BILBAO. Granada and Athletic Club draw 1-1. I. Williams scored the first own goal (6′) for Granada. G. Guruzeta settled the score (24′). Athletic Club was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (67%)
The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 45,917 spectators. The referee was Javier Iglesias Villanueva with the collaboration of Jorge Bueno Mateo and Antonio Luis Cerezo Parfenof. The 4th official was Carlos Fernández Buergo. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 20.04 degrees Celsius or 68.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 17 Total 5
- 6 On Target 0
- 5 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 142 Attack 80
- 86 Dangerous attack 27
- 87 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Athletic Club had a superior ball possession 67% while Granada was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Athletic Club was more pushing with 86 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Athletic Club to win the match.
Athletic Club shot 17 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Granada shot 5 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Athletic Club received 5 yellow cards (Óscar de Marcos, Ander Herrera , Ernesto Valverde Tejedor, Oihan Sancet and Aitor Paredes). Talking about the opposition, Granada received 2 yellow cards (Bruno Méndez and Antonio Puertas).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Athletic Club has 58 points to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Granada will has 18 points to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will play away against Atlético Madrid on the 28th of April with a 24-12 head to head record in favor of Atlético Madrid (6 draws).
Granada will host Osasuna on the 28th of April with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Granada (6 draws).
Athletic Club – Formation
Athletic Club
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24'
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 , Óscar de Marcos , Dani Vivian , Aitor Paredes , Yuri Berchiche , Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta , Unai Gómez , Iñaki Williams , Oihan Sancet , Nico Williams and Gorka Guruzeta .
The home team had on the bench: Yeray Álvarez , Mikel Vesga, Álex Berenguer , Iker Muniain , Julen Agirrezabala, Dani García, Iñigo Lekue , Asier Villalibre, Ander Herrera , Raúl García , Malcom Adu and Beñat Prados.
Athletic Club could not rely on the presence of Iñigo Lekue (injured).
Substitutions
Athletic Club made 5 changes: Unai Gómez for Ander Herrera (63′), Oihan Sancet for Álex Berenguer (63′), Gorka Guruzeta for Raúl García (83′), Yuri Berchiche for Iñigo Lekue (70′) and Aitor Paredes for Ricard Sánchez (46′).
Player of the match: Nico Williams
The most impressive player for Athletic Club was Nico Williams.
His rating is with 35 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 8 crosses.
Granada – Formation
Granada
Granada started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
José Ramón Sandoval Huertas played with: Facundo Pellistri, Augusto Batalla , Bruno Méndez , Miguel Rubio , Ignasi Miquel , Carlos Neva , Antonio Puertas , Sergio Ruiz , Gerard Gumbau , Kamil Jóźwiak and Gonzalo Villar , Lucas Boyé .
These were the players on the bench: Raúl Fernández, Faitout Maouassa , Martin Hongla, Matías Arezo , José Callejón, Ricard Sánchez , Marc Martínez, Theo Corbeanu, Kamil Piatkowski and Myrto Uzuni .
Granada could not rely on the presence of Faitout Maouassa (injured).
Substitutions
Granada made 5 changes: Antonio Puertas for Myrto Uzuni (65′), Kamil Jóźwiak for Faitout Maouassa (81′), Carlos Neva for Theo Corbeanu (90′), Lucas Boyé for Matías Arezo (80′) and Gonzalo Villar for Yeray Álvarez (46′).
Player of the match: Ignasi Miquel
The most impressive player for Granada was Ignasi Miquel.
His rating is with 29 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Athletic Club – Granada – 1-1
