Athletic Bilbao
Atletico Madrid
Match summary
Athletic Bilbao won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Atletico Madrid. It was goalless at half-time.
Nico Williams put Athletic Bilbao ahead with a header in the 46th minute, Roberto Navarro made it 2-0 in the 48th minute, set up by Iñaki Williams, and Oihan Sancet made it 3-0 in the 90th minute.
The chances backed that up: Athletic Bilbao created 1.90 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Atletico Madrid's 0.75 from 15.
Athletic Bilbao secured a comprehensive home victory over Atletico Madrid in La Liga on matchday four, outperforming their opponents on expected goals with a total of 1.90 compared to 0.75. Despite registering lower figures in possession with 38 per cent, pass accuracy at 82 per cent, total shots with 11 to 15, and corners at 3 to 8, the home side demonstrated clinical finishing. Athletic Bilbao also recorded 21 tackles and committed eight fouls, while receiving no yellow cards during the encounter. Atletico Madrid dominated territorial metrics with 161 attacks and 62 per cent possession, but failed to convert their opportunities despite five shots on target and one booking.
The match remained goalless through a disciplined first half, which featured a yellow card for Atletico Madrid player Kang-in Lee in the thirty-ninth minute for a foul. Following a half-time score of 0-0, the deadlock was broken immediately in the forty-sixth minute when Nico Williams scored with a header for Athletic Bilbao, shortly after Aitor Paredes was replaced by Yeray Álvarez due to an injury. Robert Navarro quickly doubled the lead in the forty-eighth minute with a left-footed shot. Numerous substitutions followed across the second half before Oihan Sancet completed the scoring in the ninetieth minute with a right-footed shot, sealing a final score of 3-0.
