La Liga Gameweek 3 Sat, Aug 29 · 16:00 Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, Valencia
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Real Betis were the stronger side on L90 Strength (69 vs 47). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Levante. Levante had 4.9 days of rest, Real Betis 3.8 and had to travel 540 km. Weather to note: warm.

Away travel540 kmRest days4.9 · 3.8Matches / 14d2 · 2
Levante34%
Draw26%
Real Betis40%
Expected goals 1.27 – 1.40
Levante31%
Draw26%
Real Betis43%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.48
Levante33%
Draw26%
Real Betis41%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.42
Levante27%
Draw25%
Real Betis48%
Expected goals 1.13 – 1.57
Levante34%
Draw26%
Real Betis40%
Expected goals 1.28 – 1.40
Over 2.5 50% Both score 54% 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)
30°COvercast
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 12 km/h
  • Humidity 35%
Warm
Referee · SpainRicardo De Burgos Bengoetxea
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 54

Team strength

LevanteReal Betis
47 L90 StrengthIn forecast 69
48 Current StrengthIn forecast 72
55 AttackIn forecast 79
41 DefenceIn forecast 59
— 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—

Real Betis

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LevanteReal Betis
0.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.00
0.78 xGVia Att/Def 0.98
1.13 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.24
-0.78 Goals minus xGContext +0.02
0% Scored inContext 100%
50% Clean sheetsContext 100%
7.50 ShotsContext 16.50
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
7% On target shareContext 30%
3.50 Shots in the boxContext 7.50
48% Box shareContext 45%
0% ConversionContext 6%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.00
14.00 Shots allowedContext 12.50
6.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
2.50 BlocksContext 5.50
5.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
77% Save rateContext 100%
50% PossessionIn forecast 53%
400 PassesContext 511
335 Accurate passesContext 444
84% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.61 Team ratingContext 7.16
9.50 FoulsContext 10.00
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 11.00
0.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.30 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.59 xGVia Att/Def 1.27
1.02 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.37
-0.29 Goals minus xGContext +0.53
70% Scored inContext 100%
50% Clean sheetsContext 30%
13.80 ShotsContext 13.20
4.56 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.90
30% On target shareContext 37%
8.00 Shots in the boxContext 6.70
58% Box shareContext 51%
9% ConversionContext 14%
1.22 OffsidesContext 2.13
11.20 Shots allowedContext 11.60
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.80
2.50 BlocksContext 3.10
3.56 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.25
71% Save rateContext 83%
48% PossessionIn forecast 49%
375 PassesContext 478
309 Accurate passesContext 413
82% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.89
10.50 FoulsContext 11.20
13.40 Fouls sufferedContext 10.00
1.80 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
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
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km1,363 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 38 · 1 pts vs 2.4 for an average club · -1.4 vs expected
  • D24 AugA · Osasuna0–01.1 xPts
  • L16 AugA · Espanyol0–31.3 xPts
Real Betis
Rest3.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel540 km1,079 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
Form 77 · 6 pts vs 2.6 for an average club · +2.8 vs expected
  • W25 AugA · Valencia1–01.3 xPts
  • W21 AugH · Real Sociedad1–01.9 xPts

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 Real Betis
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.9La Liga 2026-2027, 24 Aug3.8La Liga 2026-2027, 25 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km540 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,363 km1,079 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one8.16.2

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 2A. Mandi 4Adrián de la Fuente 29Nacho Pérez
20Oriol Rey
24T. Fernandez 8Jon Ander Olasagasti 18E. Bardeli 7Roger Brugué
9Iván Romero
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Real Betis Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Álvaro Vallés(G)
11Fran García 4Natan 5Marc Bartra 2Héctor Bellerín
21Marc Roca 6F. Bernal
17Rodrigo Riquelme 22Isco 7Antony
19T. Parrott
+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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Real Betis Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Levante+1.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Real Betis-1.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Levante · Home No home games yet this season.
Real Betis · Away 3.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored
1.00
Conceded
0.00

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 6 of 6 meetings

1 Levante wins1 draws4 Real Betis wins
Goals per game1.67 – 2.67 Over 2.583% Both scored83% Clean sheets0% · 17%
  • 23 May 2026Real Betis2–1Levante
  • 14 Sep 2025Levante2–2Real Betis
  • 13 Feb 2022Levante2–4Real Betis
  • 28 Nov 2021Real Betis3–1Levante
  • 19 Mar 2021Real Betis2–0Levante
  • 29 Dec 2020Levante4–3Real Betis

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 · Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea Spain · 54 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.69league 4.45
Red cards0.24league 0.23
Cards 5+31%league 50%
Fouls22.2league 26.1
Penalties0.35league 0.41
Home wins52%league 45%
Levante

No previous matches with this referee.

Real Betis6 with this referee
Record2-4-0 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.2 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • D1 Mar 26H · Sevilla2–23
  • D15 Dec 25A · Rayo Vallecano0–01
  • W9 Feb 24A · Cadiz2–01
  • D21 Dec 23H · Girona1–12
  • W1 Oct 23H · Valencia3–02

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

Levante2 games · scored 0 · conceded 3
1 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Real Betis2 games · scored 2 · conceded 0
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Levante10 games · scored 13 · conceded 14
5 0-15
16-30
6 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 3 61-75
4 3 76-90
Real Betis10 games · scored 18 · conceded 14
3 1 0-15
3 2 16-30
2 3 31-45
2 2 46-60
5 4 61-75
3 2 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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