BILBAO. Athletic Club prevails over Atlético Madrid with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Guruzeta (51′) and a goal from N. Williams (64′). Atlético Madrid was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%).​

Oihan Sancet missed a penalty (36′) for Athletic Club.​

The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 48,781 spectators.​ The referee was with the support of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Alonso De Ena Wolf. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.03 degrees Celsius or 53.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Athletic Club

2 - 0

Atlético Madrid

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 16 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 90 Attack 106
  • 50 Dangerous attack 34
  • 83 Ball safe 98
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 5 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Atlético Madrid had a strong ball possession 61% while Athletic Club was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Athletic Club was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Athletic Club won the match​.

Athletic Club shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atlético Madrid shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Athletic Club didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Atlético Madrid received 1 yellow card (Rodrigo de Paul).

Match Timeline

Oihan Sancet- missed penaltyOihan Sancet
36'
46'
José María Giménez - sub ->Çağlar Söyüncü
46'
Rodrigo de Paul- sub ->Nahuel Molina
49'
Rodrigo de Paul- Yellow
Gorka Guruzeta(goal)Marcelo Gaete
51'
59'
Ángel Correa- sub ->Antoine Griezmann
60'
Memphis Depay- sub ->Saúl Ñíguez
Nico Williams(goal)Íñigo Lekue
64'
67'
César Azpilicueta- sub ->Álvaro Morata
Mikel Vesga- sub ->Beñat Prados
77'
Unai Gómez- sub ->Oihan Sancet
85'
Mikel Jauregizar- sub ->Iñaki Williams
85'
Álex Berenguer- sub ->Nico Williams
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After this contest, Athletic Club has 32 points to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Atlético Madrid will stays with 34 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will host Las Palmas on the 20th of December with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Las Palmas (2 draws).

Atlético Madrid will host Getafe on the 19th of December with a 22-4 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Madrid (11 draws).

Athletic Club – Formation

Athletic Club
G
Unai Simón 1.Spain
7.7
D
Dani Vivian 3.Spain
7.0
D
Aitor Paredes 4.Spain
7.1
D
Yuri Berchiche 17.Spain
8.2
D
Óscar de Marcos 18.Spain
D
Iñigo Lekue 15.Spain
7.5
M
Oihan Sancet 8.Spain
7.0
85'
M
Iñaki Williams 9.Ghana
7.8
85'
M
Nico Williams 11.Spain
8.5
90' 64'
M
Ander Herrera 21.Spain
7.3
M
Beñat Prados 24.Spain
7.0
77'
F
Gorka Guruzeta 12.Spain
7.9
51'
Substitutes
G
Julen Agirrezabala 13.Spain
D
Imanol García de Albéniz 19.Spain
D
Peru Nolaskoain 23.Spain
D
Hugo Rincón 32.Spain
M
Mikel Vesga 6.Spain
6.7
77'
M
Raúl García 22.Spain
M
Unai Gómez 30.Spain
6.4
85'
M
Mikel Jauregizar 31.Spain
6.6
85'
F
Álex Berenguer 7.Spain
90'
F
Asier Villalibre 20.Spain
F
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: Óscar de Marcos, Unai Simón (7.7), Íñigo Lekue (7.5), Daniel Vivian (7.0), Aitor Paredes (7.1), Yuri Berchiche (8.2), Marcelo Gaete (7.3), Beñat Prados (7.0), Iñaki Williams (7.8), Oihan Sancet (7.0), Nico Williams (8.5) and Gorka Guruzeta (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Mikel Vesga (6.7), Álex Berenguer, Julen Agirrezabala, Imanol García de Albéniz, Asier Villalibre, Raúl García, Peru Nolaskoain Esnal, Malcom Ares, Unai Gómez (6.4), Mikel Jauregizar (6.6) and Hugo Rincón.

Substitutions

Athletic Club made 4 changes: Beñat Prados for Mikel Vesga (77′), Nico Williams for Álex Berenguer (90′), Oihan Sancet for Unai Gómez (85′) and Iñaki Williams for Mikel Jauregizar (85′).

Player of the match: Nico Williams​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Athletic Club was Nico Williams.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid
G
Jan Oblak 13.Slovenia
7.7
D
Çağlar Söyüncü 4.Turkey
6.3
46'
D
Axel Witsel 20.Belgium
7.1
D
Mario Hermoso 22.Spain
7.5
M
Saúl Ñíguez 8.Spain
7.0
60'
M
Koke 6.Spain
6.7
M
Samuel Lino 12.Brazil
7.0
M
Marcos Llorente 14.Spain
6.6
M
Nahuel Molina 16.Argentina
6.7
46'
F
Antoine Griezmann 7.France
6.7
59'
F
Álvaro Morata 19.Spain
7.0
67'
Substitutes
G
Ivo Grbic 1.Croatia
G
Antonio Gomis 31.Spain
D
César Azpilicueta 3.Spain
6.4
67'
D
José María Giménez 2.Uruguay
6.4
46'
D
Stefan Savic 15.Montenegro
D
Javi Galán 17.Spain
D
Reinildo Mandava 23.Mozambique
M
Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina
6.7
46' 49'
M
Rodrigo Riquelme 25.Spain
F
Memphis Depay 9.Netherlands
7.0
60'
F
Ángel Correa 10.Argentina
6.4
59'

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

Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak (7.7), Çağlar Söyüncü (6.3), Axel Witsel (7.1), Mario Hermoso (7.5), Nahuel Molina (6.7), Marcos Llorente (6.6), Koke (6.7), Saúl Ñíguez (7.0), Samuel Lino (7.0), Antoine Griezmann (6.7), Álvaro Morata  (7.0).

They had on the bench: José María Giménez (6.4), Rodrigo de Paul (6.7), Ivo Grbić, César Azpilicueta (6.4), Memphis Depay (7.0), Ángel Correa (6.4), Stefan Savic, Javi Galán, Reinildo Isnard Mandava, Rodrigo Riquelme and Antonio Gomis.

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: Saúl Ñíguez for Memphis Depay (60′), Çağlar Söyüncü for José María Giménez (46′), Nahuel Molina for Rodrigo de Paul (46′), Antoine Griezmann for Ángel Correa (59′) and Álvaro Morata  for César Azpilicueta (67′).

Player of the match: Jan Oblak​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was the goalkeeper: Jan Oblak. His rating is 7.65. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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