Villarreal CF 3 - 1 Levante UD — Highlights & Result
Primera Division
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(1 month ago)
· MD 7
Highlights
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Villarreal extended a scoring run in all competitions to five consecutive matches on 20 September 2026, breaking past Levante with a 3-1 scoreline on matchday 7 of the Primera Division. A. Perez opened the scoring in the 41st minute with an assist from A. Moleiro, though I. Romero quickly leveled for Levante just a minute later, set up by J. Toljan. Villarreal restored their advantage in the 54th minute when A. Moleiro found the net following an assist by I. Akhomach. G. Mikautadze added a third in the 86th minute, once again assisted by A. Moleiro. The visiting side struggled to create openings away from home, carrying an winless away record into the afternoon.
The hosts arrived having finished 3rd in the competition last season with 72 points, while Levante had finished 18th with 42 points. Recent history heavily favored the home side, including a 5-1 victory in their most recent meeting on 2 May 2026. On the pitch, Villarreal registered 21 shots to their opponents' 6, while claiming 62 percent of possession and generating an expected goals total of 4.27. A. Moleiro earned an 8.9 rating for Villarreal, and I. Akhomach finished with an 8.3 rating. For the visitors, Iván Romero collected a 7.6 rating and Mathew Ryan received a 7.3 rating.
Following this result, Villarreal jumped from 16th to 8th in the table. Meanwhile, Levante remained positioned near the foot of the standings, holding 5 points from their opening matches. At the top of the division, the league leaders now sit on 21 points. Villarreal are 13 points behind the leaders, and Levante are 16 points behind the leaders.
The hosts arrived having finished 3rd in the competition last season with 72 points, while Levante had finished 18th with 42 points. Recent history heavily favored the home side, including a 5-1 victory in their most recent meeting on 2 May 2026. On the pitch, Villarreal registered 21 shots to their opponents' 6, while claiming 62 percent of possession and generating an expected goals total of 4.27. A. Moleiro earned an 8.9 rating for Villarreal, and I. Akhomach finished with an 8.3 rating. For the visitors, Iván Romero collected a 7.6 rating and Mathew Ryan received a 7.3 rating.
Following this result, Villarreal jumped from 16th to 8th in the table. Meanwhile, Levante remained positioned near the foot of the standings, holding 5 points from their opening matches. At the top of the division, the league leaders now sit on 21 points. Villarreal are 13 points behind the leaders, and Levante are 16 points behind the leaders.
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Match stats
Villarreal v Levante
62%
Possession
38%
4.27
Expected goals (xG)
0.45
21
Shots
6
7
Shots on target
1
13
Shots inside the box
6
7
Corners
1
613
Passes
367
89%
Pass accuracy
82%
0
Saves
3
9
Fouls
10
1
Offsides
0
1
Yellow cards
1
Lineups & player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Alberto Moleiro · Villarreal
90'
· 1 goal · 2 assists
Key moments
- 13' 🟨 Aïssa Mandi · Levante
- 41' ⚽ A. Perez · assist A. Moleiro · Villarreal
- 42' ⚽ I. Romero · assist J. Toljan · Levante
- 54' ⚽ A. Moleiro · assist I. Akhomach · Villarreal
- 79' 🟨 Tajon Buchanan · Villarreal
- 86' ⚽ G. Mikautadze · assist A. Moleiro · Villarreal
Villarreal
4-2-3-1- 25 Péter Gulácsi 90' 6.3
- 3 Alexander Freeman 90' 6.9
- 12 Renato Veiga 90' 7.9
- 23 Sergi Cardona (c) 90' 6.9
- 24 Nathan-Dylan Saliba 90' 6.9
- 10 Alberto Moleiro ⚽ 🅰️ 🅰️ 90' 8.9
- 18 Pape Gueye 87' 6.9
- 6 Pau Navarro 79' 6.7
- 17 Tajon Buchanan 🟨 79' 6.9
- 11 Ilias Akhomach 🅰️ 67' 8.3
- 22 Ayoze Pérez ⚽ 67' 7.0
- 9 Georges Mikautadze · sub ⚽ 23' 7.7
- 7 Gerard Moreno · sub 23' 6.5
- 15 Santiago Mouriño · sub 11' 6.9
- 19 Nicolas Pépé · sub 11' 6.3
- 16 Carlos Maciá · sub 8' 6.7
Levante
4-3-3- 13 Mathew Ryan 90' 7.3
- 22 Jeremy Toljan 🅰️ 90' 7.2
- 4 Adrián de la Fuente 90' 6.9
- 23 Manuel Sánchez 90' 6.2
- 8 Jon Ander Olasagasti 90' 5.9
- 7 Roger Brugué (c) 90' 7.2
- 20 Oriol Rey 84' 6.6
- 18 Enzo Bardeli 72' 6.2
- 2 Aïssa Mandi 🟨 63' 6.3
- 9 Iván Romero ⚽ 63' 7.6
- 24 Thiago Fernández 63' 6.7
- 3 Ifeanyi Ndukwe · sub 27' 6.7
- 17 Víctor García · sub 27' 6.3
- 11 Yanis Musuayi · sub 27' 6.7
- 6 Daniel Requena · sub 18' 6.3
- 10 Petar Ratkov · sub 11' 6.2
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Villarreal
16th
in the table · 5 pts from 6
· GD -1
Levante
17th
in the table · 5 pts from 5
· GD -2