La Liga match between Levante and Athletic Club for Estadi Ciutat de València don enta one kind confusion as one live update on 16 September 2026 at 21:57 tok say di game don postpone to play at a later date. Di same update still show say lineups don announce and players dey warm up. Levante manager na Luís Castro and e set 4-3-3, while Athletic Club manager na Edin Terzic and e set 4-2-3-1.
Before di wahala, Levante bin pick five points from dia first five La Liga games. Dia last match na 4-2 home defeat against Barcelona for Estadi Ciutat de València. Los Granotes only get 26% possession and record seven shots on target, with Ivan Romero and Roger Brugue finding di net.
Athletic Club collect seven points from five league matches dis season. Dia most recent game na 1-1 draw against Elche for San Mamés. Di Basque side enjoy 66% possession and register three shots on target, with Inaki Williams on di scoresheet.
Athletic get three straight victories against Levante. Dia last encounter na for San Mamés, where Athletic claim 4-2 home win. Di past 10 head-to-head meetings don feature seven Athletic wins and three draws.
Levante record for di period na 4 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.7 goals from 5.2 shots on goal and 14.8 attempts. Levante don get 42.1% possession, 370.4 passes and 5.1 corners per match. On average, di opposition don score 2.0 goals from 5.6 shots on goal and 13.4 attempts, while dem dey awarded 5.0 corners.
Top goalscorer Roger Brugue don find di net 4 times, Carlos Espi get 3, with Adrian De La Fuente and two other players on 2. Jon Olasagasti and Pablo Martinez na di leading assists makers with 3, while goalie Mathew Ryan don keep 3 clean sheets.
Athletic don win 3, lose 5 and draw 2, averaging 4.5 shots on goal, 13.7 attempts and 1.4 goals. Los Leones average 47.2% possession, 406.2 passes, 6.6 corners taken and 4.7 corners against dem, while 1.6 goals don dey conceded from 9.5 attempts and 4.4 shots on goal. Robert Navarro and Nico Williams don top score with 3, while Inaki Williams follow on 2. Inaki Williams get 4 assists in di previous 10 games, while Unai Simon get 2 clean sheets to im name.
Levante confirmed lineup for 4-3-3: Mathew Ryan as goalkeeper, Nacho Pérez, Adrián de la Fuente, Ifeanyi Ndukwe, Manu Sanchez, Jon Ander Olasagasti, Oriol Rey, Enzo Bardeli, Paco Cortés, Iván Romero and Thiago Fernandez. Athletic Club confirmed lineup for 4-2-3-1: Unai Simón as goalkeeper, Johaneko Louisjean, Aitor Paredes, Aymeric Laporte, Yuri Berchiche, Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Mikel Jauregizar, Robert Navarro, Oihan Sancet, Alejandro Berenguer Remiro and Maroan Sannadi.
One betting preview tok say e get value for Over 2.5 goals on di Total Goals market. Di preview believe Levante and Athletic Club get potential to score three or more. Di same preview mention say Levante meet Athletic Club for Estadi Ciutat de València, with kick-off set for 15:30 on Wednesday 16 September. But di live update later tok say match don postpone.
Another report tok say Athletic visit Levante at 21:00 on Tuesday in a finely poised meeting. Di report call am hosts’ home steel against di visitors’ strong record in Orriols. Athletic get three wins and two draws from dia last five trips, and last season dem lead 0-2 at break then close it out. According to El Correo, before Barcelona’s visit Levante bin get seven wins and one draw at home, and dis season dem hit Betis 5-2. Athletic look sharper away for Balaídos against Celta, though last season dem be di fifth-worst travellers, only ahead of Elche, Osasuna, Mallorca and Oviedo. Dem must sustain intensity for 90 minutes.
Levante rarely fold, as dem show when dem pull two back after trailing 0-3 to Barcelona, having gone 0-2 down inside 15 minutes. Terzic’s team face a sixth early-season test, with di Elche draw adding pressure. He keep di same line-up for di first time dis league after di Atlético display, but di level drop. With Saturday’s derby looming, tweaks look likely as he targets freshness and balance. Di doubt don ease, Iñaki Williams don pass im knock and will start again at centre-forward, with Terzic stressing im captaincy. Berenguer could return for Robert Navarro, Jauregizar may get im first start, and perhaps Hugo Rincón comes in after only featuring for Camp Nou, with Johaneko preferred on Saturday. President Jon Uriarte don travel and will dey for di directors’ box. Heavy showers dey forecast, so di pitch suppose slick, unlike di very dry surface Flick lamented. Cutting edge will be key, di last two for di Ciutat produce 13 goals, seven for and six against.
