Villarreal vs Levante: Levante Scoreless on the Road
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Villarreal host Levante in La Liga on Sunday, 20 September 2026, at Estadio de la Cerámica in Villarreal, with both clubs sitting level on five points. The visitors arrive seeking their first away goal of the league campaign after failing to find the net in three road fixtures.
Levante have scored zero goals in three away matches
Levante enter Matchweek 7 in 16th place with five points from five matches. While they produced five goals against Real Betis in August and scored twice in a 4-2 defeat to Barcelona on 13 September 2026, their record away from home tells a starkly different story. In three road games in this competition, Levante have drawn 0-0 at Osasuna, drawn 0-0 at Malaga, and lost 3-0 at Espanyol, registering zero goals scored and three conceded.
Injuries also reduce the visitors' options. A. Primo, H. Sotelo, and K. Etta Eyong are confirmed out for this match. Top scorer Roger Brugué, who has three goals across all competitions this season, leads an attack that generates an average of 1.60 expected goals per game while allowing 1.66.
Villarreal ended a four-match slide at Malaga
Villarreal sit 15th in the table with five points from six games. A 3-1 away win against Malaga on 17 September 2026 broke a run of four consecutive defeats across all competitions, which included a 3-2 defeat at Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League and domestic losses to Deportivo La Coruna, Real Betis, and Alaves.
The home side have lost both of their league matches at Estadio de la Cerámica, falling 3-2 to Deportivo La Coruna on 5 September 2026 and 2-1 to Real Betis on 14 September 2026. S. Comesana is sidelined with an injury, and J. Foyth is doubtful. In attack, Pape Gueye leads Villarreal with three goals this season, part of a team generating 1.80 expected goals per match while conceding 1.72.
Villarreal won both 2026 meetings by aggregate score of 6-1
The two fixtures between the clubs earlier in 2026 produced two Villarreal victories. Villarreal earned a 1-0 win on 18 February 2026 before recording a 5-1 victory on 2 May 2026.
Our model firmly expects a Villarreal win
Our forecasting model firmly expects a Villarreal win on Sunday. That call reflects Levante's ongoing drought on the road, where they have failed to score in 270 minutes of league football, along with Villarreal's productive attack that averages 1.80 expected goals per match and their two previous head-to-head victories against Levante in 2026.

