Espanyol vs Levante - prediction, team news, lineups

Still waiting for their archetypal triumph of 2026, Espanyol volition proceed their La Liga run astatine location to relegation-threatened Levante connected Monday night.

Espanyol are 12th successful the La Liga table, with the Catalan outfit falling retired of European contention owed to their signifier this year, portion Levante are 19th, 3 points from safety.

Match preview

Espanyol had the look of a squad susceptible of finishing successful the apical 4 with their signifier successful the archetypal fractional of the campaign, but the Catalan broadside are inactive waiting for their archetypal triumph of 2026.

Indeed, the White and Blues person not triumphed since a 2-1 occurrence implicit Athletic Bilbao connected December 22, which has seen them driblet into 12th spot successful the division.

Espanyol are present six points down sixth-placed Getafe, portion they are lone really 4 points extracurricular of the relegation zone, which is an denotation of their struggles this year.

Manolo Gonzalez's broadside volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 1-0 decision to Rayo Vallecano, and they person suffered 4 losses from their past 5 games successful Spain's apical flight.

Espanyol pb the wide head-to-head grounds with Levante, having posted 17 wins and suffered 10 defeats, portion 16 of their 43 games person finished each square.

The reverse lucifer betwixt the 2 sides earlier this play finished 1-1, but Levante person not flooded Espanyol since June 2020, with 3 of their past 5 games being won by the Catalan side, including a 2-1 occurrence successful the corresponding crippled during the 2023-24 campaign.

Levante person 32 points to amusement from their 32 league matches this season, which has near them successful 19th spot successful the table, 3 points from the information of 17th.

The Frogs person really won 3 of their past 4 league games, including their past 2 against Getafe and Sevilla, but different teams astatine the bottommost are besides picking up points.

Luis Castro's broadside person won eight, drawn 8 and mislaid 16 of their 32 games, and it is simply a fascinating conflict astatine the bottom, with Mallorca backmost successful occupation aft losing to Alaves connected Saturday afternoon.

Levante person really picked up 12 points from their 15 distant league games this season, portion Espanyol lone person the 16th-best location grounds successful the division.

Espanyol La Liga form:

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Team News

Espanyol volition again beryllium without the services of semipermanent absentee Javi Puado, portion Fernando Calero requires a precocious fittingness trial earlier his availability tin beryllium determined.

The hosts volition person a definite boost, though, with Urko Gonzalez disposable again pursuing a suspension, and the midfielder is acceptable to instrumentality to the starting side.

Kike Garcia is the team's starring goalscorer this season, uncovering the backmost of the nett connected 8 occasions, and the 36-year-old volition proceed successful the last 3rd of the field.

Levante, meanwhile, volition beryllium without the services of Roger Brugue, Unai Elgezabal and Kareem Tunde for Monday's contention owed to fittingness problems.

Ivan Romero is besides retired of the match, with the guardant picking up a milestone yellowish paper successful the team's 2-0 occurrence implicit Sevilla past clip out.

Carlos Espi has scored 8 times successful 19 La Liga appearances during an awesome campaign, and determination volition beryllium different spot successful the last 3rd of the tract for the 20-year-old.

Espanyol imaginable starting lineup:

Dmitrovic; El Hilali, Riedel, Cabrera, Romero; Gonzalez, Terrats; Ngonge, Exposito, Dolan; K Garcia

Levante imaginable starting lineup:

Ryan; Toljan, Moreno, De la Fuente, Sanchez; V Garcia, Olasgasti, Raghouber, Martinez, Alvarez; Espi

We say: Espanyol 1-1 Levante

Levante's signifier is impressive, and with Espanyol inactive waiting for their archetypal triumph of 2026, we are expecting the visitors to beryllium bully capable for a constituent connected Monday night.

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