La Liga Gameweek 6 Tue, Sep 23 · 20:30 Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, Valencia
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Our take

Real Madrid were clear favourites.

Real Madrid were the stronger side on L90 Strength (90 vs 47). Real Madrid usually keep the ball (58% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Levante had 3.3 days of rest, Real Madrid 3.2 and had to travel 302 km.

Away travel302 kmRest days3.3 · 3.2Matches / 14d2 · 2
Levante15%
Draw23%
Real Madrid62%
Expected goals 0.83 – 1.91
Levante15%
Draw22%
Real Madrid63%
Expected goals 0.89 – 2.00
Levante15%
Draw23%
Real Madrid62%
Expected goals 0.81 – 1.90
Levante11%
Draw20%
Real Madrid69%
Expected goals 0.74 – 2.14
Levante16%
Draw22%
Real Madrid63%
Expected goals 0.91 – 2.02
Over 2.5 52% Both score 49% Likeliest score 0–1
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 · SpainIsidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos
  • Cards per match 5.0
  • Penalties per match 0.28
  • Matches 25

Team strength

LevanteReal Madrid
47 L90 StrengthIn forecast 90
48 Current StrengthIn forecast 89
55 AttackIn forecast 89
41 DefenceIn forecast 85
— 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 Madrid

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

LevanteReal Madrid
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.40
1.49 xGVia Att/Def 1.88
1.35 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.93
+0.31 Goals minus xGContext +0.12
80% Scored inContext 100%
20% Clean sheetsContext 60%
9.00 ShotsContext 18.40
3.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.40
36% On target shareContext 35%
6.00 Shots in the boxContext 11.00
65% Box shareContext 61%
20% ConversionContext 11%
2.60 OffsidesContext 2.00
18.40 Shots allowedContext 9.00
5.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.25
6.00 BlocksContext 5.67
4.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.25
76% Save rateContext 69%
37% PossessionIn forecast 61%
309 PassesContext 603
243 Accurate passesContext 544
79% Pass accuracyContext 90%
6.75 Team ratingContext 7.25
14.60 FoulsContext 9.20
11.60 Fouls sufferedContext 12.60
2.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
1.90 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.10
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.49 xGVia Att/Def 2.27
1.35 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.11
+0.41 Goals minus xGContext -0.17
80% Scored inContext 100%
10% Clean sheetsContext 50%
13.00 ShotsContext 20.00
4.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 7.90
32% On target shareContext 40%
8.33 Shots in the boxContext 11.80
63% Box shareContext 61%
15% ConversionContext 11%
2.38 OffsidesContext 2.11
17.10 Shots allowedContext 10.00
6.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.44
4.20 BlocksContext 4.14
4.78 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.33
71% Save rateContext 68%
44% PossessionIn forecast 58%
362 PassesContext 565
289 Accurate passesContext 508
80% Pass accuracyContext 90%
6.76 Team ratingContext 7.25
14.10 FoulsContext 8.90
10.60 Fouls sufferedContext 12.20
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
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
Rest3.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km776 km in 14d
Schedule load8%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Real Madrid
Rest3.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel302 km705 km in 14d
Schedule load14%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 Real Madrid
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 8Low · 14
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match3.3La Liga 2025-2026, 20 Sep3.2La Liga 2025-2026, 20 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km302 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways776 km705 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one3.73.8

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
4-4-2
13M. Ryan(G)
6Diego Pampín 4Adrián de la Fuente 5Unai Elguezabal 22J. Toljan
8Jon Ander Olasagasti 20Oriol Rey 12Unai Vencedor 24Carlos Álvarez
9Iván Romero 21E. Eyong
+1 more reported missing outside this XI
Real Madrid Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1T. Courtois(G)
18Álvaro Fernández 24D. Huijsen 17Raúl Asencio
20Fran García 19Dani Ceballos 8F. Valverde 30Franco Mastantuono
7Vinícius 15A. Güler
10K. Mbappé
+3 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 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Real Madrid Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Levante+0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Real Madrid-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

Levante · Home 0.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
2.00
Conceded
2.50
Real Madrid · Away 3.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
2-0-0
Scored
2.50
Conceded
0.50

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 Levante wins1 draws2 Real Madrid wins
Goals per game1.25 – 3.00 Over 2.575% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 12 May 2022Real Madrid6–0Levante
  • 22 Aug 2021Levante3–3Real Madrid
  • 30 Jan 2021Real Madrid1–2Levante
  • 4 Oct 2020Levante0–2Real Madrid

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 · Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos Spain · 25 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.72league 3.85
Red cards0.28league 0.28
Cards 5+68%league 40%
Fouls27.4league 24.4
Penalties0.28league 0.32
Home wins32%league 47%
Levante

No previous matches with this referee.

Real Madrid4 with this referee
Record3-1-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.3 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds1
  • D25 May 24H · Real Betis0–02
  • W25 Feb 24H · Sevilla1–01
  • W21 Dec 23A · Alaves1–02
  • W25 Aug 23A · Celta Vigo1–03

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

Levante5 games · scored 9 · conceded 9
3 0-15
16-30
2 2 31-45
1 4 46-60
2 61-75
1 3 76-90
Real Madrid5 games · scored 10 · conceded 2
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
4 31-45
2 1 46-60
61-75
2 76-90
Levante10 games · scored 19 · conceded 20
3 1 0-15
1 3 16-30
4 5 31-45
3 4 46-60
3 3 61-75
5 4 76-90
Real Madrid10 games · scored 21 · conceded 8
3 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
5 3 31-45
2 1 46-60
3 61-75
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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