Levante 0-2 Atlético de Madrid: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Atlético de Madrid won it

The opening goal came in the 36th minute: Alejandro Grimaldo for Atlético de Madrid. Giuliano Simeone made it 0-2 to Atlético de Madrid in the 62nd minute, set up by Álex Baena.

It was 0-1 at half-time.

The referee, R. De Burgos Bengoetxea, showed 2 yellow cards: 2 to Levante and 0 to Atlético de Madrid.

Levante: L. Ferreira de Castro, 4-2-3-1 · Atlético de Madrid: D. Simeone, 4-4-2.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 3.00, and 0-2 bears it out.

The estimate's most likely result was an Atlético de Madrid win at 55%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (10%).

On goals the estimate was close: about 3.2 expected, 2 scored.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 61%; with 2 goals the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 61%; they did not both score, against the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had an Atlético de Madrid win at 58%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-31, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.80 for Levante and 1.89 for Atlético de Madrid.

Levante had 4 shots on target, Atlético de Madrid 5.

Atlético de Madrid had 54% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Levante came into it with 12 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.8 a match, with 1.21 expected goals for and 1.97 against, and had won 17% of their matches.

Atlético de Madrid came into it with 12 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.9 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.60 expected goals for and 1.19 against, and had won 75% of their matches.

Levante vs Atlético de Madrid: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Alejandro Grimaldo (Atlético de Madrid), rated 7.7 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

Levante

• Daniel Requena Sánchez 7.4
• Oriol Rey 6.9
• Ifeanyi Ndukwe 6.8
• Iván Romero 6.8
• Petar Ratkov 6.8

Atlético de Madrid

• Alejandro Grimaldo 7.7 1 goal
• Álex Baena 7.6 1 assist
• Marcos Llorente 7.6
• Jan Oblak 7.6
• Giuliano Simeone 7.5 1 goal

The lowest-rated starter was Nacho Pérez at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Levante: Levante vs Elche Monday 23 November 2026 · La Liga
• Atlético de Madrid: Getafe vs Atlético de Madrid Sunday 22 November 2026 · La Liga

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Levante vs Atlético de Madrid

What was the score in Levante vs Atlético de Madrid?

Levante 0-2 Atlético de Madrid (half-time 0-1), La Liga, Saturday 31 October 2026.

Who scored in Levante vs Atlético de Madrid?

Alejandro Grimaldo 36', Giuliano Simeone 62'.

Did Moneyball predict Levante vs Atlético de Madrid correctly?

A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Under 3.00, and 0-2 bears it out.

Who was man of the match in Levante vs Atlético de Madrid?

Alejandro Grimaldo, rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Levante vs Atlético de Madrid?

R. De Burgos Bengoetxea.