Match Report
56 points separated the sides: Levante 1st on 79, FC Cartagena 22nd on 23. FC Cartagena ranked 12th in the league on five-round form, well above their 22nd table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.64/1 for Levante and 0.79/1.86 for FC Cartagena (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
Defeat had followed defeat for FC Cartagena — seven in succession. The last-five ledger: Levante 8/15, FC Cartagena 0/15.
7 meetings are on record — 4 won by Levante, 3 by FC Cartagena, 0 drawn, at 2.57 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 0% of the wins in this matchup. The recent editions have closed up — 1.4 goals per game over the last five against 2.57 all-time.
The venue was Estadio Ciudad de Valencia in Valencia, with room for 26,354 spectators. Levante led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Levante: Iván Romero (29'), Giorgi Kochorashvili (71'), Vicente Iborra de la Fuente (89')