Levante vs Athletic Bilbao - prediction, team news, lineups

By Matt Law | 14 Sep 2026 18:07, Last updated: 14 Sep 2026 18:10

Athletic Bilbao volition beryllium aiming to proceed their beardown tally of signifier erstwhile they instrumentality connected Levante successful Spain's apical formation connected Wednesday evening.

The visitors are presently ninth successful the La Liga table connected 7 points, portion Levante are 13th, picking up 5 points from their archetypal 5 matches of the campaign.

Match preview

Levante person a grounds of 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their 5 league matches this season, with 5 points leaving them successful 13th spot successful the division.

The Blue and Reds opened their run with a 3-0 decision to Espanyol earlier picking up 5 points from their adjacent 3 games, drafting with Osasuna and Malaga either broadside of a standout triumph implicit Real Betis.

Luis Castro's squad mislaid 4-2 to Barcelona past clip out, though, truthful Levante volition beryllium aiming to bounce backmost from that decision successful Wednesday's clash with Athletic.

Levante person lone won 8 of their erstwhile 38 matches against Athletic successful each competitions, and it was 4-2 to the Lions erstwhile the brace past locked horns successful February of this year.

The Frogs person not been victorious implicit Athletic since a 3-0 occurrence successful December 2018.

Athletic person won 8 and drawn 3 of their past 11 games against Levante, and the Lions volition participate this lucifer successful beardown form, having claimed 7 points from their past 3 matches.

Edin Terzic's broadside opened their play with back-to-back defeats to Sevilla and Barcelona, but they bounced backmost astatine the extremity of August with a 2-0 occurrence implicit Celta Vigo.

Athletic past recorded a 3-0 triumph implicit Atletico Madrid, earlier drafting 1-1 with Elche past clip out.

The Lions finished 12th successful Spain's apical formation past season, truthful determination is wide country for betterment this term.

Athletic volition beryllium expecting to propulsion towards the apical six successful 2026-27 fixed the prime successful their squad, and they volition beryllium bidding to prime up six points from their adjacent 2 games against Levante and Alaves up of the planetary break.

Levante La Liga form:

Athletic Bilbao La Liga form:

Team News

Levante volition again beryllium without the services of Karl Etta Eyong owed to a thigh problem, portion Alejandro Primo remains a large uncertainty owed to a enarthrosis issue.

Head manager Castro volition marque changes to the broadside that started against Barcelona, with Enzo Bardeli, Ivan Romero and Oriol Rey perchance coming into the side.

There volition again beryllium a spot successful a wide country for Brugue.

As for Athletic, Peio Canales, Gorka Guruzeta, Dani Vivian and Unai Eguiluz are retired of the lucifer done injury, but the visitors person nary caller fittingness concerns.

There could beryllium a alteration successful the mediate of the midfield connected Wednesday, with Mikel Jauregizar pushing to beryllium introduced from the archetypal whistle.

Meanwhile, Nico Williams, Oihan Sancet and Robert Navarro are again acceptable to run down Inaki Williams successful the last 3rd of the field.

Levante imaginable starting lineup:

Ryan; Toljan, Dela, Mandi, Sanchez; Garcia, Rey, Bardeli, Brugue; Romero, Ratkov

Athletic Bilbao imaginable starting lineup:

Simon; Areso, Alvarez, Laporte, Berchiche; Ruiz de Galarreta, Jauregizar; Navarro, Sancet, N Williams; I Williams

We say: Levante 1-2 Athletic Bilbao

Athletic are successful bully form, and portion this is simply a trial for the Lions, we are backing them to navigate their mode to each 3 points.

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