- 1 Levante vs Athletic Bilbao: the washed-out fixture returns with Levante one place above the drop
- 2 Levante: ten goals at home, but sixteen conceded in eight games
- 3 Athletic Bilbao: three clean sheets in a row, two blanks in front of goal
- 4 Free La Liga Prediction: Levante vs Athletic Bilbao
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Levante vs Athletic Bilbao: the washed-out fixture returns with Levante one place above the drop 
On 16 September torrential rain flooded the pitch at the Ciutat de Valencia and a power cut left the stadium in darkness minutes before kick-off, with fans already in their seats. LaLiga called the game off and moved it to Wednesday, 7pm UK time.
Levante haven’t beaten Athletic Club since a 3-0 win in December 2018. The eleven meetings since have brought eight Athletic wins and three draws, including 2-0 in Valencia in November 2025 and 4-2 at San Mames last February.
The table has changed a lot since then. Levante are 17th on 7 points from eight games, one place and no points above Elche in the relegation zone. They’ve drawn two and lost two of their last four, and they haven’t won in six league games since beating Betis 5-2 in August.
Athletic are 11th on 9 points but have only played seven, because this game and the trip to Rayo Vallecano, abandoned in the 25th minute on 10 October after objects were thrown onto the pitch, are both outstanding. Edin Terzic’s side have two games in hand on most of the division.
Their recent pattern is unusual. Athletic have kept three straight clean sheets in the league but haven’t scored in either of their last two, a 0-0 with Alaves and another 0-0 at Valencia on Saturday.
So a side that keeps leaking goals hosts a side that has stopped scoring them. I know which of those problems I’d rather have.
Levante: ten goals at home, but sixteen conceded in eight games 
Luis Castro’s side score at home. They put five past Betis, three past Sevilla in a 3-3 on 12 October and two past Barcelona, and their three home games have produced ten goals for and nine against.
Away from Valencia they’ve scored twice in five games. The draw at Deportivo last Friday, 1-1, was their fourth league game in 13 days.
The defence is the worry. Sixteen goals conceded is the joint fourth-worst record in La Liga, and they shipped four at home to Barcelona and three to both Villarreal and Espanyol away from home.
Castro has lost Hugo Sotelo to a knee sprain and Alex Primo to a dislocated shoulder. Karl Etta Eyong is back in training after a thigh problem, but Castro said last week he wouldn’t take any risks with him and only expected him to train fully this week.
Ifeanyi Ndukwe should keep his place at centre-back after Castro singled him out for praise at Deportivo, and Ivan Romero is likely to lead the line between Paco Cortes and Thiago Fernandez. Ryan stays in goal behind a back four of Nacho Perez, Adrian de la Fuente, Ndukwe and Manu Sanchez.
Olasagasti, Oriol Rey and Bardeli are expected in midfield. Levante travel to Real Sociedad on Sunday, and both clubs start their Copa del Rey campaigns the following week.
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Athletic Bilbao: three clean sheets in a row, two blanks in front of goal 
Athletic have conceded six league goals in seven games, the kind of record that usually puts a side in the top six. Seven scored is why they aren’t there.
The absences explain a lot of it. Nico Williams has a thigh injury and isn’t expected back until the end of October, Oihan Sancet is out until early November with a calf problem, and Unai Egiluz won’t play again until January after a cruciate injury. That leaves Terzic short of attackers just as the goals have dried up.
Gorka Guruzeta is a doubt with a knee problem and Johaneko Louis-Jean is struggling with a knock, while Alvaro Djalo has recovered from the flu that kept him out at Valencia. Aymeric Laporte is back after illness and should partner Paredes in central defence.
The season started well. Athletic won 2-0 at Celta and beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 at San Mames in the first two rounds, before a 3-1 home defeat by Sevilla and a 2-0 loss at Barcelona.
Away from home they’ve won one, drawn one and lost one, scoring two and conceding two. Their last three league games have all finished without them conceding, and two of those came against Alaves and Valencia.
The fixture list is busy after this: Getafe on Sunday, then the Basque derby against Real Sociedad on 1 November. Terzic still has the rearranged Rayo game to fit in as well.
Probable lineup Levante: Ryan; Nacho Perez, Adrian de la Fuente, Ndukwe, Manu Sanchez; Olasagasti, Oriol Rey, Bardeli; Paco Cortes, Ivan Romero, Thiago Fernandez
Probable lineup Athletic Bilbao: Unai Simon; Louis-Jean, Paredes, Laporte, Yuri Berchiche; Ruiz de Galarreta, Jauregizar; Navarro, Berenguer, Djalo; Sannadi
Free La Liga Prediction: Levante vs Athletic Bilbao
Our prediction: Athletic Bilbao to win (2.10)
I’d back Athletic. They haven’t lost to Levante in eleven meetings, they haven’t conceded in their last three league games, and Levante’s defence has let in 16 in eight. A side that struggles to score can still win this, because Levante give chances away.
Levante’s home scoring is the obvious threat, and I’d accept that a 1-1 wouldn’t be a surprise. But they’ve won once all season, and that was in August.
Athletic to win at 2.10 is the pick. I’m not convinced by Levante’s back four against anyone, and Athletic’s two blanks came against Alaves and Valencia, while Levante haven’t kept a clean sheet at home all season.
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