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LA LIGA Matchweek 7

Villarreal vs Levante

Match data · Estadio de la Cerámica Updated

Villarreal host Levante in La Liga matchweek 7: Sun 20 Sep, 18:30 CEST (21 Sep 01:30 KST) at Estadio de la Cerámica. Referee not yet appointed at time of writing.

The last 10 league meetings: Villarreal 7 wins, 1 draw, Levante 2 wins; the most recent was Villarreal 5–1 Levante in 2026/05. Last five games in all competitions: Villarreal W1 D0 L4, Levante W1 D2 L2. Villarreal have won 35.7% (25W 20D 25L) of 70 games under the condition "Humidity 80% or more", below their 44.0% over the same window. Villarreal have won 41.5% (27W 19D 19L) of 65 games under the condition "Sunday games", below their 48.1% over the same window.

Last 10 meetings7 · 1 · 2Villarreal W · D · Levante WLast meeting Villarreal 5–1 Levante (2026.05)
H2H 12 games, average3.08 goals3+ goals 58.3% · red cards 0x · league average 2.59 goals
Win rate this season16.7% / 20.0%Villarreal / Levante1W 2D 3L / 1W 2D 2Llast season 57.9% / 28.9%

Key numbers

Key numbers, both teams
Metric / unitVillarrealLevante
Positionpoints14th · 515th · 5
W–D–L6 games1–2–31–2–2
Goals for / againstper game1.67 / 1.831.40 / 1.80
xG / xGAper game1.74 / 1.551.51 / 1.64
Possession%61.740.4
Shots / on targetper game15.2 / 6.511.6 / 4.2
2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record57.9% 22–6–1028.9% 11–9–18
Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-188–1–33–1–8

xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Villarreal +0.28, Levante +0.16 (per game)

  • ManagersIñigo Pérez — league 6 games · 1W 2D 3L · win rate 16.7% · Luís Castro — league 26 games · 9W 7D 10L · win rate 34.6% · manager duel 0W 1D 0L (Villarreal perspective)
  • Last matchVillarreal 3 days ago LaLiga away Málaga 3–1 · Levante 7 days ago LaLiga home Barcelona 2–4

Last five games

Villarreal

1W 0D 4L
Scored 8Conceded 10Clean sheets 0
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
Málagaaway3–1W
Betishome1–2L1.89
DortmundUCLaway2–3L1.34
Deportivohome2–3L1.14
Alavésaway0–1L1.40

Levante

1W 2D 2L
Scored 7Conceded 9Clean sheets 2
Last five games
OpponentVenueResultxG
Barcelonahome2–4L2.42
Málagaaway0–0D0.81
Betishome5–2W2.76
Osasunaaway0–0D1.28
Espanyolaway0–3L0.28

all competitions · no xG for cup and European games

Head-to-head

  1. Villarreal5–1Levante
  2. Levante0–1Villarreal
  3. Levante2–0Villarreal

Estadio de la Cerámica H2H 6 games Villarreal 5W 1D 0L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win

H2H 12-game profile
H2H 12 games (since 2017-18)Value
Goals per game3.08
Games with 3+ goalsshare %58.3
Both teams scoredshare %58.3
Average time of first goalmin41.1
Goalless at half-timeshare %41.7

Conditional data

Beneath the surface

Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.

  1. 35.7%Humidity 80% or more Villarreal win rate70 games · 25W 20D 25L · usual 44.0%
  2. 41.5%Sunday games Villarreal win rate65 games · 27W 19D 19L · usual 48.1% · since 2022-23
  3. 28.8%Forecast: clear Levante win rate80 games · 23W 26D 31L · usual 27.9%
  4. 41.5%Gerard Moreno not scoring: Villarreal win rate65 games · 27W 19D 19L · scored in 30 games: 56.7% (17W 6D 7L) · since 2022-23
  5. 28.6%possession 45% or less: Levante win rate28 games · 8W 7D 13L · usual 27.9% / Villarreal average possession this season 62%

The other side. win rate after conceding first: Villarreal 22.1%, Levante 12.5% · Gerard Moreno vs this opponent 9 games 6 goals.

A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points

Timing and context
ConditionVillarrealLevante
After a match Villarreal 3 days · Levante 7 days earlierwin rate · rest counts all competitions -1.5p120 games · 51W 35D 34L · usual 44.0% -6.7p33 games · 7W 10D 16L · usual 27.9%
Last game before an international breakwin rate · this match qualifies +6.0p30 games · 15W 4D 11L · usual 44.0% -2.9p20 games · 5W 4D 11L · usual 27.9%
Sunday 18:30 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18 -0.4p55 games · 24W 14D 17L · usual 44.0% -1.8p23 games · 6W 7D 10L · usual 27.9%
After last resultVillarreal W / Levante L · since 2022-23 -0.7p76 games · 36W 19D 21L · usual 48.1% -6.8p19 games · 4W 5D 10L · usual 27.9%

B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Villarreal 48.1% (76W 36D 46L) / Levante 27.9% (12W 11D 20L)

Game management
itemsVillarrealLevante
After scoring firstWin rate71.8%85 games · 61W 16D 8L60.0%15 games · 9W 5D 1L
After conceding firstWin rate22.1% -26.0p68 games · 15W 15D 38L · usual 48.1%12.5% -15.4p24 games · 3W 2D 19L · usual 27.9%
Leading at 75 minutesWin rate90.0%60 games · 54W 6D 0L69.2%13 games · 9W 4D 0L
Led but failed to win / won from behindgames26 / 176 / 3
Goals by substitutes% of team goals17.0 46/27018.5 10/54

C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 6 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals

Shots and defensive shape
itemsVillarrealLevante
Shots inside / outside the boxper game10.7 / 4.57.2 / 4.4
Shots blockedper game42.6
Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game14 / 4.2 / 8.214 / 5.6 / 9.8
Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented2.7 / -0.083.8 / 0.37

Order is always home team (Villarreal) then away team (Levante) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown faded and marked sample too small · the small W D L figures are the raw record behind each win rate (draws do not count as wins)

D. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started
Off the bench
Did not play

vs Levante · when playing

League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games

Started
Off the bench
Did not play

vs Villarreal · when playing

05How the numbers are compiled

Source
API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
Sample
La Liga 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (faded and marked below that)
Match scope
Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
Updated
2026.09.20 14:18 UK

This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.

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