La Liga Gameweek 3 Fri, Aug 29 · 18:30 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Levante were the stronger side on L90 Strength (45 vs 35). Elche usually keep the ball (55% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Elche had 6 days of rest, Levante 5.9 and had to travel 138 km.

Away travel138 kmRest days6 · 5.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
Elche39%
Draw29%
Levante32%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.13
Elche38%
Draw27%
Levante35%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.30
Elche39%
Draw29%
Levante32%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.13
Elche32%
Draw29%
Levante39%
Expected goals 1.12 – 1.27
Elche38%
Draw27%
Levante35%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.30
Over 2.5 43% Both score 49% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Elche)

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Referee · SpainIosu Galech Apezteguia
  • Cards per match 5.0
  • Penalties per match 0.00
  • Matches 1

Team strength

ElcheLevante
35 L90 StrengthIn forecast 45
44 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
39 AttackIn forecast 55
51 DefenceIn forecast 41
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Elche

Attack—
Defense risk—

Levante

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

ElcheLevante
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.50
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.50
0.54 xGVia Att/Def 1.36
1.70 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.65
+0.46 Goals minus xGContext +0.14
100% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
6.00 ShotsContext 7.50
2.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
33% On target shareContext 53%
4.00 Shots in the boxContext —
67% Box shareContext —
17% ConversionContext 20%
— OffsidesContext 4.50
12.00 Shots allowedContext 20.50
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 7.00
3.50 BlocksContext 6.00
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 5.50
80% Save rateContext 79%
55% PossessionIn forecast 28%
546 PassesContext 225
475 Accurate passesContext 146
87% Pass accuracyContext 65%
6.85 Team ratingContext 6.67
10.00 FoulsContext 11.50
13.50 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.10
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.30
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
90% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 0%
12.20 ShotsContext 14.30
3.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.40
30% On target shareContext 38%
9.30 Shots in the boxContext 9.67
76% Box shareContext 65%
10% ConversionContext 15%
3.00 OffsidesContext 2.86
13.50 Shots allowedContext 16.30
4.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.40
4.00 BlocksContext 3.40
3.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.67
81% Save rateContext 67%
55% PossessionIn forecast 44%
451 PassesContext 357
371 Accurate passesContext 277
82% Pass accuracyContext 78%
7.01 Team ratingContext 6.73
12.10 FoulsContext 11.70
10.70 Fouls sufferedContext 9.90
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Elche
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km704 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Levante
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel138 km843 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Elche Levante
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6La Liga 2025-2026, 23 Aug5.9La Liga 2025-2026, 23 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km138 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways704 km843 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one14.115.9

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Elche Confirmed XI
3-1-4-2
1M. Dituro(G)
6Bigas 22D. Affengruber 23Víctor Chust
8Marc Aguado
11Germán Valera 14Aleix Febas 30Rodrigo Mendoza 15Alvaro Núñez
10Rafa Mir 20Á. Rodríguez
Levante Confirmed XI
5-4-1
13M. Ryan(G)
23Manu Sánchez 14Jorge Cabello 5Unai Elguezabal 4Adrián de la Fuente 22J. Toljan
7Roger Brugué 20Oriol Rey 10Pablo Martínez 24Carlos Álvarez
9Iván Romero

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Elche Absences are shown before kick-off
Levante Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Elche+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Levante+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Elche · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00
Levante · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

1 Elche wins2 draws1 Levante wins
Goals per game0.75 – 1.25 Over 2.525% Both scored50% Clean sheets25% · 25%
  • 25 Feb 2022Levante3–0Elche
  • 18 Sep 2021Elche1–1Levante
  • 24 Apr 2021Elche1–0Levante
  • 21 Nov 2020Levante1–1Elche

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Iosu Galech Apezteguia Spain · 1 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.00league 3.48
Red cards0.00league 0.29
Cards 5+100%league 29%
Fouls29.0league 23.4
Penalties0.00league 0.38
Home wins0%league 43%
Elche

No previous matches with this referee.

Levante

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Elche2 games · scored 2 · conceded 2
1 1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Levante2 games · scored 3 · conceded 5
1 0-15
16-30
1 1 31-45
2 46-60
1 61-75
2 76-90
Elche10 games · scored 12 · conceded 8
1 4 0-15
1 2 16-30
3 31-45
2 1 46-60
2 61-75
3 1 76-90
Levante10 games · scored 21 · conceded 23
1 2 0-15
3 4 16-30
3 4 31-45
4 3 46-60
2 4 61-75
8 6 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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