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Villarreal vs Levante: lineups

Villarreal 15 · 5 points
Levante 16 · 5 points

Predicted lineups Villarreal vs Levante

Villarreal 4-4-2
25 Gulácsi
20 Romero or Cardona
12 Veiga
6 Navarro
3 Freeman
10 Moleiro or Buchanan
18 Gueye
24 Saliba
19 Pépé or Akhomach
7 Moreno
9 Mikautadze

Predicted lineup for Villarreal: Gulácsi, Romero, Veiga, Navarro, Freeman, Moleiro, Gueye, Saliba, Pépé, Moreno, Mikautadze

Levante 4-3-3
13 Ryan
23 Sánchez
2 Mandi
4 De La Fuente or Dela
29 Pérez
8 Olasagasti
7 Brugui
20 Rey
24 Fernández
9 Romero
6 Sánchez

Predicted lineup for Levante: Ryan, Sánchez, Mandi, De La Fuente, Pérez, Olasagasti, Brugui, Rey, Fernández, Romero, Sánchez

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Villarreal

Villarreal will be without Santi Comesaña for several weeks. The midfielder will miss the visit of Levante, ending a run in which he had started four of the club's last five league games.

Elsewhere, Péter Gulácsi is set to continue in goal ahead of Luiz Júnior, with both having split time between the posts recently. Nicolas Pépé could start on the right, but Ilias Akhomach is also in contention after setting up a goal on his first start, against Malaga. On the left, Carlos Romero and Sergi Cardona are competing for the place. Romero was left out of the team at Malaga and played the final 27 minutes as a substitute.

Juan Foyth remains a doubt because of an Achilles issue, though he could be included if the risk is considered low enough.

Levante

Hugo Sotelo, who made his first start against Barcelona last week, has since been ruled out for several weeks with a right-knee sprain. Karl Etta Eyong remains sidelined with a thigh problem and is not expected back until early October.

Further back, Jeremy Toljan's own recent breakthrough looks set to be short-lived: Nacho Pérez is expected to start at right-back this weekend, with barely anything to separate the two in how they have played. Centre-back stays a toss-up as well, with Adrián De La Fuente expected to play alongside Aïssa Mandi and Dela the alternative.

Injuries and suspensions

Villarreal

  • Santi Comesaña Injury Unavailable
  • Juan Foyth Achilles tendon injury Doubtful

Levante

  • Primo Shoulder injury Unavailable
  • Hugo Sotelo Knee injury Unavailable
  • Etta Eyong Injury Unavailable

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Villarreal

  1. Pape Gueye Midfielder 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Georges Mikautadze Forward 1 goals 2 assists
  3. Nicolas Pépé Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Gerard Moreno Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Alberto Moleiro Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists

Levante

  1. Brugui Midfielder 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Jon Ander Olasagasti Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Enzo Bardeli Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Dela Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Iván Romero Forward 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Villarreal

Player Starts Min. Form
Renato Veiga 5/5 450 mixed
Pape Gueye 4/5 349 solid
Georges Mikautadze 3/5 317 solid
Tajon Buchanan 4/5 311 solid
Santi Comesaña 4/5 307 mixed
Nicolas Pépé 3/4 287 strong
Péter Gulácsi 3/3 270 strong
Alexander Freeman 2/5 267 solid

Levante

Player Starts Min. Form
Mathew Ryan 5/5 450 strong
Aïssa Mandi 5/5 450 strong
Dela 5/5 431 solid
Manu Sánchez 5/5 431 mixed
Jon Ander Olasagasti 5/5 415 solid
Oriol Rey 4/5 389 mixed
Brugui 4/4 354 strong
Iván Romero 4/5 315 solid

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.99 0.89
  • Predicted goals2.5
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals67%
  • Corners10.0

Team comparison

VIL home Per match LEV away
0.00 Points 0.67
1.50 Goals for 0.00
2.50 Goals against 1.00
2.00 xG for 0.89
1.85 xG against 1.50
7.0 Corners 3.0
LL Home and away form LDD

Villarreal vs Levante: head-to-head record

25 previous meetings
16 Villarreal 1 draws 8 Levante
  • Goals per match2.48
  • Both teams scored36%
  • Over 2.5 goals48%
  • Aug 2026 Villarreal 1 - 0 Levante
  • May 2026 Villarreal 5 - 1 Levante
  • Feb 2026 Levante 0 - 1 Villarreal
  • Aug 2022 Villarreal 3 - 1 Levante
  • Apr 2022 Levante 2 - 0 Villarreal
  • Jan 2022 Villarreal 5 - 0 Levante
  • Apr 2021 Levante 1 - 5 Villarreal
  • Feb 2021 Levante 1 - 0 Villarreal
  • Jan 2021 Villarreal 2 - 1 Levante
  • Feb 2020 Villarreal 2 - 1 Levante

Frequently asked questions

When will the lineup for Villarreal vs Levante be announced?

Predicted lineups will appear on this page a few days before the match. Confirmed teams usually follow around an hour before kick-off, scheduled for .

Who is unavailable for Villarreal against Levante?

Villarreal are without Santi Comesaña (injury) and Juan Foyth (achilles tendon injury).

Who is unavailable for Levante against Villarreal?

Levante are without Primo (shoulder injury), Hugo Sotelo (knee injury) and Etta Eyong (injury).

What formation do Villarreal play?

Villarreal have used a 4-4-2 in 4 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-4-2.

What formation do Levante play?

Levante have used a 4-3-3 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-3-3.

How did the last meeting between Villarreal and Levante finish?

On 5 August 2026, Villarreal vs Levante finished 1-0.

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