BILBAO. Athletic Club was finally too strong for Cádiz with the goal of Gorka Guruzeta (66′), Asier Villalibre (68′) and Iñaki Williams (90′). Athletic Club was much superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 42,881 spectators. The referee was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández with the assistance of Guadalupe Porras Ayuso and Alejandro Estévez Iglesias. The 4th official was Néstor Holgueras Castellanos. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 27.65 degrees Celsius or 81.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 20 Total 5
- 9 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 0
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 132 Attack 64
- 72 Dangerous attack 18
- 94 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 20
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Athletic Club had a strong ball possession 66% while Cádiz was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Athletic Club was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Athletic Club won the match.
Athletic Club shot 20 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cádiz shot 5 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Athletic Club received 1 yellow card (Aitor Paredes). On the other side, Cádiz received 4 yellow cards (Rubén Alcaraz, Fali, Javier Hernández and Maximiliano Gómez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Athletic Club will have 10 points like Girona to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Cádiz will stay with 7 points like Atlético Madrid and Real Betis to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will host Valencia on the 29th of October with a 14-13 head to head in favor of Valencia (14 draws).
Cádiz will host Sevilla on the 29th of October with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Sevilla (4 draws).
Athletic Club – Formation
Athletic Club started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ernesto Valverde Tejedor decided to play with the following team: Unai Simón
, Óscar de Marcos , Daniel Vivian , Aitor Paredes , Yuri Berchiche , Mikel Vesga , Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta , Iñaki Williams , Oihan Sancet , Álex Berenguer and Gorka Guruzeta .The home team had on the bench: Julen Agirrezabala, Íñigo Lekue, Yeray Álvarez
, Iker Muniain , Dani García, Imanol García de Albéniz, Asier Villalibre , Marcelo Gaete , Raúl García, Beñat Prados, Malcom Ares and Unai Gómez .Substitutions
Athletic Club made 5 changes: Gorka Guruzeta for Asier Villalibre (68′), Aitor Paredes for Yeray Álvarez (68′), Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta for Unai Gómez (81′), Oihan Sancet for Marcelo Gaete (81′) and Álex Berenguer for Iker Muniain (63′).
Best player: Asier Villalibre
The player that probably impressed the most for Athletic Club was Asier Villalibre.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 8 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 68′.
Cádiz – Formation
Cádiz started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Sergio González Soriano played with: Jeremías Ledesma
, Iza Carcelén , Luis Hernández , Fali , Javier Hernández , Iván Alejo , Rubén Alcaraz , Gonzalo Escalante , Rubén Sobrino , Chris Ramos and Roger Martí .The following players were sitting on the bench: Darwin Machís
, Joseba Zaldúa, José Mari, Álex Fernández , Álvaro Negredo , David Gil, Mamadou Mbaye, Jorge Meré, Fede San Emeterio, Maximiliano Gómez , Robert Navarro and Lucas Pires.Substitutions
Cádiz made 5 changes: Roger Martí for Darwin Machís (59′), Iván Alejo for Robert Navarro (59′), Rubén Sobrino for Maximiliano Gómez (59′), Chris Ramos for Álvaro Negredo (77′) and Rubén Alcaraz for Álex Fernández (78′).
Best player: Iza Carcelén
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cádiz was Iza Carcelén.
His rating is
with 21 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Valencia – Atlético Madrid – 3-0
- Celta de Vigo – Mallorca – 0-1
- FC Barcelona – Real Betis – 5-0
- Athletic Club – Cádiz – 3-0