Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao

11 February 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee César Soto Grado

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Samu Castillejo 17’
  • Nico Williams 30’
  • Oihan Sancet 72’

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao came from behind to win 2-1 away at Valencia. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Samu Castillejo put Valencia ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Ilaix Moriba, Nico Williams equalised in the 30th minute, set up by De Marcos, and Oihan Sancet won it in the 72nd minute, set up by Iñaki Williams.

Valencia can feel hard done by, creating 1.68 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 1.36 from 11.

Match stats

Valencia Athletic Bilbao
18 Shots 11
8 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.68 xG 1.35
1.68 Non-penalty xG 1.35
8 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Valencia Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
Samu Castillejo
Assist: Ilaix Moriba1-0 (Valencia)
17’
30’
Nico Williams
Assist: De Marcos1-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Half-time1-1
72’
Oihan Sancet
Assist: Iñaki Williams1-2 (Athletic Bilbao)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Valencia
  • Samu Castillejo
  • Hugo Duro
Athletic Bilbao
  • De Marcos
  • Nico Williams

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 1.68 1.36 17’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), 1-0 17’ 30’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 30’ 72’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 1-2 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.68 1.36 17’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), 1-0 Castillejo 17’ 30’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 Williams 30’ 72’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 1-2 Sancet 72’
Valencia 1.68 xGAthletic Bilbao 1.36 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Valencia attacking 
17’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 88’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 72’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 90+4’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 30’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 51’ Oier Zarraga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 33’ Ilaix Moriba (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 24’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 40’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 80’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 20’ Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 42’ André Almeida (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 20’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 61’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 14’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 8’ Edinson Cavani (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Ilaix Moriba (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Ilaix Moriba (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Justin Kluivert (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 29’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 17’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 88’ Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 72’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 90+4’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 30’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 51’ Oier Zarraga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 33’ Ilaix Moriba (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 80’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 24’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 40’ Samuel Lino (Valencia), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 20’ Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 42’ André Almeida (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 61’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 20’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 14’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 74’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 8’ Edinson Cavani (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Ilaix Moriba (Valencia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 50’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Ilaix Moriba (Valencia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Hugo Duro (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 89’ Justin Kluivert (Valencia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 29’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Samu Castillejo (Valencia), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Giorgi Mamardashvili GK900 0.000.000
Dimitri Foulquier DEF901 0.010.202
Mouctar Diakhaby DEF901 0.470.051
Eray Cömert DEF900 0.000.000
José Gayá DEF900 0.000.575
Ilaix Moriba MID9013 0.180.481
André Almeida MID901 0.080.021
Yunus Musah MID701 0.020.000
Samu Castillejo FWD7014 0.560.000
Edinson Cavani FWD151 0.050.000
Samuel Lino FWD881 0.100.000
Hugo Duro Sub754 0.190.052
Justin Kluivert Sub201 0.020.051
Toni Lato Sub200 0.000.000
Fran Pérez Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 30% Avg odds 3.20
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.22
Athletic Bilbao win 40% Avg odds 2.38

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

Form going into the game

Valencia LDLLL
Athletic Bilbao DLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Valencia, 21 Aug 22 Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 2-2 Valencia, 29 Oct 23  All Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao 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.