Levante arrive at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia with a spring in their step after that 2-1 friendly win over Albacete, but let's not kid ourselves — that was a warm-up against second-tier opposition. The real picture is darker. Luis Castro's side were dismantled 3-0 by Espanyol on the opening day of the season, and that result still stings. They've made plenty of summer moves — Yanis Musuayi, Hugo Sotelo, Ifeanyi Ndukwe on loan from Liverpool — but new faces need time to gel, and time is exactly what they don't have against a Betis side that smells blood. The promoted side are still finding their feet at this level, and their recent form shows a team that can compete in flashes but gets punished when the quality gap shows. Betis, meanwhile, are the established La Liga outfit here. We've seen them start seasons with momentum before, and the history in our notes points to a Betis side that carries confidence from a winning start. They're the kind of team that knows how to manage a game away from home — sit deep when needed, then knife through the lines on the break. Levante's confidence is fragile after that Espanyol hammering, and Betis will look to exploit exactly that.