BILBAO. Athletic Club and Valencia didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Athletic Club was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
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 41,091 spectators. The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos with the help of Rubén Becerril Gómez and Diego Santaursula Aguado. The 4th official was Luis Collado López. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.3 degrees Celsius or 68.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 11 Total 5
- 6 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 134 Attack 101
- 70 Dangerous attack 37
- 99 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 22
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Athletic Club had a strong ball possession 58% while Valencia was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Athletic Club had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Athletic Club to win the match.
Athletic Club shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Valencia shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Athletic Club received 4 yellow cards (Y. Alvarez, I. Williams, O. de Marcos and U. Simon). On the opposite side, Valencia received 3 yellow cards (M. Diakhaby, I. Moriba and H. Guillamon).
Also, Valencia didn’t finish the match with 11 players after H. Guillamon (Valencia) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Athletic Club will have 52 points like Villarreal to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Valencia will have 44 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will host Granada on the 26th of November with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Athletic Club (4 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: .
Substitutions
Athletic Club made 5 changes: D. Garcia for U. Vencedor (46′), R. Garcia for A. Villalibre (64′), N. Williams for A. Berenguer (65′), M. Vesga for O. Zarraga (81′) and O. de Marcos for A. Petxa (83′).
Valencia – Formation
Valencia started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
José Bordalás Jiménez played with: .
Valencia could not rely on the presence of H. Guillamon (injured).
Substitutions
Valencia made 4 changes: Gabriel Paulista for H. Guillamon (45′), Y. Musah for G. Guedes (66′), I. Moriba for U. Racic (66′) and C. Soler for J. Santiago (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Cádiz – Elche – 3-0
- Mallorca – Granada – 2-6
- Celta de Vigo – Deportivo Alavés – 4-0
- Real Betis – FC Barcelona – 1-2
- Athletic Club – Valencia – 0-0