Match report
Espanyol thrash Levante 3-0 to open La Liga campaign in style
Espanyol began their La Liga season with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Levante at RCDE Stadium, a result that lifted Manolo Gonzalez's side to second in the early table while Luis Castro's Levante sit eighth after the opening round.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Roberto Fernández set the tone inside five minutes, converting to give Espanyol an early lead, before doubling his tally in the 40th minute with an assist from Javier Hernandez to send the hosts into the break 2-0 ahead. Levante had no answer before half-time and struggled to threaten throughout.
Tyrhys Dolan added a third in the 80th minute, finishing off a move set up by Rafel Bauzà to complete the scoring. Espanyol dominated territory and chances throughout, ending the match well on top and leaving Levante without a single shot on target across the ninety minutes.
Roberto Fernández scored twice, including the opener inside five minutes, and finished with a rating of 8.6 to lead all performers on the pitch.
Espanyol outshot Levante 16 to 4, with six of those attempts on target compared to none for the visitors, underlining their control of the match.
Espanyol beat Levante 3–0 (half-time 2–0).
Espanyol met Levante in the La Liga (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Sunday, 16 August 2026, 17:00 UTC at RCDE Stadium. Referee: Carlos Muniz Munoz.
Key moments
- 5' Goal: Roberto Fernández — 1–0 · Watch Roberto Fernández's goal video (5')
- 40' Goal: Roberto Fernández (assist: Javier Hernandez) — 2–0 · Watch Roberto Fernández's goal video (40')
- 80' Goal: Tyrhys Dolan (assist: Rafel Bauzà) — 3–0 · Watch Tyrhys Dolan's goal video (80')
Starting line-ups
Espanyol (4-2-3-1)
Levante (4-2-3-1)
- 13 Mathew Ryan
- 23 Manu Sánchez
- 2 Aïssa Mandi
- 4 Dela (c)
- 29 Nacho Pérez
- 20 Oriol Rey
- 8 Jon Ander Olasagasti
- 27 Paco Cortés
- 10 Carlos Álvarez
- 17 Víctor García
- 9 Iván Romero
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Espanyol 42%, the draw 30%, Levante 28%. It finished Espanyol 3–0 Levante.
Level sides, home ground swings it, even this early in the season — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and La Liga home advantage gives Espanyol the lean. The draw at 30% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Espanyol in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1739 to 1754. Sides this close won 43.2% of 15,789 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.1%). La Liga home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (28.3% vs 30.2%). La Liga homes won 46.7% of 6,082 games vs 44.9% across all 99,082 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 42%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Espanyol's column. Across 10,596 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Levante win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 2.7 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,580. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Espanyol sit -0.31 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. Levante have gained 61 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.5% of 12,164 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Espanyol vs Levante final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this La Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Roberto Fernández's goal against Levante (5').
- Watch Roberto Fernández's goal against Levante (40').
- Watch Tyrhys Dolan's goal against Levante (80').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Espanyol 3–0 Levante. Explore more on the Espanyol and Levante team pages or the La Liga page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Espanyol vs Levante?
Espanyol beat Levante 3–0 (half-time 2–0).
›Who scored in Espanyol vs Levante?
Roberto Fernández (5') for Espanyol; Roberto Fernández (40') for Espanyol; Tyrhys Dolan (80') for Espanyol.
›Where can I watch Espanyol vs Levante highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Espanyol 3–0 Levante are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Espanyol and Levante?
Espanyol and Levante have met 10 times — 5 wins for Espanyol, 1 win for Levante and 4 draws.