Levante UD 5 - 2 Real Betis Balompié — Highlights & Result
Primera Division
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(2 months ago)
· MD 3
Highlights
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Recent history added spice to this Primera Division matchday 3 meeting, following a narrow defeat for Levante against Real Betis in May. That previous encounter set the stage for an explosive 90 minutes on 29 August 2026, where Levante recorded a 5–2 victory over Real Betis.
Levante had finished 18th in this competition last season with 42 points, while Real Betis finished 5th with 60 points. Real Betis arrived carrying a three-match winning streak across all competitions, having scored in ten consecutive matches. Meanwhile, Levante entered the contest searching for a turnaround after going three matches without a win.
Despite enjoying 60 percent possession and registering 20 shots, Real Betis could not contain a sharp Levante attack that converted 10 of its 19 shots on target into goals. Dela opened the scoring for Levante in the 24th minute, assisted by J. A. Olasagasti. M. Bartra equalized before E. Bardeli restored Levante's lead, though R. Riquelme struck back for Real Betis before halftime with an assist from M. Roca. In the second half, R. Brugue scored twice, and J. A. Olasagasti added a final goal with an assist from K. Etta Eyong. Standout performances shone through the statistics, highlighted by a top rating of 8.5 for M. Bartra and an 8.3 for J. A. Olasagasti.
This result propelled Levante from 17th up to 8th in the table, leaving them three points behind league leaders Alavés. Real Betis sit one point behind the leaders. For their next fixtures, Levante travel to face Málaga on 6 September, while Real Betis host Real Madrid on 4 September.
Levante had finished 18th in this competition last season with 42 points, while Real Betis finished 5th with 60 points. Real Betis arrived carrying a three-match winning streak across all competitions, having scored in ten consecutive matches. Meanwhile, Levante entered the contest searching for a turnaround after going three matches without a win.
Despite enjoying 60 percent possession and registering 20 shots, Real Betis could not contain a sharp Levante attack that converted 10 of its 19 shots on target into goals. Dela opened the scoring for Levante in the 24th minute, assisted by J. A. Olasagasti. M. Bartra equalized before E. Bardeli restored Levante's lead, though R. Riquelme struck back for Real Betis before halftime with an assist from M. Roca. In the second half, R. Brugue scored twice, and J. A. Olasagasti added a final goal with an assist from K. Etta Eyong. Standout performances shone through the statistics, highlighted by a top rating of 8.5 for M. Bartra and an 8.3 for J. A. Olasagasti.
This result propelled Levante from 17th up to 8th in the table, leaving them three points behind league leaders Alavés. Real Betis sit one point behind the leaders. For their next fixtures, Levante travel to face Málaga on 6 September, while Real Betis host Real Madrid on 4 September.
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Match stats
Levante v Real Betis
40%
Possession
60%
2.76
Expected goals (xG)
1.92
19
Shots
20
10
Shots on target
6
14
Shots inside the box
16
5
Corners
8
378
Passes
573
84%
Pass accuracy
86%
4
Saves
4
9
Fouls
7
1
Offsides
2
1
Yellow cards
1
Lineups & player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Marc Bartra · Real Betis
90'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 24' ⚽ Dela · assist J. A. Olasagasti · Levante
- 34' ⚽ M. Bartra · Real Betis
- 45' ⚽ E. Bardeli · Levante
- 45' ⚽ R. Riquelme · assist M. Roca · Real Betis
- 56' ⚽ R. Brugue · assist E. Bardeli · Levante
- 69' 🟨 Pablo García · Real Betis
- 70' ⚽ R. Brugue · Levante
- 86' 🟨 Jeremy Toljan · Levante
- 90' ⚽ J. A. Olasagasti · assist K. Etta Eyong · Levante
Levante
4-1-4-1- 13 Mathew Ryan 90' 7.3
- 4 Adrián de la Fuente ⚽ 90' 7.9
- 2 Aïssa Mandi 90' 7.0
- 23 Manuel Sánchez 90' 6.2
- 20 Oriol Rey 90' 6.9
- 8 Jon Ander Olasagasti ⚽ 🅰️ 90' 8.3
- 7 Roger Brugué (c) ⚽ ⚽ 84' 8.2
- 24 Thiago Fernández 72' 7.0
- 9 Iván Romero 72' 6.3
- 18 Enzo Bardeli ⚽ 🅰️ 65' 7.6
- 29 Nacho Pérez 45' 6.0
- 22 Jeremy Toljan · sub 🟨 45' 6.9
- 5 Hugo Sotelo · sub 25' 6.9
- 17 Víctor García · sub 18' 6.6
- 21 Etta Eyong · sub 🅰️ 18' 7.3
- 27 Paco Cortés · sub 14' 6.6
Real Betis
4-2-3-1- 1 Álvaro Valles 90' 7.3
- 2 Héctor Bellerín 90' 5.0
- 5 Marc Bartra ⚽ 90' 8.5
- 4 Natan 90' 6.9
- 11 Fran García 90' 5.9
- 7 Antony 90' 6.3
- 6 Facundo Bernal 74' 6.7
- 21 Marc Roca 🅰️ 67' 7.5
- 17 Rodrigo Riquelme ⚽ 67' 7.2
- 22 Isco (c) 57' 6.7
- 19 Troy Parrott 57' 5.9
- 8 Pablo Fornals · sub 33' 6.3
- 9 Cucho Hernández · sub 33' 6.7
- 33 Pablo García · sub 🟨 23' 6.3
- 18 Nelson Deossa · sub 23' 6.9
- 10 Abdessamad Ezzalzouli · sub 16' 6.6
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Levante
17th
in the table · 1 pts from 2
· GD -3
Real Betis
5th
in the table · 6 pts from 2
· GD +2