Athletic Bilbao vs Girona

26 February 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–3

  • Yuri 35’
  • Raúl García 89’
  • Aleix García 4’
  • De Marcos 19’ (og)
  • Mikel Vesga 45+1’ (og)

Match summary

Girona took a 3-2 win at Athletic Bilbao. Girona led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Aleix García put Girona ahead in the 4th minute, set up by Viktor Tsygankov, De Marcos's own goal made it 0-2 from a corner in the 19th minute, Yuri pulled one back to make it 1-2 from a corner in the 35th minute, set up by Muniain, and Vesga's own goal made it 1-3 with a header in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Raúl García made it 2-3 in the 89th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Athletic Bilbao created 1.34 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, Girona 1.38 from 8.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Girona
17 Shots 8
3 Shots on Target 4
11 Corners 3
5 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.34 xG 1.34
1.34 Non-penalty xG 1.34
3 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Girona
Kick-off
4’
Aleix García
Assist: Viktor Tsygankov0-1 (Girona)
19’
De Marcos
Own goal0-2 (Girona)
Yuri
Assist: Muniain1-2 (Athletic Bilbao)
35’
45+1’
Mikel Vesga
Own goal1-3 (Girona)
Half-time1-3
Raúl García2-3 (Athletic Bilbao)
89’
Full-time2-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Athletic Bilbao
  • De Marcos
  • Aitor Paredes
  • Yeray Álvarez
  • Muniain
  • Raúl García
Girona
  • Paulo Gazzaniga
  • Arnau Martinez
  • Santiago Bueno
  • Oriol Romeu
  • Valentín Castellanos

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.34 1.38 4’ Aleix García (Girona), 0-1 4’ 19’ De Marcos (Girona) own goal, 0-2 19’ 35’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), 1-2 35’ 45+1’ Mikel Vesga (Girona) own goal, 1-3 45+1’ 89’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), 2-3 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.34 1.38 4’ Aleix García (Girona), 0-1 García 4’ 19’ De Marcos (Girona) own goal, 0-2 De Marcos 19’ 35’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), 1-2 Yuri 35’ 45+1’ Mikel Vesga (Girona) own goal, 1-3 Vesga 45+1’ 89’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), 2-3 García 89’
Athletic Bilbao 1.34 xGGirona 1.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Girona attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
89’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 18’ Valentín Castellanos (Girona), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 58’ Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 58’ Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 29’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, saved 17’ Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 19’ Valentín Castellanos (Girona), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 4’ Aleix García (Girona), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 50’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 69’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Santiago Bueno (Girona), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 57’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 74’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 44’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Aitor Paredes (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Oriol Romeu (Girona), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 42’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ De Marcos (Athletic Bilbao), own goal 46’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), own goal 89’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 18’ Valentín Castellanos (Girona), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 58’ Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 58’ Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 29’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, saved 17’ Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 19’ Valentín Castellanos (Girona), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 4’ Aleix García (Girona), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 50’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 69’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Santiago Bueno (Girona), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 57’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 44’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Aitor Paredes (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Oriol Romeu (Girona), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 42’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 19’ De Marcos (Athletic Bilbao), own goal 46’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), own goal
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Unai Simón GK480 0.000.000
De Marcos DEF800 0.000.061
Aitor Paredes DEF901 0.020.000
Yeray Álvarez DEF700 0.000.102
Yuri DEF9013 0.070.041
Mikel Vesga MID900 0.000.000
Oihan Sancet MID801 0.060.000
Iñaki Williams MID904 0.230.000
Muniain MID9010 0.000.031
Alex Berenguer MID903 0.190.133
Gorka Guruzeta FWD480 0.000.000
Julen Agirrezabala Sub420 0.000.000
Raúl García Sub4215 0.770.061
Íñigo Lekue Sub200 0.000.021
Jon Morcillo Sub100 0.000.000
Ander Capa Sub100 0.000.051

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 58% Avg odds 1.66
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.89
Girona win 17% Avg odds 5.51

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao LLWWL
Girona LLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Girona 2-1 Athletic Bilbao, 04 Nov 22 Next meeting: Girona 1-1 Athletic Bilbao, 27 Nov 23  All Athletic Bilbao vs Girona meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.