Levante vs Athletic Club: La Liga preview
By Elison · Wed 21 Oct 2026La Liga
Levante
Athletic Club
Wednesday 21 October 2026 · 20:00
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Levante have gone five La Liga games without a win, collecting three draws and two defeats, scoring seven and conceding eleven. Their most recent outing was a 1-1 draw away at Deportivo La Coruña on 16 October. Four days before that, they drew 3-3 at home to Sevilla. Both teams scored in four of the five, and Levante kept just one clean sheet — in their goalless draw away at Málaga, the oldest of the five results. In the two home games among those five, Levante drew once and lost once, scoring five and conceding seven without a clean sheet. Their league season tells a similar story: seventeenth in La Liga with seven points from eight games, a goal difference of -4, averaging 1.50 goals scored and 2.00 conceded per game. Their home league record of 3.33 scored and 3.00 conceded per game reflects matches that have produced plenty of goals at both ends.
Athletic Club arrive on the back of five La Liga games without defeat — two wins and three draws. Their most recent result was a 0-0 draw away at Valencia on 17 October. Twenty-eight days before that, they drew 0-0 at home to Alavés. Earlier in the run, they beat Atlético Madrid 3-0 at home and won 2-0 away at Celta Vigo. Across all five games, Athletic Club have scored six and conceded just one, keeping clean sheets in four of them. Both teams scored in only one of the five. In their two away games among the five, they won once and drew once, scoring two and conceding none — clean sheets in both. In La Liga this season, Athletic Club sit eleventh with nine points from seven games, a goal difference of +1, averaging 1.00 goals scored and 0.86 conceded per game.
Head to head
The last five competitive meetings between the two clubs make for clear reading: Athletic Club have won four, Levante none, with one draw. Both teams scored in three of those five meetings, and the five games produced 15 goals in total. The three most recent meetings have all been Athletic Club wins — the most recent a 4-2 victory for Athletic Club at their own ground in February 2026, before which Levante hosted Athletic Club in November 2025 and lost 0-2. Athletic Club also won 3-1 at home in March 2022. That run of three straight wins for Athletic Club in this fixture — and Levante’s failure to win any of the five — matters on Wednesday.
Team news
Levante are without Primo, who is ruled out with a shoulder injury. Eyong is doubtful with a muscle injury, and Sotelo is a doubt due to a knee injury.
Athletic Club have a more substantial absentee list. Egiluz is ruled out with a knee injury, and Guruzeta also misses out with a knee injury. Sancet is ruled out with a muscle injury. Djaló is doubtful after illness, and Nico Williams is a doubt with a thigh injury. Sancet has started all seven of his appearances this season, and Williams has started four of his six; their absences or potential absences leave Athletic Club with less attacking depth to call on.
What to watch
The contrast in defensive records over the last five games is the sharpest theme entering this match.
Levante have had a day more rest than Athletic Club coming into this game — five days against four — though both sides have played away from home in their most recent outings. Levante’s high-scoring home games sit somewhat in tension with Athletic Club’s recent defensive solidity. Athletic Club’s own attacking xG average of 1.76 per game across their last five matches indicates they have been creating chances, even when results have been draws.
The absentees add uncertainty to Athletic Club’s attacking options, while Levante’s doubts, Eyong and Sotelo, have made only one start between them this season. The bookmakers make under 2.5 goals a 51% chance, only just ahead of over 2.5.
Closing thoughts
Athletic Club’s record in this fixture and their current defensive form make them favourites on Wednesday evening.
Earlier on Levante and Athletic Club
Our previous coverage of both clubs.
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