La Liga · Sun, 16 Aug 2026 ·
Espanyol vs Levante — 3 - 0
RCDE Stadium · Referee: Carlos Muniz Munoz, Spain
Match report
Espanyol beat Levante 3-0 as R. Fernandez Jaen scores twice
Levante were beaten 3-0 by Espanyol at RCDE Stadium on Sunday, 16 August 2026 in La Liga matchday 1. R. Fernandez Jaen (5', 40') and T. Dolan (80') scored for Espanyol. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Espanyol had 54% of the ball and 16 shots (6 on target) against Levante’s 4 (0 on target). Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) was the top-rated player with 8.6. The result leaves Espanyol 15th in the La Liga table on 7 points and Levante 17th on 5.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Celta Vigo | 7 | +2 | 7 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 7 | -10 | 7 |
| 17 | Levante | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 18 | Elche | 7 | -6 | 5 |
Match events
- 5'goalR. Fernandez JaenNormal Goal
- 37'yellow cardUrko GonzálezYellow Card
- 40'goalR. Fernandez JaenAssist: J. Hernandez
- 46'substitutionC. AlvarezOff: E. Bardeli
- 46'substitutionP. CortesOff: K. Etta Eyong
- 63'yellow cardÁlex CalatravaYellow Card
- 64'substitutionI. RomeroOff: M. Santos
- 68'yellow cardJavier HernándezYellow Card
- 72'substitutionU. GonzalezOff: P. Lozano
- 72'substitutionA. CalatravaOff: R. Bauza
- 76'substitutionN. PerezOff: J. Toljan
- 76'substitutionV. GarciaOff: K. Tunde
- 80'goalT. DolanAssist: R. Bauza
- 81'substitutionT. DolanOff: Jofre
- 82'substitutionJ. HernandezOff: P. Milla
- 86'substitutionExpositoOff: M. Fernandez Sanchez
Lineups
Espanyol
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Manolo Gonzalez
Starting XI
- 13M. DmitrovicG
- 23O. El HilaliD
- 5C. RiedelD
- 14U. NunezD
- 29R. HinojoD
- 4U. GonzalezM
- 8ExpositoM
- 22A. CalatravaM
- 28J. HernandezM
- 24T. DolanM
- 9R. Fernandez JaenF
Substitutes
- 1A. FortunoG
- 31L. SerredG
- 16V. DrkusicD
- 3Q. HartmanD
- 32J. A. LopezD
- 10P. LozanoM
- 20Gabriel MoscardoM
- 26R. BauzaM
- 11P. MillaM
- 17JofreF
- 18M. Fernandez SanchezF
- 27A. TimeraF
Levante
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Luis Castro
Starting XI
- 13M. RyanG
- 29N. PerezD
- 4DelaD
- 2A. MandiD
- 23M. SanchezD
- 8J. A. OlasagastiM
- 20O. ReyM
- 17V. GarciaM
- 10C. AlvarezM
- 27P. CortesM
- 9I. RomeroF
Substitutes
- 1P. CunatG
- 36I. GaldinG
- 22J. ToljanD
- 14J. CabelloD
- 38A. CalatravaM
- 18E. BardeliM
- 34M. Usedo DomingoM
- 19K. TundeF
- 21K. Etta EyongF
- 33M. SantosD
Match statistics
- 54%Possession46%
- 1.55Expected goals (xG)0.28
- 16Total shots4
- 6Shots on target0
- 6Shots off target3
- 4Blocked shots1
- 9Shots inside the box2
- 7Shots outside the box2
- 0Corners1
- 1Offsides1
- 17Fouls7
- 3Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves3
- 457Passes390
- 386Accurate passes331
- 84%Pass accuracy85%
- -0.05Goals prevented-0.05
Player statistics
Espanyol
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Marko DmitrovićG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Clemens RiedelD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Unai NúñezD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 23Omar El HilaliD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 29Roger HinojoD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 4Urko GonzálezM | 72 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Edu ExpósitoM | 86 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Álex CalatravaM | 72 | 7.3 | ||
| 24Tyrhys DolanM | 81 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 28Javier HernándezM | 82 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 9Roberto FernándezFTop rated | 90 | 8.6 | 2 | |
| 1Angel FortunoG | – | – | ||
| 31Llorenç SerredG | – | – | ||
| 3Quilindschy HartmanD | – | – | ||
| 16Vanja DrkušićD | – | – | ||
| 32José Ángel LópezD | – | – | ||
| 10Pol LozanoM | 18 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Pere MillaM | 8 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Gabriel MoscardoM | – | – | ||
| 26Rafael BauzàM | 18 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 17Jofre CarrerasF | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Marcos FernándezF | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 27Adama TimeraF | – | – |
Levante
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Mathew RyanG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 2Aïssa MandiD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 4Adrián de la FuenteD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 23Manuel SánchezD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 29Nacho PérezD | 76 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Jon Ander OlasagastiM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Carlos ÁlvarezM | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Víctor GarcíaM | 76 | 6.2 | ||
| 20Oriol ReyM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 27Paco CortésM | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Iván RomeroF | 64 | 6.6 | ||
| 1Pablo Cunat CamposG | – | – | ||
| 36Igor GaldinG | – | – | ||
| 14Jorge CabelloD | – | – | ||
| 22Jeremy ToljanD | 14 | 6.3 | ||
| 33Marc SantosD | 26 | 6.5 | ||
| 18Enzo BardeliM | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 34Manel Usedo DomingoM | – | – | ||
| 38Alberto CalatravaM | – | – | ||
| 19Kareem TundeF | 14 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Etta EyongF | 45 | 6.3 |
