La Liga Gameweek 21 Fri, Jan 23 · 20:00 Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, Valencia
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Our take

Levante were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Elche usually keep the ball (59% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Levante had 6.3 days of rest, Elche 4 and had to travel 138 km.

Away travel138 kmRest days6.3 · 4Matches / 14d2 · 2
Levante43%
Draw27%
Elche30%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.16
Levante44%
Draw27%
Elche29%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.18
Levante42%
Draw28%
Elche30%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.13
Levante36%
Draw28%
Elche36%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.30
Levante45%
Draw26%
Elche29%
Expected goals 1.56 – 1.21
Over 2.5 48% Both score 53% 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.
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Referee · SpainJosé Luis Munuera Montero
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.17
  • Matches 35

Team strength

LevanteElche
42 L90 StrengthIn forecast 41
48 Current StrengthIn forecast 44
55 AttackIn forecast 39
41 DefenceIn forecast 51
— 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—

Elche

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LevanteElche
1.11 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.35
1.68 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.19 xGVia Att/Def 1.09
1.64 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.45
-0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.26
68% Scored inContext 85%
16% Clean sheetsContext 25%
9.47 ShotsContext 10.70
3.33 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.89
33% On target shareContext 35%
6.33 Shots in the boxContext 7.40
67% Box shareContext 66%
12% ConversionContext 13%
2.40 OffsidesContext 2.29
17.26 Shots allowedContext 13.50
5.63 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.55
4.74 BlocksContext 3.50
4.05 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.25
72% Save rateContext 71%
41% PossessionIn forecast 59%
343 PassesContext 515
268 Accurate passesContext 448
78% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.73 Team ratingContext 6.93
12.58 FoulsContext 12.55
11.68 Fouls sufferedContext 13.70
2.21 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.05 Red cardsContext 0.10
This league season, per match · 19 and 20 games
0.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.05 xGVia Att/Def 1.09
1.82 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.72
-0.25 Goals minus xGContext +0.51
60% Scored inContext 90%
10% Clean sheetsContext 20%
8.50 ShotsContext 10.60
3.22 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.78
34% On target shareContext 32%
5.70 Shots in the boxContext 7.20
67% Box shareContext 66%
9% ConversionContext 15%
2.57 OffsidesContext 2.57
18.30 Shots allowedContext 15.50
5.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.60
5.10 BlocksContext 3.60
4.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.00
76% Save rateContext 71%
41% PossessionIn forecast 58%
348 PassesContext 497
272 Accurate passesContext 428
78% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.94
11.10 FoulsContext 12.60
12.10 Fouls sufferedContext 12.10
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
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
Rest6.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km604 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Elche
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel138 km275 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
Levante Elche
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.3La Liga 2025-2026, 17 Jan4La Liga 2025-2026, 19 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km138 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways604 km275 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.98

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
4-2-3-1
13M. Ryan(G)
23Manu Sánchez 3A. Matturro 4Adrián de la Fuente 22J. Toljan
10Pablo Martínez 14U. Raghouber
18Iker Losada 24Carlos Álvarez 9Iván Romero
21E. Eyong
+6 more reported missing outside this XI
Elche Confirmed XI
4-5-1
13Iñaki Peña(G)
11Germán Valera 21L. Pétrot 22D. Affengruber 3Adrià Pedrosa
7Yago Santiago 16Martim Neto 14Aleix Febas 8Marc Aguado 19G. Diangana
20Á. Rodríguez
+6 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 -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Elche Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Levante+0.5 pp
  • Draw-0.5 pp
  • Elche-0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Levante · Home 0.38points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
0-3-5
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.25
Elche · Away 0.44points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
0-4-5
Scored
0.89
Conceded
1.78

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 17 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 Elche wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.00 Over 2.520% Both scored40% Clean sheets20% · 40%
  • 29 Aug 2025Elche2–0Levante
  • 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 · José Luis Munuera Montero Spain · 35 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.51league 4.19
Red cards0.29league 0.29
Cards 5+54%league 47%
Fouls25.5league 24.5
Penalties0.17league 0.36
Home wins37%league 47%
Levante1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W4 Oct 25A · Oviedo2–02
Elche1 with this referee
Record0-0-1 Cards · opp.0.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L13 Dec 25A · Mallorca1–30

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

Levante19 games · scored 21 · conceded 32
3 4 0-15
4 2 16-30
3 7 31-45
3 7 46-60
4 5 61-75
4 7 76-90
Elche20 games · scored 27 · conceded 26
4 7 0-15
3 3 16-30
2 31-45
8 2 46-60
5 2 61-75
5 12 76-90
Levante10 games · scored 8 · conceded 15
3 0-15
2 16-30
1 4 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 2 61-75
3 4 76-90
Elche10 games · scored 16 · conceded 16
2 5 0-15
2 16-30
2 31-45
5 1 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 8 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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