Osasuna and Levante played out a goalless draw in the second round of La Liga's 2026-27 season on Sunday at El Sadar stadium. The match ended 0:0 after ninety minutes of competitive football that offered little to separate two sides with contrasting fortunes in recent fixtures. Osasuna, sitting fifth with seven points from three games, extended their unbeaten domestic run while Levante dropped to tenth place with four points after one win, one draw and one defeat.
Iván Romero received the first booking of the afternoon in the thirty-eighth minute, a yellow card that came after a late challenge in midfield. By then both sides had settled into their shape, with Levante controlling slightly more possession at 54 per cent while Osasuna pressed higher up the pitch. The home side created two big chances but could not find the finish, while Levante's keeper Matthew Ryan had to make seven saves to keep his side in it.
The second half brought a flurry of changes from both managers, starting with Osasuna bringing on Aitor Oroz and Rubén García in the seventy-second minute. Nereo Perez and T. Fernandez followed eight minutes later for Levante, while Ante Budimir and Iker Arguibide came on for Osasuna in the eightieth and eighty-first minutes respectively. Kike Barja picked up a second yellow in the eighty-eighth minute, suggesting the tension was building as the game entered its final stages.
Osasuna made three more substitutions in the closing moments, with Mikel Gomez, Oriol Rey and I. Romero entering the fray at the eighty-seventh, eighty-eighth and ninetieth minutes. Sergio Herrera collected a yellow card in stoppage time, bringing the total bookings to three for the match. The home side had more corners at nine to four, but Levante's possession advantage meant they dominated the midfield battle.
The statistics tell a story of frustrated attacking intent from both sides. Osasuna recorded seven shots on target with an expected goals figure of 0.7, while Levante managed only one shot on target despite a higher xG of 1.28. The visitors completed 338 passes to Osasuna's 271, but their shot accuracy of nine per cent compared to fifty-eight per cent for the hosts showed a clear difference in their final execution.
What matters most is how this result sits in the table. Osasuna remain fifth with seven points after three matches, having won two and drawn one. Levante drop to tenth with four points, their defeat coming in their third game of the campaign. The draw keeps both sides within touching distance of each other in the standings, though the gap in quality remains evident in the numbers.
