Espanyol 3:0 Levante: La Liga Match Result

Match report

Espanyol booked their first win of the La Liga campaign with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Levante at RCTC Stadium on Saturday. Roberto Fernandez Jaen struck twice to open the scoring before T. Dolan added a third late on, leaving the home side with maximum points after the opening round.

Fernandez Jaen was the architect from the first whistle, producing two clinical finishes inside the opening forty minutes. His opener came in the fifth minute, and he doubled Espanyol's advantage just before the break with a second goal in quick succession. The hosts never looked back after that, and here's the thing — Levante never really got their footing.

T. Dolan made it three in the 80th minute, and was promptly replaced himself in the 81st. The rest of the second half played out with Espanyol controlling territory and Levante chasing shadows. Yellow cards for U. Gonzalez, A. Calatrava and J. Hernandez marked a fractious afternoon, while Levante's goalkeeper was called into action only three times.

The statistics tell the story plainly. Espanyol registered twelve shots, six on target, against Levante's five attempts with none finding the net. Expected goals figures of 1.55 to 0.28 reflect the gulf in quality, and Espanyol created two big chances compared to Levante's zero. possession sat at 54 per cent for the home side.

By then the result was already settled, and the table positions shifted accordingly. Espanyol move into 14th place on three points after one win from three games, while Levante drop to 10th with four points from their opening trio of fixtures.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 54 – 46

Shots on target 6 – 0

Shots off target 6 – 3

Expected goals 1.55 – 0.28

⚽ 5' R. Fernandez Jaen — Goal 🟨 37' U. Gonzalez — Yellow card ⚽ 40' R. Fernandez Jaen — Goal ⇄ 46' C. Alvarez — Substitution ⇄ 46' P. Cortes — Substitution 🟨 63' A. Calatrava — Yellow card ⇄ 64' I. Romero — Substitution 🟨 68' J. Hernandez — Yellow card ⇄ 72' U. Gonzalez — Substitution ⇄ 72' A. Calatrava — Substitution ⇄ 76' N. Perez — Substitution ⇄ 76' V. Garcia — Substitution ⚽ 80' T. Dolan — Goal ⇄ 81' T. Dolan — Substitution ⇄ 82' J. Hernandez — Substitution ⇄ 86' Exposito — Substitution

Match events

5' 1:0 Espanyol Goal R. Fernandez Jaen
37' 1:0 Espanyol Yellow card U. Gonzalez
40' 2:0 Espanyol Goal R. Fernandez Jaen assist: J. Hernandez
46' 2:0 Levante Substitution C. Alvarez off: E. Bardeli
46' 2:0 Levante Substitution P. Cortes off: K. Etta Eyong
63' 2:0 Espanyol Yellow card A. Calatrava
64' 2:0 Levante Substitution I. Romero off: M. Santos
68' 2:0 Espanyol Yellow card J. Hernandez
72' 2:0 Espanyol Substitution U. Gonzalez off: P. Lozano
72' 2:0 Espanyol Substitution A. Calatrava off: R. Bauza
76' 2:0 Levante Substitution N. Perez off: J. Toljan
76' 2:0 Levante Substitution V. Garcia off: K. Tunde
80' 3:0 Espanyol Goal T. Dolan assist: R. Bauza
81' 3:0 Espanyol Substitution T. Dolan off: Jofre
82' 3:0 Espanyol Substitution J. Hernandez off: P. Milla
86' 3:0 Espanyol Substitution Exposito off: M. Fernandez Sanchez

Statistics

54 Possession, % 46

6 Shots on target 0

6 Shots off target 3

1.55 Expected goals 0.28

2 Big chances 0

0 Corners 1

17 Fouls 7

7 Free kicks 16

1 Offsides 1

3 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

3 Goal kicks 10

22 Throw-ins 20

All statistics

10/1759% Aerial duels 7/1741%

70 Backward passes 67

4 Blocked shots 1

26 Clearances 21

1/1010% Crosses 2/1513%

6/1443% Dribbles 4/850%

0.76 Expected assists 0.24

71 Failed passes 59

0 Goalkeeper saves 3

8 Interceptions 8

11 Key passes 3

20/4445% Long passes 23/4353%

73 Passes into the final third 52

209 Passes in the opposition half 181

258 Passes in own half 224

0.38 Shot accuracy 0

7 Shots from outside the box 2

9 Shots inside the box 2

14/1782% Tackles 9/2143%

457 Total passes 390

Line-ups

Espanyol

Starting XI
#	Player	number
13	Marko Dmitrović	13
5	Clemens Riedel	5
14	Unai Núñez Gestoso	14
23	Omar El Hilali	23
29	Roger Inoho	29
4	Urko González de Zárate Quirós	4
8	Eduardo Expósito Jaén	8
22	Álex Calatrava Torrado	22
24	Tyrhys Dolan	24
9	Roberto Fernández Jaén	9
28	H. Hernandez	28

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Ángel Fortuño Viñas	1
31	Lawrence Cerruti	31
3	Kilenshi Hartman	3
16	Vanja Drkušić	16
32	José Ángel López	32
10	Pol Lozano Vizuete	10
11	Pere Milla	11
20	Gabriel Moscardo	20
26	Rafael Bauza	26
17	Jofre Carreras Pagès	17
18	Marcos Fernández Sánchez	18
27	Adama Timera	27

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Levante

Starting XI
#	Player	number
13	Mathew David Ryan	13
2	Aïssa Mandi	2
4	Adrián de la Fuente Barquilla	4
23	Manuel Sánchez de la Peña	23
29	N. Pérez	29
8	Jon Ander Olasagasti Imizcoz	8
10	Carlos Álvarez Rivera	10
20	Oriol Rey	20
9	Iván Romero de Ávila Araque	9
17	Víctor García Raja	17
27	P. Cortés	27

Substitutes
#	Player	number
14	Jorge Cabelló	14
22	Jeremy Toljan	22
18	Enzo Bardeli	18
19	K. Tunde	19
21	K. Etta Eyong	21

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Barcelona	7	7	0	0	21
2	Atlético Madrid	7	5	1	1	16
3	Real Betis	7	5	1	1	16
4	Real Madrid	7	5	0	2	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	4	1	2	13
6	Alavés	7	3	2	2	11
7	Deportivo La Coruña	7	2	4	1	10
8	Real Sociedad	7	3	1	3	10
9	Villarreal	7	2	2	3	8
10	Athletic Club	6	2	2	2	8

Espanyol — Levante: 3:0, La Liga

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