Sunday , 16 August 2026

Levante UD vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, Segunda Division 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Segunda Division · 2023-24
Levante UD
1 – 4
Full Time
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Fri 8 Sep 2023 · 19:00 UTC Estadio Ciudad de Valencia 15,548 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 13' Nico Melamed
Mohamed Bouldini 34' 1–1
1–2 45+1' Javi Puado
1–3 56' Nico Melamed
1–4 84' Javi Puado
Ruben Vezo 71' R

Overview

Match Preview

Levante UD vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Segunda Division at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia.

Match Details

  • Referee Jon Gonzalez Esteban (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Manuel Lopez Lopez (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Josep Bordoy Homar (Spain)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Real Racing Club de Santander 42 82
2 RC Deportivo La Coruña 42 77
3 Málaga CF 42 73
4 CD Mirandés 42 40
5 SD Huesca 42 38
6 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 42 37
7 Real Zaragoza 42 36
8 CD Castellon 1 3
9 Andorra CF 0 0
10 RCD Mallorca 0 0
11 Granada CF 0 0
12 Cadiz CF 0 0
13 Real Oviedo 0 0
14 Celta Vigo B 0 0
15 UD Almería 0 0
16 UD Las Palmas 0 0
17 Burgos CF 0 0
18 SD Eibar 0 0
19 Cordoba CF 0 0
20 Real Sporting de Gijon 0 0
21 Albacete Balompie 0 0
22 CD Leganes 0 0
23 CD Tenerife 0 0
24 CD Eldense 0 0
25 Girona FC 0 0
26 CE Sabadell FC 0 0
27 Real Sociedad B 1 0
28 Real Valladolid CF 0 0
29 AD Ceuta FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

1
4
5
Levante UD 10 games · Avg 2.9 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-08 Levante UD 1–4 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-03-12 Levante UD 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-12-11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4–3 Levante UD 2020-06-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Levante UD 2019-10-27 Levante UD 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

Levante UD
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 1–4 L
02 Sep Real Oviedo H 1–1 D
25 Aug FC Cartagena A 1–0 W
19 Aug Burgos CF H 3–2 W
11 Aug SD Amorebieta A 1–1 D
20 May Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 4–2 W
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep Levante UD A 4–1 W
03 Sep SD Amorebieta H 3–2 W
27 Aug CD Mirandés A 1–0 W
19 Aug Real Racing Club de Santander H 2–0 W
13 Aug Albacete Balompie A 1–1 D
04 Jun UD Almería H 3–3 D

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Levante UD launch into their encounter with RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Levante UD are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 13' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Nico Melamed on 13.
  • 18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Levante UD side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 23' Pol Lozano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 286 appearances.
  • 28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 34' Assisted by Andres Garcia with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mohamed Bouldini makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 44' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pacheco suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Javi Puado makes it 1-2.
  • 46' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Jofre Carreras Pages is replaced by Salvi on 46 minute.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Levante UD and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' Nico Melamed has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Joan Femenias has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' Levante UD manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alejandro Cantero is hanging Dani Gomez on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' It looks like no one’s ball. Levante UD is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 69' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Jose Gragera comes on to replace Edu Exposito.
  • 71' That is a card for Levante UD. Ruben Vezo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Levante UD — Fabricio on, Mohamed Bouldini off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 84' GOAL! Javi Puado scores on 84. Assisted by Pere Milla
  • 85' The whistle greets Nico Melamed as he departs to be replaced by Jose Carlos Lazo.
  • 88' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Pere Milla is replaced by Antoniu Roca.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Levante UD — Alex Blesa on, Sergio Lozano off on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Levante UD Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Javi Puado 5
Nico Melamed 2
Martin Braithwaite 2
Jorge de Frutos 2
David Lopez 1
Adrian de la Fuente 1
Pedrosa 1
Sergio Garcia 1

Head to Head

2023-09-08 Levante UD 1–4 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-03-12 Levante UD 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-12-11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4–3 Levante UD 2020-06-20 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Levante UD 2019-10-27 Levante UD 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Levante UD Form

2023-09-08 Levante UD 1–4 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2023-09-02 Levante UD 1–1 Real Oviedo D 2023-08-25 FC Cartagena 0–1 Levante UD W 2023-08-19 Levante UD 3–2 Burgos CF W 2023-08-11 SD Amorebieta 1–1 Levante UD D 2022-05-20 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–4 Levante UD W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2023-09-08 Levante UD 1–4 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-09-03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–2 SD Amorebieta W 2023-08-27 CD Mirandés 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2023-08-19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Real Racing Club de Santander W 2023-08-13 Albacete Balompie 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2023-06-04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–3 UD Almería D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.32 Levante UD xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Levante UD or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Levante UD30% Draw27% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona43%
Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Levante UD or Draw
56%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
70%
Levante UD or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Levante UD23% Draw44% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona33%
Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
5.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Levante UD

Handicap Levante UD covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 21% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Levante UD keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.