La Liga Gameweek 1 Sun, Aug 16 2026 · 18:00 Stage Front Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat
Espanyol
3–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 1.55 – 0.28
Levante
  • R. Fernández Jaén 5’, 40’
  • T. Dolan 80’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Espanyol cruise past Levante

Espanyol entered as narrow favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Jaén and Dolan. Espanyol finished with the higher xG (1.55 vs 0.28).

Espanyol ✓39%
Draw26%
Levante35%

Model vs reality

Espanyol goals
3
Model 1.40 · xG 1.55
Levante goals
0
Model 1.31 · xG 0.28
Total goals
3
Model 2.71 · xG 1.83
Score 3–0
3%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 51%
Both scored
No
Model 55%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchR. Fernández JaénEspanyol · 2 goals
9.0
  • RefereeCarlos Muniz Munoz
  • CoachesManolo Gonzalez · Luis Castro
  • VenueStage Front Stadium
  • Weather at kick-off32°C · Partly cloudy · wind 10 km/h Heat stress

Timeline

  1. R. Fernández Jaén 1–0
    5’
  2. Urko GonzálezYellow card · Foul
    37’
  3. R. Fernández Jaén 2–0Assist Javi Hernández
    40’
  4. Half time · 2–0
  5. ⇄ E. BardeliFor Carlos Álvarez
    46’
  6. ⇄ E. EyongFor Paco Cortés
    46’
  7. Álex CalatravaYellow card · Foul
    63’
  8. ⇄ M. SantosFor Iván Romero
    64’
  9. Javi HernándezYellow card · Foul
    68’
  10. ⇄ Pol LozanoFor Urko González
    72’
  11. ⇄ Rafel BauzàFor Álex Calatrava
    72’
  12. ⇄ J. ToljanFor Nacho Pérez
    76’
  13. ⇄ Kareem TundeFor Víctor García
    76’
  14. T. Dolan 3–0Assist Rafel Bauzà
    80’
  15. ⇄ Jofre CarrerasFor T. Dolan
    81’
  16. ⇄ Pere MillaFor Javi Hernández
    82’
  17. ⇄ Marcos FernándezFor Edu Expósito
    86’
  18. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Espanyol16 shots · 9 in box, 7 outside
Levante4 shots · 2 in box, 2 outside
EspanyolLevante
54% Possession 46%
1.55 Expected goals (xG) 0.28
2.33 Expected points (xPts) 0.43
16 Shots 4
6 Shots on target 0
6 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 1
9 Shots inside the box 2
7 Shots outside the box 2
457 Passes 390
84% Pass accuracy 85%
0 Corners 1
0 Goalkeeper saves 3
17 Fouls 7
1 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
7.31 Team rating 6.17

Line-ups

Espanyol 4-2-3-1

136.7 M. Dmitrović(G)
297.6 Roger Hinojo 147.7 Unai Núñez 57.0 C. Riedel 237.1 O. El Hilali
86.8 Edu Expósito ↓86’ 46.7 Urko González ↓72’
248.1 T. Dolan ↓81’ 287.5 Javi Hernández A↓82’ 226.4 Álex Calatrava ↓72’
99.0★ R. Fernández Jaén
  • 13M. Dmitrović (G)6.7
  • 29Roger Hinojo7.6
  • 14Unai Núñez7.7
  • 5C. Riedel7.0
  • 23O. El Hilali7.1
  • 8Edu Expósito↓86’6.8
  • 4Urko González↓72’6.7
  • 24T. Dolan↓81’8.1
  • 28Javi HernándezA↓82’7.5
  • 22Álex Calatrava↓72’6.4
  • 9R. Fernández Jaén ★9.0

Substitutes used

  • 10Pol Lozano↑72’7.0
  • 26Rafel BauzàA↑72’6.9
  • 11Pere Milla↑82’6.9
  • 17Jofre Carreras↑81’6.5
  • 18Marcos Fernández↑86’6.6

Unused: Ángel Fortuño, L. Serred, V. Drkušić, Q. Hartman, J. A. Lopez, Gabriel Moscardo, Adama Timera

Coach: Manolo Gonzalez

Levante 4-2-3-1

136.5 M. Ryan(G)
236.1 Manu Sánchez 26.7 A. Mandi 47.0 Adrián de la Fuente 296.4 Nacho Pérez ↓76’
206.1 Oriol Rey 85.3 Jon Ander Olasagasti
275.8 Paco Cortés ↓46’ 105.9 Carlos Álvarez ↓46’ 175.7 Víctor García ↓76’
96.5 Iván Romero ↓64’
  • 13M. Ryan (G)6.5
  • 23Manu Sánchez6.1
  • 2A. Mandi6.7
  • 4Adrián de la Fuente7.0
  • 29Nacho Pérez↓76’6.4
  • 20Oriol Rey6.1
  • 8Jon Ander Olasagasti5.3
  • 27Paco Cortés↓46’5.8
  • 10Carlos Álvarez↓46’5.9
  • 17Víctor García↓76’5.7
  • 9Iván Romero↓64’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 22J. Toljan↑76’5.9
  • 18E. Bardeli↑46’5.8
  • 19Kareem Tunde↑76’6.3
  • 21E. Eyong↑46’6.2
  • 33M. Santos↑64’6.0

Unused: Pablo Cuñat, I. Galdin, Jorge Cabello, A. Calatrava, M. Usedo Domingo

Coach: Luis Castro

Player stats

Top rated
R. Fernández JaénEspanyol9.0
2nd
T. DolanEspanyol8.1
3rd
Unai NúñezEspanyol7.7

Espanyol

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Dmitrović G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 74% 19 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
Roger Hinojo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 57 2 1 0/0 1/1 7.6
Unai Núñez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 70 2 0 0/0 0/1 7.7
C. Riedel D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 74 1 0 0/0 3/0 7.0
O. El Hilali D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 31 1 2 0/0 2/0 7.1
Edu Expósito M 86 0 0 3 (0) 1 92% 51 2 0 1/2 0/1 6.8
Urko González M 72 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 31 1 2 1/1 1/1 6.7
T. Dolan M 81 1 0 4 (1) 0 83% 29 1 2 1/4 2/0 8.1
Javi Hernández M 82 0 1 2 (1) 3 73% 26 3 0 1/3 4/2 7.5
Álex Calatrava F 72 0 0 2 (2) 1 80% 25 2 1 1/1 3/0 6.4
R. Fernández Jaén F 90 2 0 2 (2) 2 58% 12 0 0 0/1 0/1 9.0
Pol Lozano M 18 0 0 1 (0) 1 82% 11 1 0 0/0 1/0 7.0
Rafel Bauzà M 18 0 1 0 (0) 1 92% 12 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Pere Milla M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 1 0 1/1 0/0 6.9
Jofre Carreras F 9 0 0 1 (0) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Marcos Fernández F 4 0 0 1 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6

Levante

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Ryan G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 78% 36 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Manu Sánchez D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 63 3 0 1/2 1/1 6.1
A. Mandi D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 92% 66 2 2 1/1 0/0 6.7
Adrián de la Fuente D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 91% 69 2 1 0/0 1/2 7.0
Nacho Pérez D 76 0 0 0 (0) 2 82% 28 4 1 0/1 0/3 6.4
Oriol Rey M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 26 3 0 0/0 1/1 6.1
Jon Ander Olasagasti M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 55% 22 2 2 0/0 0/1 5.3
Paco Cortés F 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 11 0 0 2/2 0/0 5.8
Carlos Álvarez M 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 14 0 0 0/0 1/2 5.9
Víctor García D 76 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 13 0 0 0/0 1/1 5.7
Iván Romero F 64 0 0 1 (0) 0 75% 12 3 0 1/1 0/1 6.5
J. Toljan D 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.9
E. Bardeli M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 22 0 0 0/0 1/1 5.8
Kareem Tunde F 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
E. Eyong F 44 0 0 1 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.2
M. Santos 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 1 1 0/1 0/2 6.0

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.