Athletic Club conquers Cádiz 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

BILBAO. Athletic Club was eventually too much to handle for Cádiz.

September 17, 2023

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

Athletic Club

3 - 0

Cádiz

! 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

Aitor Paredes- Yellow

45'

46'

Fali- Yellow

50'

Rubén Alcaraz- Yellow

59'

Maxi Gómez- sub ->Rubén Sobrino

59'

D. Machís- sub ->Roger Martí

59'

Robert Navarro- sub ->Iván Alejo

Iker Muniain - sub ->Álex Berenguer

63'

Gorka Guruzeta(goal)Óscar de Marcos

66'

Asier Villalibre- sub ->Gorka Guruzeta

68'

Asier Villalibre(goal)

68'

Yeray Álvarez- sub ->Aitor Paredes

68'

77'

78'

Álex Fernández- sub ->Rubén Alcaraz

Unai Gómez- sub ->Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta

81'

Ander Herrera - sub ->Oihan Sancet

81'

87'

Maxi Gómez- Yellow

Iñaki Williams(goal)Asier Villalibre

90'

Javi Hernández- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

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

Unai Simón 1.Spain

8.1

Dani Vivian 3.Spain

7.3

Aitor Paredes 4.Spain

6.8

68'

45'

Yuri Berchiche 17.Spain

7.0

Óscar de Marcos 18.Spain

8.1

Mikel Vesga 6.Spain

6.8

Álex Berenguer 7.Spain

7.3

63'

Oihan Sancet 8.Spain

7.3

81'

Iñaki Williams 9.Ghana

8.4

90'

Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta 16.Spain

7.1

81'

Gorka Guruzeta 12.Spain

8.2

68'

66'

Substitutes

Julen Agirrezabala 13.Spain

Iñigo Lekue 15.Spain

Yeray Álvarez 5.Spain

6.6

68'

Imanol García de Albéniz 19.Spain

Beñat Prados 24.Spain

Dani García 14.Spain

Ander Herrera 21.Spain

6.8

81'

Raúl García 22.Spain

Unai Gómez 30.Spain

6.8

81'

Iker Muniain 10.Spain

6.7

63'

Asier Villalibre 20.Spain

8.7

68'

Malcom Adu 29.Spain

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 (8.1), Óscar de Marcos (8.1), Daniel Vivian (7.3), Aitor Paredes (6.8), Yuri Berchiche (7.0), Mikel Vesga (6.8), Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (7.1), Iñaki Williams (8.4), Oihan Sancet (7.3), Álex Berenguer (7.3) and Gorka Guruzeta (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Julen Agirrezabala, Íñigo Lekue, Yeray Álvarez (6.6), Iker Muniain (6.7), Dani García, Imanol García de Albéniz, Asier Villalibre (8.7), Marcelo Gaete (6.8), Raúl García, Beñat Prados, Malcom Ares and Unai Gómez (6.8).

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 (8.7) 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

Conan Ledesma 1.Argentina

7.1

Fali 3.Spain

6.7

46'

Javi Hernández 15.Spain

6.6

90'

Iza Carcelén 20.Spain

7.3

Luis Hernández 23.Spain

6.1

Rubén Alcaraz 4.Spain

6.3

78'

50'

Iván Alejo 11.Spain

6.8

59'

Gonzalo Escalante 17.Argentina

6.0

Rubén Sobrino 7.Spain

6.6

59'

Chris Ramos 16.Spain

6.4

77'

Roger Martí 21.Spain

6.6

59'

Substitutes

David Gil 13.Spain

Joseba Zaldua 2.Spain

Momo Mbaye 14.Senegal

Jorge Meré 22.Spain

Lucas Pires 33.Brazil

José Mari 6.Spain

Álex Fernández 8.Spain

6.6

78'

Fede San Emeterio 24.Spain

Robert Navarro 27.Spain

6.4

59'

D. Machís 18.Venezuela

6.7

59'

Álvaro Negredo 9.Spain

7.0

77'

Maxi Gómez 25.Uruguay

7.0

59'

87'

Cádiz started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Sergio González Soriano played with: Jeremías Ledesma (7.1), Iza Carcelén (7.3), Luis Hernández (6.1), Fali (6.7), Javier Hernández (6.6), Iván Alejo (6.8), Rubén Alcaraz (6.3), Gonzalo Escalante (6.0), Rubén Sobrino (6.6), Chris Ramos (6.4) and Roger Martí (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Darwin Machís (6.7), Joseba Zaldúa, José Mari, Álex Fernández (6.6), Álvaro Negredo (7.0), David Gil, Mamadou Mbaye, Jorge Meré, Fede San Emeterio, Maximiliano Gómez (7.0), Robert Navarro (6.4) 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′).