Levante 3-1 Athletic Club: Brugui's early double sets the tone
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG per shot 0.17 v 0.09: Levante's chances were better
- 7 shots on target, against a season average of 4.3
- 13 fouls, a season high across Levante's 8 matches
Two quick goals shaped the match
Levante beat Athletic Club 3-1 at home, and the match was largely settled by two quick goals from Brugui in the first half. Athletic pulled one back from the penalty spot after the break, but by then Levante had built a lead they would hold for about 70 minutes in total.
Fewer shots, but better ones
Levante had less of the ball and fewer shots, yet the quality of what they produced was higher. Their xG per shot was above Athletic's, and their seven shots on target compare with an average of 4.3 across their eight matches this season. It suggests they found the target more often from far fewer attempts.
Athletic shot often but without bite
Athletic Club had far more shots than Levante, but only four hit the target, and their xG per shot of 0.09 sat just under their seven-match average. That points to volume rather than danger. Hugo Rincón, who made the most key passes in the match, kept supplying chances without the finish arriving.
The opener carried the most weight
The opening goal carried the most weight. Brugui's 20th-minute finish, set up by Reque, was worth +0.7 FN xPts to Levante, while Athletic Club's FN xPts fell by 0.6. A second goal followed soon after, and even after the penalty and Aymeric Laporte's red card, Etta Eyong added a third deep into stoppage time.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Brugui 8.2Dominant
He scored in the 20th and 22nd minutes, turning both of his shots on target into goals.
Brugui's value came almost entirely from attacking output, with both of his shots finding the net. Because the goals arrived by the 22nd minute, Levante had a two-goal cushion early on and led for about 70 minutes in total. He was replaced in the 72nd minute, and Levante still finished two goals ahead thanks to Etta Eyong's late strike.
Game state
1-02-02-13-1
Levante ahead 70 min · level 20 min · Athletic Club ahead 0 min
- Athletic Club: Red card 73' → ~17 min a player down
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. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
20'
Brugui
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Reque +0.2 · ATH −0.6
+0.7
22'
Brugui
Goal · ATH −0.4
+0.5
67'
Álex Berenguer
Pen goal · LEV −0.5
+0.3
73'
Aymeric Laporte
Red card · LEV +0.2
−0.1
90+8'
Etta Eyong
Goal · ATH 0.0
0.0
Levante
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +1.2Opponent moments −0.3Time effect +0.7→ League points won 3
Athletic Club
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +0.2Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.5→ 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
LevanteAthletic Club
2.05Expected goals (xG)1.95
Compared with usual
Levante
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2 | |
| xG | 2.05 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 1.95 | 2 | |
| Shots | 12 | 11.9 | |
| On target | 7 | 4.3 | |
| Shots faced | 21 | 15.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.17 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 38% | 43.8% | |
| Passes | 331 | 382 | |
| Corners | 3 | 3.5 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 9.9 | high |
Athletic Club
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0.86 | |
| xG | 1.95 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 2.05 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 21 | 14.7 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.3 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 10.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 62% | 54% | |
| Passes | 542 | 494 | |
| Corners | 9 | 6.1 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 11.4 | |
Timeline
- 20'
Goal
Brugui league goal #4 assist Reque
- 22'
Goal
Brugui league goal #5
- 45'
Sub
Johaneko Louis Jean → Peio Canales
- 45'
Sub
Mikel Jauregizar → Iñaki Williams
- 61'
VAR
Maroan Sannadi
- 67'
Goal
Álex Berenguer (pen) league goal #2
- 72'
Sub
Petar Ratkov → Etta Eyong
- 72'
Sub
Iván Romero → Oriol Rey
- 72'
Sub
Brugui → Víctor García
- 73'
Red
Aymeric Laporte
- 77'
Yellow
Etta Eyong
- 80'
Yellow
Jeremy Toljan
- 81'
Sub
Ruíz de Galarreta → Aitor Paredes
- 81'
Sub
Hugo Rincón → Alejandro Rego
- 81'
Sub
Robert Navarro → Nico Williams
- 83'
Sub
Jeremy Toljan → Nacho Pérez
- 85'
Sub
Thiago Fernández → Paco Cortés
- 90+6'
Yellow
Yuri
- 90+8'
Goal
Etta Eyong league goal #1
Category leaders
- Key passesHugo Rincón5
- Duels wonÁlex Berenguer11/17
- DribblesThiago Fernández3/5
- Defensive actionsYuri5
- ShotsÁlex Berenguer5 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonMaroan Sannadi3
#La Liga#Levante#Athletic Club#Brugui#Etta Eyong#Álex Berenguer
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.