Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia

28 August 2024 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Pablo González Fuertes

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Beñat Prados 45’

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao beat Valencia 1-0. Athletic Bilbao led 1-0 at half-time.

Beñat Prados put Athletic Bilbao ahead with a header in the 45th minute, set up by De Marcos.

The chances backed that up: Athletic Bilbao created 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Valencia's 0.10 from 2.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Valencia
13 Shots 2
4 Shots on Target 0
5 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.52 xG 0.10
1.52 Non-penalty xG 0.10
5 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Valencia
Kick-off
Beñat Prados
Assist: De Marcos
1-0 (Athletic Bilbao)
45’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Athletic Bilbao
  • Beñat Prados
Valencia
  • Dimitri Foulquier
  • Cristhian Mosquera
  • Rafa Mir

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 1.54 0.10 45’ Beñat Prados (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 45’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.54 0.10 45’ Beñat Prados (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 Prados 45’
Athletic Bilbao 1.54 xGValencia 0.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
12’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.57 xG, off target 21’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 82’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 33’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 86’ Unai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 21’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Unai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Jesús Vázquez (Valencia), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Beñat Prados (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 88’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 12’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.57 xG, off target 21’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 82’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 33’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 86’ Unai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 21’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Diego López (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Unai Gómez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Jesús Vázquez (Valencia), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Beñat Prados (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 88’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Julen Agirrezabala GK900 0.000.000
De Marcos DEF9010 0.000.021
Yeray Álvarez DEF900 0.000.000
Dani Vivian DEF900 0.000.000
Adama Boiro DEF810 0.000.000
Mikel Jauregizar MID900 0.000.062
Beñat Prados MID7311 0.020.071
Iñaki Williams MID903 0.400.172
Oihan Sancet MID731 0.570.071
Álvaro Djaló MID600 0.000.000
Gorka Guruzeta FWD723 0.200.000
Nico Williams Sub303 0.210.000
Mikel Vesga Sub180 0.000.061
Unai Gómez Sub172 0.140.000
Javier Martón Sub170 0.000.000
Íñigo Lekue Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 55% Avg odds 1.73
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.69
Valencia win 19% Avg odds 5.14

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

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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.