BILBAO. Athletic Club comes back against Valencia with a goal on the H. Duro 68′ and a goal on the F. Pérez 62′. Athletic Club was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 46,563 spectators. The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez who had the assistance of Álvaro Granel Peiró and José Luis Martínez Serrato. The 4th official was José Alberto Pardeiro Puente. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.56 degrees Celsius or 65.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 7 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 120 Attack 100
- 57 Dangerous attack 42
- 104 Ball safe 101
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Athletic Club had a superior ball possession 58% while Valencia was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Athletic Club had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Athletic Club to win the match.
Athletic Club shot 12 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Valencia shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Athletic Club received 3 yellow cards (Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Dani García and Aitor Paredes). On the other side, Valencia received 1 yellow card (Selim Amallah).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Athletic Club will have 18 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Valencia will have 15 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will play away against Rayo Vallecano on the 26th of May with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Athletic Club (5 draws).
Valencia will play away agasint Celta de Vigo on the 26th of May with a 17-9 head to head in favor of Valencia (2 draws).
Athletic Club – Formation
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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 , Imanol García de Albéniz , Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta , Dani García , Iñaki Williams , Oihan Sancet , Nico Williams and Gorka Guruzeta .The home team had on the bench: Mikel Vesga
, Álex Berenguer , Iker Muniain , Julen Agirrezabala, Íñigo Lekue, Asier Villalibre , Raúl García, Peru Nolaskoain Esnal, Beñat Prados , Unai Eguíluz, Malcom Ares and Unai Gómez.Athletic Club could not rely on the presence of Iker Muniain (injured).
Substitutions
Athletic Club made 5 changes: Nico Williams for Álex Berenguer (69′), Dani García for Mikel Vesga (65′), Aitor Paredes for Beñat Prados (65′), Gorka Guruzeta for Asier Villalibre (69′) and Oihan Sancet for Iker Muniain (72′).
Best player: Óscar de Marcos
The most impressive player for Athletic Club was Óscar de Marcos.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 51 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 15. He performed 7 crosses.Valencia – Formation
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Valencia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Rubén Baraja Vegas played with: Giorgi Mamardashvili
, Thierry Correia , Cristhian Mosquera , Gabriel Paulista , José Luis Gayà , Fran Pérez , Pepelu , Javier Guerra , Selim Amallah , Diego Lopez Noguerol and Hugo Duro .They had on the bench: Jaume Doménech, Hugo Guillamón
, Sergi Canós , Cristian Rivero, Roman Yaremchuk , Dimitri Foulquier , Pablo Gozálbez, César Tárrega, Hugo González and Yarek Gasiorowski.Valencia could not rely on the presence of Roman Yaremchuk (injured).
Substitutions
Valencia made 4 changes: Selim Amallah for Sergi Canós (59′), Hugo Duro for Roman Yaremchuk (78′), Fran Pérez for Dimitri Foulquier (73′) and Diego Lopez Noguerol for Hugo Guillamón (74′).
Best player: Hugo Duro
The most impressive player for Valencia was Hugo Duro.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 18 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 12.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – Deportivo Alavés – 2-1
- Athletic Club – Valencia – 2-2
- Rayo Vallecano – Real Sociedad – 2-2
- Real Betis – Osasuna – 2-1