Match Report
The table read 16th (Levante, 42 pts) against 15th (Elche, 43 pts), 1 points apart. Levante ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Levante 1.24 scored and 1.61 conceded per game, Elche 1.29 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.35.
The head-to-head ledger counts 18 games: 8 Levante wins, 3 for Elche, 7 draws, at 1.94 goals per meeting. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals. The recent trend is more open — 2.8 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 1.94 all-time.
Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, capacity 26,354, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Elche led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Levante: Pablo Martínez (50'), Adrián Dela (68'), Alan Matturro (90') · Elche: Álvaro Rodríguez (11'), Adam Boayar (90')
Key stats
Possession: Levante 41% · Elche 59% · Total shots: 26-6 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 9-1