Valencia vs Athletic Club
Ref: Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias, SpainEstadio de Mestalla, Valencia · 55,000 cap
Match recap
Valencia beat Athletic Club 2–0 in their La Liga fixture. Santamaría and Duro scored for Valencia. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.88 for Valencia versus 0.49 for Athletic Club. Valencia sit 9th in the La Liga table while Athletic Club are 12th.
First Half
20'
Robert Navarro
Yellow Card
Second Half
José Gayà
Yellow Card
59'
VAR
Card upgrade
61'
Dani Vivian
Red Card
⇄
Dani Raba
64'
⇄
Álex Berenguer
68'
⇄
Ruíz de Galarreta
68'
⇄
Sancet
69'
⇄
Robert Navarro
⇄
Luis Rioja
⇄
López
⇄
José Gayà
⚽
Santamaría
Assist: Javi Guerra
⇄
Danjuma
81'
⇄
Jauregizar
⚽
Duro
Assist: Santamaría
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 38 | 31 | 1 | 6 | +59 | 94 |
| 8 |  Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 |  Valencia | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 49 |
| 10 |  Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 46 |
| 11 |  Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 |  Athletic Club | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -15 | 45 |
| 13 |  Sevilla | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | -14 | 43 |
As of 20 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ValenciaAthletic Club
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.88VS0.49
Attack3 · 2 won
13
Shots
11
5
Shots on target
5
10
Shots in the box
7
3
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
2
5
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
44%
Possession
56%
378
Total passes
486
296
Accurate passes
404
78%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline2 · 1 won
13
Fouls
6
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
4
0
Goals prevented
0
Valencia
4-4-2
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1
Valencia
4-4-2Starting XI
- 4M. DiakhabyD
- 5César TárregaD
- 7A. DanjumaF
- 8Javi GuerraM
- 11Luis RiojaM
- 14José GayàD
- 16Diego LópezM
- 19Dani RabaF
- 20D. FoulquierD
- 22B. SantamaríaM
- 25Julen AgirrezabalaG
Substitutes
- 1S. DimitrievskiG
- 3CopeteD
- 9Hugo DuroF
- 10André AlmeidaM
- 12Thierry CorreiaD
- 13Cristian RiveroG
- 15L. BeltránM
- 17L. RamazaniF
- 18PepeluM
- 21Jesús VázquezD
- 23F. UgrinicM
- 24E. CömertD
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Unai SimónG
- 3Dani VivianD
- 4Aitor ParedesD
- 7Álex BerenguerM
- 8Oihan SancetM
- 9I. WilliamsF
- 12Jesús AresoD
- 16Ruíz de GalarretaM
- 17YuriD
- 18Mikel JauregizarM
- 23Robert NavarroM
Substitutes
- 2GorosabelD
- 6Mikel VesgaM
- 11Gorka GuruzetaF
- 14Aymeric LaporteD
- 15LekueD
- 19A. BoiroD
- 20Unai GómezM
- 21Maroan SannadiF
- 22Nico SerranoF
- 26Mikel SantosG
- 30Alejandro RegoM
- 34Jon de LuisD
Valencia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptiste Santamaria | M | 90 | 9.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Javier Guerra | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Mouctar Diakhaby | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| César Tárrega | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Julen Agirrezabala | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| José Luis Gayà(C) | D | 71 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego López | M | 71 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Dimitri Foulquier | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Luis Rioja | M | 70 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Dani Raba | F | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Arnaut Danjuma | F | 80 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Stole Dimitrievski | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eray Cömert | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thierry Correia | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Rivero | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Ugrinić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pepelu | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| José Copete | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hugo Duro | F | 20 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Lucas Beltrán | M | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| André Almeida | M | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesús Vázquez | D | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Largie Ramazani | F | 26 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
Athletic Club
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unai Simón | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | M | 68 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Aitor Paredes | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuri Berchiche | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Álex Berenguer | M | 64 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Daniel Vivian | D | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Jauregizar | M | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Iñaki Williams(C) | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/3 |
| Oihan Sancet | M | 68 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Jesús Areso | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Robert Navarro | M | 69 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mikel Santos | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico Serrano | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon de Luis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adama Boiro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Íñigo Lekue | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gorka Guruzeta | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andoni Gorosabel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Rego | M | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maroan Sannadi | F | 22 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Unai Gómez | M | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Aymeric Laporte | D | 26 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Vesga | M | 22 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |