BILBAO. Athletic Club and Getafe didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Athletic Club was much better in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Javier Iglesias Villanueva with the support of Jorge Bueno Mateo and Antonio Luis Cerezo Parfenof. The 4th official was Miguel González Díaz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.8 degrees Celsius or 55.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 3 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 7
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 130 Attack 109
- 75 Dangerous attack 31
- 83 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 3
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Athletic Club had a strong ball possession 64% while Getafe was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Athletic Club had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Athletic Club to win the match.
Athletic Club shot 17 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Getafe shot 9 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Athletic Club will have 37 points to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Getafe will have 30 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will play away with Espanyol on the 8th of April with a 14-11 head to head stats in favor of Espanyol (13 draws).
Getafe will play away agasint Real Sociedad on the 8th of April with a 12-7 head to head stats in favor of Getafe (8 draws).
Athletic Club – Formation
Athletic Club started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ernesto Valverde Tejedor decided to play with the following team: Julen Agirrezabala , Óscar de Marcos , Daniel Vivian , Yeray Álvarez , Yuri Berchiche , Oier Zarraga , Dani García , Iker Muniain , Iñaki Williams , Gorka Guruzeta and Álex Berenguer .
The home team had on the bench: Aitor Paredes, Ander Capa, Mikel Balenziaga, Raúl García , Nico Williams , Unai Simón, Malcom Ares, Iñigo Martínez, Ander Iru, Mikel Vesga , Unai Vencedor and Oihan Sancet .
Substitutions
Athletic Club made 5 changes: Álex Berenguer for Oihan Sancet (59′), Dani García for Mikel Vesga (59′), Oier Zarraga for Nico Williams (59′), Gorka Guruzeta for Raúl García (69′) and Óscar de Marcos for Capa (82′).
Best player: Iker Muniain
The player that probably impressed the most for Athletic Club was Iker Muniain.
His rating is with 57 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 12 crosses.
Getafe – Formation
Getafe started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Enrique Sánchez Flores played with: David Soria , Damián Suárez , Djené , Domingos Duarte , Omar Alderete , Juan Iglesias , Luis Milla , Nemanja Maksimović , Munir El Haddadi , Borja Mayoral and Enes Ünal .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Kiko Casilla, Jaime Seoane, Juanmi Latasa, Fabrizio Angileri, Jordan Amavi, Diego Conde, Stefan Mitrović, Carles Aleñá , Portu , Ángel Algobia and Gonzalo Villar.
Substitutions
Getafe made 5 changes: Nemanja Maksimović for Aleñà (72′), Damián Suárez for Portu (72′), Munir El Haddadi for Ángel Algobia (72′), Enes Ünal for Latasa (82′) and Luis Milla for Gonzalo Villar (85′).
Best player: Munir El Haddadi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Getafe was Munir El Haddadi.
His rating is with 21 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Athletic Club – Getafe – 0-0
- Cádiz – Sevilla – 0-2
- Elche – FC Barcelona – 0-4
- Girona – Espanyol – 2-1