BILBAO. Elche snatched a late win Athletic Club 1-0 after L. Boyé scored just 1 goal (90′). Athletic Club was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (67%).​

The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Valentín Pizarro Gómez who was helped by Fernando Tresaco Escabosa and Álvaro Granel Peiró. The 4th official was Pedro Eugenio Muñoz Piedra. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Athletic Club had a superior ball possession 67% while Elche was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Athletic Club was more pushing with 93 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 11 were on target. Notwithstanding, Elche managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Athletic Club shot 30 times, 11 on target, 21 off target. On the other side, Elche shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Athletic Club received 1 yellow card (Dani Vivian). On the opposite side, Elche received 1 yellow card (Carlos Clerc).

Standings

After playing this match, Athletic Club will stay with 50 points like Osasuna to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Elche will have 24 points to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will play away against Real Madrid on the 4th of June with a 32-3 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (5 draws).

Elche will host Cádiz on the 4th of June with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Cádiz (7 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 (6.6), Óscar de Marcos (7.3), Daniel Vivian (7.0), Aitor Paredes (7.1), Yuri Berchiche (6.9), Mikel Vesga (7.4), Oihan Sancet (6.9), Iñaki Williams (7.4), Iker Muniain (7.2), Álex Berenguer (8.5) and Gorka Guruzeta (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Unai Gómez, Íñigo Lekue, Ander Capa, Malcom Ares (6.7), Wibuala Junior Bita, Mikel Balenziaga, Oier Zarraga (6.6), Julen Agirrezabala, Unai Vencedor and Raúl García (6.8).

Substitutions

Athletic Club made 3 changes: Oihan Sancet for Oier Zarraga (60′), Iker Muniain for Raúl García (60′) and Gorka Guruzeta for Malcom Ares Djalo (73′).

Best player: Álex Berenguer​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Athletic Club was Álex Berenguer.

His rating is (8.5) with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 8 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 21 crosses.

Elche – Formation

Elche started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Sebastián Beccacece played with: Édgar Badía (8.5), Josan (6.8), Lisandro Magallán (6.8), Pedro Bigas (7.1), Carlos Clerc (7.5), Lautaro Blanco (6.4), John Nwankwo (7.1), Gerard Gumbau (7.2), Fidel (5.9), Tete Morente (6.5) and Randy Nteka (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Axel Werner, Raúl Guti (6.2), Javi Pamies, Gonzalo Verdú, Pol Lirola, Pere Milla (6.8), Lucas Boyé (6.9), Nicolás Fernández, Alex Collado, Pape Cheikh, Ezequiel Ponce and Enzo Roco (7.5).

Elche could not rely on the presence of Raúl Guti (injured).

Substitutions

Elche made 4 changes: Pedro Bigas for Enzo Roco (29′), Lautaro Blanco for Pere Milla (61′), Randy Nteka for Lucas Boyé (77′) and Fidel for Raúl Guti (77′).

Best player: Édgar Badía​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Elche was the goalkeeper: Édgar Badía. His rating is 8.45. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• Athletic Club – Elche – 0-1
• Atlético Madrid – Real Sociedad – 2-1
• FC Barcelona – Mallorca – 3-0
• Getafe – Osasuna – 2-1
• Cádiz – Celta de Vigo – 1-0
• Rayo Vallecano – Villarreal – 2-1
• Almería – Real Valladolid – 0-0
• Girona – Real Betis – 1-2
• Valencia – Espanyol – 2-2