La Liga Gameweek 26 Fri, Feb 27 · 20:00 Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, Valencia
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Our take

It was too close to call.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Alaves. Levante had 5.2 days of rest, Alaves 4 and had to travel 422 km.

Away travel422 kmRest days5.2 · 4Matches / 14d3 · 2
Levante33%
Draw29%
Alaves38%
Expected goals 1.15 – 1.25
Levante41%
Draw27%
Alaves32%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.25
Levante34%
Draw29%
Alaves37%
Expected goals 1.18 – 1.23
Levante27%
Draw28%
Alaves45%
Expected goals 1.03 – 1.40
Levante34%
Draw28%
Alaves38%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.34
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 (Valencia)

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Referee · SpainFrancisco Hernandez Maeso
  • Cards per match 4.0
  • Penalties per match 0.43
  • Matches 30

Team strength

LevanteAlaves
39 L90 StrengthIn forecast 44
48 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
55 AttackIn forecast 48
41 DefenceIn forecast 55
— 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

Levante

Attack—
Defense risk—

Alaves

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LevanteAlaves
1.04 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.92
1.76 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.28
1.12 xGVia Att/Def 1.14
1.60 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.18
-0.08 Goals minus xGContext -0.22
60% Scored inContext 64%
16% Clean sheetsContext 12%
9.92 ShotsContext 11.64
3.25 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.96
32% On target shareContext 33%
6.38 Shots in the boxContext 7.71
63% Box shareContext 66%
11% ConversionContext 8%
2.30 OffsidesContext 2.65
16.20 Shots allowedContext 11.92
5.44 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.76
4.28 BlocksContext 3.96
3.92 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.54
70% Save rateContext 66%
42% PossessionIn forecast 51%
351 PassesContext 429
277 Accurate passesContext 348
79% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.74 Team ratingContext 6.75
12.20 FoulsContext 14.92
12.20 Fouls sufferedContext 13.72
2.12 Yellow cardsContext 1.96
0.08 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 25 and 25 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
0.91 xGVia Att/Def 1.24
1.56 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.47
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext -0.24
50% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 0%
10.20 ShotsContext 12.30
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.89
27% On target shareContext 36%
6.10 Shots in the boxContext 7.90
58% Box shareContext 67%
10% ConversionContext 8%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.00
15.50 Shots allowedContext 13.60
5.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
3.80 BlocksContext 4.00
4.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
72% Save rateContext 61%
42% PossessionIn forecast 54%
361 PassesContext 447
288 Accurate passesContext 365
80% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.76
11.70 FoulsContext 13.40
13.30 Fouls sufferedContext 13.80
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.10 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

Levante
Rest5.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel0 km605 km in 14d
Schedule load15%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Alaves
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel422 km1,339 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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
Levante Alaves
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 15Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5.2La Liga 2025-2026, 22 Feb4La Liga 2025-2026, 23 Feb
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km422 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways605 km1,339 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 3 / 51 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one7.89

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

Levante Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
13M. Ryan(G)
23Manu Sánchez 2M. Moreno 4Adrián de la Fuente 22J. Toljan
14U. Raghouber
27Paco Cortés 24Carlos Álvarez 8Jon Ander Olasagasti 26Kareem Tunde
9Iván Romero
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
Alaves Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1Antonio Sivera(G)
24Víctor Parada 5Jon Pacheco 14F. Tenaglia 17Jonny
10Carles Aleñá 8Antonio Blanco 19Pablo Ibáñez 7Ángel Pérez
15L. Boyé 11Toni Martínez
+2 more reported missing outside this XI

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
Levante Scores -0.04 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Alaves Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Levante-1.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Alaves+1.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Levante · Home 0.58points per game · 12 home games
W-D-L
1-4-7
Scored
0.92
Conceded
1.92
Alaves · Away 0.67points per game · 12 away games
W-D-L
2-2-8
Scored
0.58
Conceded
1.42

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

Common opponents 18 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 5 of 5 meetings

1 Levante wins2 draws2 Alaves wins
Goals per game1.60 – 1.60 Over 2.580% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 16 Aug 2025Alaves2–1Levante
  • 15 May 2022Levante3–1Alaves
  • 6 Nov 2021Alaves2–1Levante
  • 8 May 2021Alaves2–2Levante
  • 8 Nov 2020Levante1–1Alaves

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 · Francisco Hernandez Maeso Spain · 30 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.90league 4.18
Red cards0.10league 0.27
Cards 5+40%league 46%
Fouls23.5league 24.5
Penalties0.43league 0.38
Home wins43%league 47%
Levante

No previous matches with this referee.

Alaves3 with this referee
Record0-1-2 Cards · opp.1.3 · 1.3 Pens for · against1 · 1
  • D26 May 24A · Las Palmas1–11
  • L31 Mar 24H · Real Sociedad0–12
  • L18 Dec 23A · Girona0–31

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

Levante25 games · scored 26 · conceded 44
3 6 0-15
4 3 16-30
3 9 31-45
4 8 46-60
5 6 61-75
7 12 76-90
Alaves25 games · scored 23 · conceded 32
5 4 0-15
2 4 16-30
3 3 31-45
3 7 46-60
4 7 61-75
6 7 76-90
Levante10 games · scored 10 · conceded 16
2 0-15
1 16-30
1 3 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 2 61-75
6 5 76-90
Alaves10 games · scored 10 · conceded 17
2 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 31-45
2 5 46-60
3 4 61-75
2 4 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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