BILBAO. Athletic Club overcomes Deportivo Alavés 1-0 after R. Garcia scored just 1 goal (44′). Athletic Club took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

R. Garcia missed a penalty (9′) for Athletic Club.​

R. Garcia missed 1 penalty (9′) for ​Athletic Club.

The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Carlos del Cerro Grande who was helped by Roberto Alonso Fernández and Gonzalo García González. The 4th official was Manuel Pozueta Rodríguez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.9 degrees Celsius or 64.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Athletic Club was in firm control of the ball 56% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Athletic Club was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Athletic Club won the match​.

Athletic Club shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Deportivo Alavés shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Athletic Club received 3 yellow cards (U. Vencedor, A. Berenguer and R. Garcia). On the other side, Deportivo Alavés received 2 yellow cards (X. Navarro and T. Pina).

Standings

After playing this match, Athletic Club will have 13 points like Rayo Vallecano to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Deportivo Alavés will stay with 3 points like Granada to stay in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will host Villarreal on the 23rd of October with a 14-8 head to head in favor of Villarreal (10 draws).

Deportivo Alavés will host Real Betis on the 18th of October with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Real Betis (3 draws).

Athletic Club – Formation

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

The manager Marcelino García Toral decided to play with the following team: Unai Simón (7.4), Íñigo Lekue (7.4), Daniel Vivian (7.0), Iñigo Martínez (6.8), Mikel Balenziaga (6.5), Alex Berenguer (7.1), Dani García (6.8), Unai Vencedor (6.6), Iker Muniain (7.8), Iñaki Williams (7.3) and Raúl García (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Óscar de Marcos, Jokin Ezkieta, Oier Zarraga (6.4), Ander Capa, Nico Williams (6.7), Alex Petxa, Mikel Vesga, Yeray Álvarez, Jon Morcillo, Nico Serrano and Oihan Sancet (6.2).

Substitutions

Athletic Club made 4 changes: A. Berenguer for N. Williams (66′), I. Muniain for O. Zarraga (77′), R. Garcia for O. Sancet (77′) and D. Garcia for M. Vesga (87′).

Best player: Iker Muniain​

The player that probably impressed the most for Athletic Club was Iker Muniain even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 35 passes (82% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 9 crosses.

Deportivo Alavés – Formation

Deportivo Alavés started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

On the other side, Javier Calleja Revilla played with: Fernando Pacheco (7.7), Martín Aguirregabiria (6.7), Ximo Navarro (6.1), Víctor Laguardia (6.2), Matthew Miazga (7.8), Rubén Duarte (8.0), Miguel De La Fuente (6.4), Toni Moya (7.1), Mamadou Loum (7.6), Luis Rioja (6.8) and Mamadou Sylla (6.4).

They had on the bench: John Guidetti (6.6), Antonio Sivera, Iván Martín, Javi López, Alan Godoy, Alberto Rodríguez, Abdelkabir Abqar, Saúl García, Facundo Pellistri (6.9), Tomás Pina (6.4), Manu García (7.0) and Joselu (6.8).

Substitutions

Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: M. Sylla for Joselu (46′), M. de la Fuente for J. Guidetti (61′), M. Aguirregabiria for M. Garcia (74′), M. Ndiaye for T. Pina (74′) and T. Moya for F. Pellistri (82′).

Best player: Rubén Duarte​

The player that probably impressed the most for Deportivo Alavés was Rubén Duarte.

His rating is (8.0) with 38 passes (57% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Athletic Club – Deportivo Alavés – 1-0