Espanyol 3-0 Levante: Roberto Fernández's early brace sets the tone
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Key numbers
- xG 1.55 v 0.28: better chances for Espanyol
- Led for about 85 minutes after a 5' goal
- Levante: 4 shots, none on target
Two early goals gave Espanyol control
Espanyol beat Levante 3-0 on Matchweek 1. Roberto Fernández scored in the fifth minute and again in the 40th, and Espanyol led for about 85 minutes of the match. Tyrhys Dolan added a third in the 80th minute, set up by Rafel Bauzà.
Levante never tested the goalkeeper
Fernández's opener was worth +0.7 FN xPts and his second +0.5, so the match was largely settled before the break. Espanyol scored three from 1.55 xG, while Levante put none of their four shots on target.
Player of the match
Roberto Fernández 8.3Dominant
He scored twice from two shots on target and created two further chances.
Fernández's goals in the fifth and 40th minutes gave Espanyol a 2-0 half-time lead. That early cushion meant Espanyol spent about 85 minutes in front, and Levante never got a shot on target.
Game state
1-02-03-0
Espanyol ahead 85 min · level 5 min · Levante ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
5'
Roberto Fernández
Goal
+0.7
40'
Roberto Fernández
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Javier Hernandez +0.2
+0.5
80'
Tyrhys Dolan
Goal · assist Rafel Bauzà
0.0
Espanyol
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +1.2Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Levante
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
EspanyolLevante
1.55Expected goals (xG)0.28
Timeline
- 5'
Goal
Roberto Fernández league goal #1
- 37'
Yellow
Urko González
- 40'
Goal
Roberto Fernández league goal #2 assist Javier Hernandez
- 46'
Sub
Carlos Álvarez → Enzo Bardeli
- 46'
Sub
Paco Cortés → Etta Eyong
- 63'
Yellow
Álex Calatrava
- 64'
Sub
Iván Romero → Marc Santos
- 68'
Yellow
Javier Hernandez
- 72'
Sub
Urko González → Pol Lozano
- 72'
Sub
Álex Calatrava → Rafel Bauzà
- 76'
Sub
Nacho Pérez → Jeremy Toljan
- 76'
Sub
Víctor García → Kareem Tunde
- 80'
Goal
Tyrhys Dolan league goal #1 assist Rafel Bauzà
- 81'
Sub
Tyrhys Dolan → Jofre Carreras
- 82'
Sub
Javier Hernandez → Pere Milla
- 86'
Sub
Edu Expósito → Marcos Fernández
Category leaders
- Key passesJavier Hernandez3
- Duels wonNacho Pérez7/8
- DribblesPaco Cortés2/2
- Defensive actionsNacho Pérez5
- ShotsTyrhys Dolan4 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonNacho Pérez3
#Espanyol#Levante#La Liga#Roberto Fernández#Tyrhys Dolan
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.