La Liga · Matchweek 7
Ayoze Pérez 41'
Alberto Moleiro 54'
Georges Mikautadze 86'
HT 1:1
Iván Romero 42'
Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 17:30 (UK) · Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal
Villarreal 16th → 8th · 8 pts|Levante 17th · 5 pts

Alberto Moleiro scored once and set up two more as Villarreal beat Levante 3-1 to climb from 16th to 8th.

Player of the matchAlberto Moleiro9.2Decisive moment54' Alberto Moleiro+0.8

Villarreal 3-1 Levante: Moleiro's goal and two assists

Key numbers

  • xG 4.27 v 0.45: chances favoured Villarreal
  • Levante managed 6 shots; Villarreal's average is 14.6
  • Moleiro: 7 key passes, 1 goal, 2 assists

Villarreal's shot count tells the story

Villarreal went ahead in the 41st minute, were pegged back a minute later, then regained the lead in the 54th and added a third in the 86th. They had 21 shots to six, and Levante's six was far below the 14.6 Villarreal have conceded on average in seven matches this season.

Moleiro broke the 1-1 deadlock

Moleiro's 54th-minute goal, which broke the 1-1 deadlock, was worth +0.8 FN xPts. Villarreal scored three from 4.27 xG, so they could have been more clinical. The win lifted them to eighth on 8 points, while Levante stayed 17th on 5.

Player of the match
Alberto Moleiro 9.2Dominant

He scored once, set up two goals and made seven key passes.

Moleiro had a hand in all three goals, assisting in the 41st and 86th minutes and scoring in the 54th. His attacking output was the foundation of his FN Score, and two of his three shots were on target.

Game state

1-01-12-13-1
Villarreal ahead 37 min · level 53 min · Levante ahead 0 min
  • Georges Mikautadze — off the bench 23 min · 1G 0A

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.

41' Ayoze Pérez Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Alberto Moleiro +0.2 +0.7
42' Iván Romero Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Jeremy Toljan +0.2 +0.6
54' Alberto Moleiro Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Ilias Akhomach +0.2 +0.8
86' Georges Mikautadze Goal · assist Alberto Moleiro +0.1
Villarreal Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +1.6Opponent moments −0.7Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Levante Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.2Time effect −0.1→ 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.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

VillarrealLevante
62%Possession38%
4.27Expected goals (xG)0.45
0.2xG per shot0.08
21Shots6
7Shots on target1
33%Shots on target %17%
13Shots in box6
613Passes367
89%Pass accuracy82%
7Corners1
0Saves3
9Fouls10
1Yellow cards1
1Offsides0

Compared with usual

Villarreal

7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31.7
Conceded12
xG4.271.9
xG against0.451.6
Shots2114.9
On target76.4
Shots faced614.6
xG per shot0.20.13
Possession62%59.7%
Passes613575.4
Pass accuracy89%88.7%
Corners77.3
Fouls910.9

Levante

5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.4
Conceded31.8
xG0.451.5
xG against4.271.6
Shots611.6
On target14.2
Shots faced2114
xG per shot0.080.12
Possession38%40.4%
Passes367351.6
Pass accuracy82%80%
Corners13.4
Fouls1010

Timeline

  • 13' Yellow Aïssa Mandi
  • 41' Goal Ayoze Pérez league goal #1 assist Alberto Moleiro
  • 42' Goal Iván Romero league goal #2 assist Jeremy Toljan
  • 54' Goal Alberto Moleiro league goal #2 assist Ilias Akhomach
  • 63' Sub Aïssa Mandi → Ifeanyi Ndukwe
  • 63' Sub Thiago Fernández → Víctor García
  • 63' Sub Iván Romero → Yanis Musuayi
  • 67' Sub Ilias Akhomach → Gerard Moreno
  • 67' Sub Ayoze Pérez → Georges Mikautadze
  • 72' Sub Enzo Bardeli → Daniel Requena
  • 79' Yellow Tajon Buchanan
  • 80' Sub Pau Navarro → Santiago Mouriño
  • 80' Sub Tajon Buchanan → Nicolas Pépé
  • 84' Sub Oriol Rey → Petar Ratkov
  • 86' Goal Georges Mikautadze league goal #2 assist Alberto Moleiro
  • 87' Sub Pape Gueye → Carlos Maciá

Category leaders

  • Key passesAlberto Moleiro7
  • Duels wonIlias Akhomach9/12
  • DribblesIlias Akhomach8/10
  • Defensive actionsNathan-Dylan Saliba8
  • ShotsAyoze Pérez4 (on target 3)
  • Fouls wonPape Gueye3
#La Liga#Villarreal#Levante#Alberto Moleiro#Ilias Akhomach#FN Score

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.