BILBAO. Cádiz defeats Athletic Club 1-0 after S. Sanchez scored just 1 goal (6′). Athletic Club was vastly better in terms of ball possession (70%).​

The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Santiago Jaime Latre with the support of Jorge Bueno Mateo and Fernando Tresaco Escabosa. The 4th official was Álvaro López Parra. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 8.9 degrees Celsius or 47.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Athletic Club

0 - 1

Cádiz

  • ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
  • 15 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 1
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 168 Attack 82
  • 77 Dangerous attack 35
  • 135 Ball safe 115
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 18
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Athletic Club had a strong ball possession 70% while Cádiz was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Athletic Club was has a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Cádiz was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Athletic Club shot 14 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Cádiz shot 8 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Athletic Club received 3 yellow cards (N. Williams, J. Morcillo and Y. Alvarez). On the other side, Cádiz received 1 yellow card (V. Haroyan).

Match Timeline

6'
Yeray Álvarez- Yellow
27'
Nico Williams- sub ->A. Berenguer
46'
46'
Raúl García- sub ->M. Vesga
58'
63'
69'
71'
Fali- sub ->C. Lozano
71'
76'
84'
85'
89'
Nico Williams- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
86
38
FC Barcelona
73
38
Atlético Madrid
71
38
Sevilla
70
38
Real Betis
65
38
Real Sociedad
62
38
Villarreal
59
38
Athletic Club
55
38
Valencia
48
38
Osasuna
47
38
Celta de Vigo
46
38
Rayo Vallecano
42
38
Elche
42
38
Espanyol
42
38
Getafe
39
38
Cádiz
39
38
Mallorca
39
38
Granada
38
38
Levante
35
38
Deportivo Alavés
31
38

After this match, Athletic Club will stay with 18 points to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Cádiz will have 12 points like Villarreal to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will play away against Levante on the 19th of November with a 16-5 head to head stats in favor of Athletic Club (5 draws).

Cádiz will play away agasint Getafe on the 21st of November with a 3-3 head to head statistic.

Athletic Club – Formation

Athletic Club
G
Unai Simón 1.Spain
7.4
D
Mikel Balenziaga 24.Spain
6.6
D
Yeray Álvarez 5.Spain
7.0
27'
D
Iñigo Lekue 15.Spain
7.1
D
Unai Núñez 3.Spain
6.2
M
Dani García 14.Spain
6.4
M
Mikel Vesga 6.Spain
6.8
58'
M
Iker Muniain 10.Spain
7.2
76'
M
Álex Berenguer 7.Spain
6.0
46'
F
Oihan Sancet 8.Spain
7.0
89'
F
Iñaki Williams 9.Ghana
6.5
Substitutes
G
Jokin Ezkieta 13.Spain
D
Óscar de Marcos 18.Spain
D
Ander Capa 21.Spain
D
Álex Petxa 2.Spain
D
Aitor Paredes 31.Spain
M
Raúl García 22.Spain
6.7
58'
M
Jon Morcillo 11.Spain
89' 69'
F
Nico Serrano 33.Spain
6.8
76'
F
Nico Williams 30.Spain
6.2
46' 90'

Athletic Club adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marcelino García Toral decided to play with the following team: Unai Simón (7.4), Íñigo Lekue (7.1), Unai Núñez (6.2), Yeray Álvarez (7.0), Mikel Balenziaga (6.6), Alex Berenguer (6.0), Dani García (6.4), Mikel Vesga (6.8), Iker Muniain (7.2), Iñaki Williams (6.5) and Oihan Sancet (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Nico Serrano (6.8), Nico Williams (6.2), Óscar de Marcos, Raúl García (6.7), Jon Morcillo, Ander Capa, Jokin Ezkieta, Alex Petxa and Aitor Paredes Casamichana.

Substitutions

Athletic Club made 4 changes: A. Berenguer for N. Williams (46′), M. Vesga for R. Garcia (58′), I. Muniain for N. Serrano (76′) and O. Sancet for J. Morcillo (89′).

Best player: Unai Simón​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Athletic Club was the goalkeeper: Unai Simón. His rating is 7.42. He performed 3 saves.

Cádiz – Formation

Cádiz
G
Conan Ledesma 1.Argentina
7.5
D
Juan Cala 16.Spain
7.5
D
Varazdat Haroyan 5.Armenia
6.8
85'
D
Iza Carcelén 20.Spain
6.6
71'
D
Alfonso Espino 22.Uruguay
7.8
M
Álex Fernández 8.Spain
7.3
M
Salvi 7.Spain
7.3
46' 6'
M
Jens Jönsson 2.Denmark
7.4
84'
M
Alberto Perea 10.Spain
7.6
63'
F
Choco Lozano 9.Honduras
6.7
71'
F
Rubén Sobrino 21.Spain
7.1
Substitutes
G
David Gil 13.Spain
D
Fali 3.Spain
6.6
71'
D
Marcos Mauro 4.Argentina
D
S. Arzamendia 19.Paraguay
6.7
63'
D
Víctor Chust 32.Spain
D
Carlos Akapo 15.Equatorial Guinea
6.3
71'
M
Álvaro Jiménez 11.Spain
M
Iván Alejo 14.Spain
M
Álvaro Bastida 30.Spain
F
Milutin Osmajic 29.Montenegro
F
Iván Chapela 27.Spain
7.0
46'
F
Álvaro Negredo 18.Spain
6.5
84'

Also Cádiz adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the other side, Álvaro Cervera Díaz played with: Jeremías Ledesma (7.5), Isaac Carcelén (6.6), Varazdat Haroyan (6.8), Juan Cala (7.5), Alfonso Espino (7.8), Salvi (7.3), Jens Jønsson (7.4), Álex Fernandez (7.3), Alberto Perea (7.6), Anthony Lozano (6.7) and Rubén Sobrino (7.1).

They had on the bench: Milutin Osmajić, Fali (6.6), David Gil, Marcos Mauro, Santiago Arzamendia (6.7), Ivan Chapela (7.0), Álvaro Jiménez, Víctor Chust, Iván Alejo, Álvaro Negredo (6.5), Carlos Akapo (6.3) and Álvaro Bastida.

Cádiz could not rely on the presence of C. Akapo (injured).

Substitutions

Cádiz made 5 changes: S. Sanchez for I. Chapela (46′), A. Perea for S. Arzamendia (63′), C. Lozano for Fali (71′), I. Carcelen for C. Akapo (71′) and J. Jonsson for A. Negredo (84′).

Best player: Alfonso Espino​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cádiz was Alfonso Espino even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 21 passes (57% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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