaen · assist J. Hernandez · Espanyol
- 63' 🟨 Álex Calatrava · Espanyol
- 68' 🟨 Javier Hernández · Espanyol
- 80' ⚽ T. Dolan · assist R. Bauza · Espanyol
Espanyol
4-2-3-1- 13 Marko Dmitrović 90' 6.9
- 23 Omar El Hilali 90' 6.6
- 5 Clemens Riedel 90' 6.6
- 14 Unai Núñez 90' 7.3
- 29 Roger Hinojo 90' 7.3
- 9 Roberto Fernández ⚽ ⚽ 90' 8.6
- 8 Edu Expósito (c) 86' 6.9
- 28 Javier Hernández 🅰️ 🟨 82' 7.2
- 24 Tyrhys Dolan ⚽ 81' 7.6
- 4 Urko González 🟨 72' 6.9
- 22 Álex Calatrava 🟨 72' 7.3
- 26 Rafael Bauzà · sub 🅰️ 18' 6.9
- 10 Pol Lozano · sub 18' 6.9
- 17 Jofre Carreras · sub 9' 6.3
- 18 Marcos Fernández · sub 9' 6.5
- 11 Pere Milla · sub 8' 6.9
Levante
4-2-3-1- 13 Mathew Ryan 90' 6.6
- 4 Adrián de la Fuente (c) 90' 7.0
- 2 Aïssa Mandi 90' 6.9
- 23 Manuel Sánchez 90' 6.0
- 8 Jon Ander Olasagasti 90' 6.2
- 20 Oriol Rey 90' 6.7
- 29 Nacho Pérez 76' 7.2
- 17 Víctor García 76' 6.2
- 9 Iván Romero 64' 6.6
- 10 Carlos Álvarez 45' 6.5
- 27 Paco Cortés 45' 6.2
- 18 Enzo Bardeli · sub 45' 6.5
- 21 Etta Eyong · sub 45' 6.3
- 33 Marc Santos · sub 26' 6.5
- 22 Jeremy Toljan · sub 14' 6.3
- 19 Kareem Tunde · sub 14' 6.5
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Form going into the match
Espanyol