Levante vs Athletic Club Prediction - La Liga

The context of the important match

At 00:30 on November 30, 2025, Levante will host Athletic Club at their home stadium, Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, in a match of significant importance to both teams. Levante are struggling in 19th place and desperately need points to escape the relegation zone, while Athletic Club, despite being in 8th place, also need a win to consolidate their position in the top half of the table.

Analyzing the performance of both teams

Levante: Difficulties piling up

Levante is going through a very difficult period. With only 9 points after 13 rounds, the home team is second to last in the standings. Their form in the last 5 matches is very alarming with 4 losses and only 1 draw. In particular, Levante's home record is extremely poor, having not won a single match in 5 games (1 draw, 4 losses).

The defense is this team's fatal weakness, having conceded 24 goals, an average of 1.8 goals per game. Meanwhile, the offense has only scored 16 goals (an average of 1.2 goals per game).

Athletic Club: Instability despite a better league position.

On the opposite side, Athletic Club is in a safer position at 8th place with 17 points. However, their recent form hasn't been particularly convincing. In their last 5 matches, the away team has only won 1, drawn 1, and lost 3. Athletic Club's away record is also a problem, with only 1 win in 6 away games this season (1 win, 1 draw, 4 losses).

Athletic Club's strength lies in their relatively solid defense compared to their opponents (conceding 1.3 goals per game), but their attack has proven less effective with only 12 goals scored (an average of 0.9 goals per game).

History of confrontations

Recent head-to-head history heavily favors Athletic Club. In their last five encounters, the visitors are unbeaten against Levante, with two wins and three draws. This shows that Levante often struggles against Athletic Club's playing style.

• March 8, 2022: Athletic Club 3 - 1 Levante
• November 20, 2021: Levante 0 - 0 Athletic Club
• March 5, 2021: Levante 1 - 2 Athletic Club
• February 27, 2021: Levante 1 - 1 Athletic Club
• February 12, 2021: Athletic Club 1 - 1 Levante

Force situation

Levante

The home team may be missing two players due to injury:

• C. Espi: Hamstring injury (availability uncertain)
• P. Martinez: Ankle injury (availability uncertain)

Athletic Club: A storm of injuries and suspensions.

Athletic Club is facing a serious squad crisis with a number of key players unavailable:

• Y. Alvarez: Absent due to doping suspension.
• U. Egiluz: Absent due to knee injury
• B. Prados Diaz: Absent due to knee injury
• I. Ruiz de Galarreta: Absent due to suspension (yellow card)
• O. Sancet: Absent due to suspension (red card)
• M. Sannadi: Absent due to knee injury
• I. Williams: Absent due to groin injury.
• A. Laporte: Availability uncertain (illness)
• N. Serrano: Availability is uncertain (hamstring injury)

Analysis and predictions

Despite Levante having home advantage and their opponents being ravaged by injuries and suspensions, their poor form makes their chances of securing all three points questionable. Athletic Club, even without several key players, is still considered the stronger team due to their superior head-to-head record and organized style of play. A draw or a narrow victory for the away team is the most likely scenario. Based on the analysis, Athletic Club has a very high chance of getting points in this match.

Team lineup updated at 23:53 on 29/11/2025

Official lineup

Levante

Diagram: 4-4-2

CoachJulián Calero Fernández

Starting lineup:

• 13. Mathew Ryan (G)
• 22. Jeremy Toljan (D)
• 5. Unai Elgezabal (D)
• 3. Alan Matturro (D)
• 23. Manuel Sánchez (D)
• 24. Carlos Álvarez (M)
• 16. Kervin Arriaga (M)
• 20. Oriol Rey (M)
• 8. Jon Ander Olasagasti (M)
• 21. Etta Eyong (F)
• 15. Goduine Koyalipou (F)

Substitutes:

• 32. Alejandro Primo
• 1. Pablo Cuñat
• 6. Diego Pampín
• 14. Jorge Cabello
• 35. Huseini Nakoha
• 7. Roger Brugué
• 17. Víctor García
• 18. Iker Losada
• 9. Iván Romero
• 11. José Luis Morales

Athletic Club

Diagram: 4-2-3-1

CoachErnesto Valverde Tejedor

Starting lineup:

• 1. Unai Simón (G)
• 15. Íñigo Lekue (D)
• 3. Daniel Vivian (D)
• 4. Aitor Paredes (D)
• 17. Yuri Berchiche (D)
• 18. Mikel Jauregizar (M)
• 30. Alejandro Rego (M)
• 23. Robert Navarro (M)
• 7. Álex Berenguer (M)
• 10. Nico Williams (M)
• 11. Gorka Guruzeta (F)

Substitutes:

• 27. Alex Padilla
• 47. Iker Monreal Agundez
• 19. Adama Boiro
• 12. Jesús Areso
• 2. Andoni Gorosabel
• 22. Nico Serrano
• 20. Unai Gómez
• 44. Selton Sanchez
• 6. Mikel Vesga
• 25. Urko Izeta