Match Report
Before the match
Levante came into the game with one win, two draws and two defeats from their last five outings, scoring nine goals and conceding ten. A 2-1 defeat away to Real Sociedad (25 October) was their most recent result.
La Liga, 25 October brought an away meeting with Real Sociedad; Levante lost 1-2, a return of one goal scored and two conceded. Levante hosted Athletic on 21 October (La Liga) and won 3-1; their goals totalled three, compared with one conceded. Deportivo hosted Levante (La Liga) on 16 October. For Levante, the score was 1-1: one goal scored, one allowed. 3-3 was Levante's result against Sevilla FC on 12 October (La Liga), playing at home; Levante drew, with three scored to three conceded. The 20 September fixture (La Liga) paired Levante with Villarreal. Levante lost 1-3 away from home, netting one goal while conceding three.
Levante: 15th, ten points, ten matches in the calculated La Liga standings at kickoff.
Atleti's previous five results comprised four wins and one draw. Their goal totals were 7 scored and 2 conceded, keeping three clean sheets, with no defeats. Latest: a 1-0 win at home to Deportivo on 24 October.
Playing at home against Deportivo (La Liga), Atleti finished 1-0 on 24 October. Their score comprised one goal, against zero from the opposition. 20 October: Atleti drew 1-1 against Stuttgart away from home in Champions League, scoring one goal and allowing one. Against Espanyol in La Liga, Atleti scored one and conceded zero on 17 October; the away from home result was 1-0. Atleti's at home game on 13 October (Champions League) ended 2-0 against Man United, with two goals for and zero against. On 10 October, Alavés faced Atleti in La Liga: Atleti won 2-1 away from home, having scored two and conceded one.
25 points in ten matches put Atleti 2nd in the pre-match results-based La Liga standings.
The last two recorded meetings were a 0-0 draw at Levante on 31 January and a 3-1 home win for Atleti on 8 November 2025.
After the match
Atleti beat Levante 2-0 on 31 October 2026. Alejandro Grimaldo opened the scoring in the 36th minute for Atleti to make it 1-0. Giuliano Simeone added to the tally 62 minutes into the game for Atleti, set up by Álex Baena, to make it 2-0. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Atleti 232 points stronger than Levante. Atleti: 61.3% to win this pairing in the model on current ratings; the match ended in their favour. Atleti are unbeaten in the latest 9 matches of their recorded form in the 2026/27 Champions League and the 2026/27 La Liga. Levante made five changes. Atleti made four changes. A clean sheet for Atleti.