# Matchday 18 · La Liga 2025-26 · Results, ratings and top performers | Sir Balone

> Matchday 18 of the 2025-26 La Liga was played on 2–4 January 2026: 10 matches and 31 goals. The highest rating went to Mathew Ryan (Levante), with 76, in Sevilla 0–3 Levante.

URL: https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/la-liga/2025-26/matchday-18/
Datos al: 2026-10-15
Fuente de los datos: Sportmonks (https://www.sportmonks.com/). Métricas, notas y textos: La Lente, de Sir Balone, a cargo de Juan Carlos Vasquez (https://sirbalone.com/authors/juan-carlos-vasquez/).

§ La Liga · 2025-26

## Matchday 18

2–4 January 2026

Matchday 18 of the 2025-26 La Liga was played on 2–4 January 2026: 10 matches and 31 goals.

The highest rating went to Mathew Ryan (Levante), with 76, in Sevilla 0–3 Levante.

The biggest margin: Real Madrid 5–1 Real Betis.

### Matches

- [2 Jan Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Getafe 62 Milla](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/rayo-vallecano-getafe-2026-01-02/)
- [3 Jan Celta de Vigo 4–1 Valencia 65 Román](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/celta-de-vigo-valencia-2026-01-03/)
- [3 Jan Osasuna 1–1 Athletic Club 71 García](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/osasuna-athletic-club-2026-01-03/)
- [3 Jan Elche 1–3 Villarreal 58 Moleiro](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/elche-villarreal-2026-01-03/)
- [3 Jan Espanyol 0–2 FC Barcelona 65 García](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/espanyol-fc-barcelona-2026-01-03/)
- [4 Jan Sevilla 0–3 Levante 76 Ryan](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/sevilla-levante-2026-01-04/)
- [4 Jan Real Madrid 5–1 Real Betis 73 García](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/real-madrid-real-betis-2026-01-04/)
- [4 Jan Deportivo Alavés 1–1 Real Oviedo 62 Sivera](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/deportivo-alaves-real-oviedo-2026-01-04/)
- [4 Jan Mallorca 1–2 Girona 56 Tsygankov](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/mallorca-girona-2026-01-04/)
- [4 Jan Real Sociedad 1–1 Atlético de Madrid 67 Kubo](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/real-sociedad-atletico-de-madrid-2026-01-04/)

### Top performers of the matchday

The highest ratings of the matchday among those who played 60+ minutes and produced at least the average for their position.

- 1 76 [Mathew Ryan](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/mathew-ryan-62317/) Levante · [Sevilla 0–3 Levante](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/sevilla-levante-2026-01-04/)
- 2 73 [Gonzalo García](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/gonzalo-garcia-torres-37593253/) Real Madrid · [Real Madrid 5–1 Real Betis](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/real-madrid-real-betis-2026-01-04/)
- 3 71 [Rubén García](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/ruben-garcia-186329/) Osasuna · [Osasuna 1–1 Athletic Club](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/osasuna-athletic-club-2026-01-03/)
- 4 70 [Kike Salas](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/kike-salas-37553227/) Sevilla · [Sevilla 0–3 Levante](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/sevilla-levante-2026-01-04/)
- 5 67 [Takefusa Kubo](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/takefusa-kubo-525790/) Real Sociedad · [Real Sociedad 1–1 Atlético de Madrid](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/real-sociedad-atletico-de-madrid-2026-01-04/)