Levante vs 29.08.26 15:005 – 2Full Time
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play_arrow7 clips- 24′Levante, goal:1–0assist
- 34′Real Betis, goal:1–1
- 45′Levante, goal:2–1
- 45′Real Betis, goal:2–2assist
- Half-time2 – 2
- 46′Levante, substitution:off
- 56′Levante, goal:3–2assist
- 57′Real Betis, substitution:off
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- 65′Levante, substitution:off
- 67′Real Betis, substitution:off
- 67′Real Betis, substitution:off
- 69′Real Betis, yellow card:Off the ball foul
- 70′Levante, goal:4–2
- 72′Levante, substitution:off
- 72′Levante, substitution:off
- 74′Real Betis, substitution:off
- 84′Levante, substitution:off
- 86′Levante, yellow card:Foul
- 90′Levante, goal:5–2assist
- Full-time5 – 2
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Levante rout Real Betis 5-2 in seven-goal thriller
Levante beat Real Betis 5-2 in a La Liga Regular Season - 3 fixture at the Ciudad de Valencia, overturning an early scare to inflict a heavy defeat on their visitors. The result lifted Luis Castro's side after a mixed start to the campaign, while Manuel Pellegrini's Betis suffered their first loss of the run shown in their recent form.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Dela put the hosts ahead in the 24th minute, finishing off an assist from Jon Ander Olasagasti, only for Marc Bartra to level for Betis ten minutes later. The scoring continued right up to the interval as Enzo Bardeli restored Levante's lead in first-half stoppage time, before Rodrigo Riquelme, set up by Marc Roca, made it 2-2 moments later to send the sides in level at half-time.
Levante seized control after the break. Brugui converted an Enzo Bardeli assist in the 56th minute to put the home side back in front, then doubled his tally in the 70th to make it 4-2. Olasagasti completed the scoring in the fifth minute of stoppage time, turning home an assist from Etta Eyong to complete a five-goal haul for Levante.
Betis had 60% of possession and edged the shot count 20 to 19, but Levante were far sharper in front of goal, landing ten shots on target to their opponents' six and outscoring their expected goals tally of 2.99 against Betis's 1.97.
Bartra scored Betis's opening reply and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 8.3, though his effort was not enough to prevent the away side's collapse. Olasagasti and Bardeli both contributed a goal and an assist apiece as Levante's spearheads.
Despite seeing only 40% of the ball, Levante were far more incisive, doubling Betis's tally of shots on target by ten to six.
Levante beat Real Betis 5–2 (half-time 2–2).
Levante met Real Betis in the La Liga (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Saturday, 29 August 2026, 15:00 UTC at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia. Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea.
Team pages: Levante · Real Betis · La Liga
Key moments
- 24' Goal: Adrián de la Fuente (assist: Jon Ander Olasagasti) — 1–0 · Watch Adrián de la Fuente's goal video (24')
- 34' Goal: Marc Bartra — 1–1 · Watch Marc Bartra's goal video (34')
- 45' Goal: Enzo Bardeli — 2–1 · Watch Enzo Bardeli's goal video (45')
- 45' Goal: Rodrigo Riquelme (assist: Marc Roca) — 2–2 · Watch Rodrigo Riquelme's goal video (45')
- 56' Goal: Brugui (assist: Enzo Bardeli) — 3–2 · Watch Brugui's goal video (56')
- 70' Goal: Brugui — 4–2 · Watch Brugui's goal video (70')
- 90' Goal: Jon Ander Olasagasti (assist: Karl Etta Eyong) — 5–2 · Watch Jon Ander Olasagasti's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Levante (4-1-4-1)
Real Betis (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Álvaro Vallés
- 11 Fran García
- 4 Natan
- 5 Marc Bartra
- 2 Héctor Bellerín
- 21 Marc Roca
- 6 Facundo Bernal
- 17 Rodrigo Riquelme
- 22 Isco (c)
- 7 Antony
- 19 Troy Parrott
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Levante 26%, the draw 26%, Real Betis 48%. It finished Levante 5–2 Real Betis.
Real Betis' rating gap outweighs Levante's home ground — Real Betis are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Real Betis the lean. The draw at 26% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Real Betis at 48%?
Real Betis sit 215 points higher on our strength rating — 1738 to 1953. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,049 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Levante's column. Across 10,761 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 28–20–52.
Why only 48%?
Levante sit -0.39 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.7% of 2,392 such games where the class table expected 36.3%. 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 46.6% of 6,102 games vs 44.9% across all 99,457 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.1%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,900. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Real Betis scored +0.51 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,799 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Last 6 between them: Levante 1 win, 1 draw, Real Betis 4 wins. Most recently Real Betis 2–1 Levante, 3 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5593 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Levante vs Real Betis 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 Adrián de la Fuente's goal against Real Betis (24').
- Watch Marc Bartra's goal against Levante (34').
- Watch Enzo Bardeli's goal against Real Betis (45').
- Watch Rodrigo Riquelme's goal against Levante (45').
- Watch Brugui's goal against Real Betis (56').
- Watch Brugui's goal against Real Betis (70').
- Watch Jon Ander Olasagasti's goal against Real Betis (90').
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