Levante vs Athletic Bilbao - prediction, team news, lineups

By Matt Law | 19 Oct 2026 20:32, Last updated: 19 Oct 2026 20:34

Athletic Bilbao volition beryllium bidding to instrumentality to winning ways successful Spain's apical formation erstwhile they tackle Levante connected Wednesday evening.

The Lions volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a goalless gully with Valencia, portion Levante's past fixture brought a 1-1 gully with Deportivo La Coruna.

Match preview

Levante person a grounds of 1 win, 4 draws and 3 defeats from their opening 8 matches of the 2026-27 campaign, which has near them successful 17th spot successful the La Liga table connected 7 points, level with 18th-placed Elche.

The Frogs, who finished 16th successful La Liga past season, drew 1-1 with Deportivo past clip out, and they person not really been victorious successful Spain's apical formation since a daze 5-2 location occurrence implicit Real Betis astatine the extremity of August.

Only 3 points person been secured from their past 5 games astatine this level of football, and Luis Castro's broadside volition present instrumentality connected Athletic and Real Sociedad successful Spain's apical formation earlier opening their 2026-27 Copa del Rey travel against Tarancon connected August 28.

Levante person lone managed to triumph 8 of their erstwhile 38 matches with Athletic successful each competitions, suffering 22 defeats successful the process.

Athletic person been victorious successful the past 3 games betwixt the 2 sides, including a 2-0 triumph erstwhile the brace locked horns successful the corresponding fixture past term.

Levante's past triumph implicit Athletic was backmost successful December 2018, truthful the visitors volition beryllium protecting a lengthy unbeaten tally erstwhile the 2 sides collide successful this league fixture.

Athletic played retired a 0-0 with Valencia connected Saturday, which equalled a 3rd consecutive gully for the Lions successful Spain's apical flight; a grounds of 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 7 matches has near them successful 12th spot successful the array connected 9 points.

However, Edin Terzic's broadside person 2 matches successful manus connected astir each of the different teams successful Spain's apical flight, truthful their presumption is not precisely disastrous.

Athletic's 2 league wins this play person travel against Celta Vigo and Atletico Madrid, and they volition beryllium hoping to unafraid different 3 points connected Wednesday.

There is plentifulness of country for betterment during the existent campaign, with the Basque outfit finishing 12th successful Spain's apical formation past term.

Levante La Liga form:

Athletic Bilbao La Liga form:

Team News

Levante volition beryllium missing Hugo Sotelo and Alex Primo for Wednesday's contention owed to wounded problems, portion Karl Etta Eyong remains a uncertainty for the hosts.

Ivan Romero has scored 3 times successful 8 appearances this season, and the 25-year-old is erstwhile again acceptable to run successful the last 3rd of the field.

There should besides beryllium a commencement for Victor Garcia down the right, portion Petar Ratkov could diagnostic done the mediate for the location team.

As for Athletic, Oihan Sancet, Nico Williams and Unai Egiluz are retired of the lucifer owed to wounded problems, portion Gorka Guruzeta faces a precocious fittingness test.

However, Dani Vivian is disposable erstwhile again, portion Peio Canales and Alvaro Djalo are besides acceptable to beryllium a portion of the squad connected Wednesday night.

Maroan Sannadi could beryllium fixed the motion done the mediate for the Lions successful this match.

Levante imaginable starting lineup:

Ryan; Toljan, De la Fuente, Mandi, Sanchez; Olasagasti, Rey, Requena; Garcia, Ratkov, Romero

Athletic Bilbao imaginable starting lineup:

Simon; Areso, Alvarez, Laporte, Berchiche; Jauregizar, Ruiz de Galarreta; Navarro, Canales, Berenguer; Sannadi

We say: Levante 1-1 Athletic Bilbao

Athletic's attacking absences marque it hard to backmost them with immoderate superior assurance connected Wednesday, and the Lions whitethorn request to settee for a stock of the spoils.

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