Villarreal 3-1 Levante: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Villarreal won it

The opening goal came in the 41st minute: Ayoze Pérez for Villarreal, set up by Alberto Moleiro. Levante levelled at 1-1 in the 42nd minute through Iván Romero, set up by Jeremy Toljan. Alberto Moleiro made it 2-1 to Villarreal in the 54th minute, set up by Ilias Akhomach. Georges Mikautadze made it 3-1 to Villarreal in the 86th minute, set up by Alberto Moleiro.

It was 1-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The referee, M. Busquets Ferrer, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Villarreal and 2 to Levante.

Villarreal: I. Pérez Soto, 4-2-3-1 · Levante: L. Ferreira de Castro, 4-3-3.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.73 for Villarreal and 3.26 for Levante.

Villarreal scored about 2.3 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Levante left about 2.3 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Levante created the better chances, 3.26 xG to 0.73, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Villarreal had 7 shots on target, Levante 1.

Villarreal had 62% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Villarreal came into it with 8 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.6 a match, with 2.12 expected goals for and 1.31 against, and had won 25% of their matches.

Levante came into it with 8 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.23 expected goals for and 1.99 against, and had won 13% of their matches.

Villarreal vs Levante: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Alberto Moleiro (Villarreal), rated 9.4 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 2 assists.

Villarreal

• Alberto Moleiro 9.4 1 goal, 2 assists
• Ilias Akhomach 7.8 1 assist
• Renato Veiga 7.2
• Alex Freeman 7.2
• Georges Mikautadze 7.0 1 goal

Levante

• Iván Romero 7.1 1 goal
• Jeremy Toljan 7.0 1 assist
• Adrián Dela 6.9
• Thiago Fernández 6.7
• Ifeanyi Ndukwe 6.7

The lowest-rated starter was Jon Ander Olasagasti at 5.8. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Villarreal: Villarreal vs Elche Saturday 17 October 2026 · La Liga
• Levante: Levante vs Athletic Club Wednesday 21 October 2026 · La Liga

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Villarreal vs Levante

What was the score in Villarreal vs Levante?

Villarreal 3-1 Levante (half-time 1-1), La Liga, Sunday 20 September 2026.

Who scored in Villarreal vs Levante?

Ayoze Pérez 41', Iván Romero 42', Alberto Moleiro 54', Georges Mikautadze 86'.

Did Moneyball predict Villarreal vs Levante correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Villarreal vs Levante?

Alberto Moleiro, rated 9.4 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Villarreal vs Levante?

M. Busquets Ferrer.