Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia

21 August 2022 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee César Soto Grado

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Alex Berenguer 42’

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao saw off Valencia 1-0. Athletic Bilbao led 1-0 at half-time.

Alex Berenguer put Athletic Bilbao ahead in the 42nd minute, set up by Mikel Vesga.

There was little between the sides on chances: Athletic Bilbao created 0.77 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Valencia 0.68 from 10.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Valencia
12 Shots 10
2 Shots on Target 0
6 Corners 3
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.76 xG 0.68
0.76 Non-penalty xG 0.68
10 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Valencia
Kick-off
Alex Berenguer
Assist: Mikel Vesga1-0 (Athletic Bilbao)
42’
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
  • Unai Simón
  • Yeray Álvarez
  • Dani Vivian
  • Yuri
  • Muniain
Valencia
  • Mouctar Diakhaby
  • Yunus Musah

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 0.68 42’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 42’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 0.68 42’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 Berenguer 42’
Athletic Bilbao 0.77 xGValencia 0.68 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Valencia attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
4’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 90+6’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 29’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 18’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 21’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+5’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 6’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Gabriel (Valencia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 9’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 4’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 90+6’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 29’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 18’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 21’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+5’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 6’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Gabriel (Valencia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 2’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 27’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 4’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Unai Simón GK900 0.000.000
De Marcos DEF900 0.000.041
Yeray Álvarez DEF901 0.020.000
Dani Vivian DEF900 0.000.000
Yuri DEF900 0.000.000
Mikel Vesga MID9010 0.000.041
Oihan Sancet MID763 0.160.031
Nico Williams MID901 0.010.111
Muniain MID762 0.140.341
Alex Berenguer MID6714 0.440.041
Iñaki Williams FWD900 0.000.000
Oier Zarraga Sub230 0.000.000
Raúl García Sub140 0.000.000
Unai Vencedor Sub140 0.000.000
Ander Capa Sub10 0.000.000
Jon Morcillo Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 57% Avg odds 1.69
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.70
Valencia win 17% Avg odds 5.54

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

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao DLWLD
Valencia DLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Valencia, 07 May 22 Next meeting: Valencia 1-2 Athletic Bilbao, 11 Feb 23  All Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia 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.