Valencia vs Athletic Bilbao

25 September 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Marcos de Sousa 90+5’
  • Iñigo Martínez 69’

Match summary

Valencia and Athletic Bilbao drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Iñigo Martínez put Athletic Bilbao ahead with a header in the 69th minute, set up by Alex Berenguer and Marcos de Sousa equalised in stoppage time, set up by Gonçalo Guedes.

There was little between the sides on chances: Valencia created 1.09 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Athletic Bilbao 0.83 from 12. Valencia had a player sent off.

Match stats

Valencia Athletic Bilbao
13 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 5
5 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1.09 xG 0.83
1.09 Non-penalty xG 0.83
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Valencia Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
69’
Iñigo Martínez
Assist: Alex Berenguer0-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Marcos de Sousa
Assist: Gonçalo Guedes1-1 (Valencia)
90+5’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Valencia
  • Maxi Gómez
  • Hugo Guillamón
  • Manu Vallejo
  • Jason
Athletic Bilbao
  • Alex Berenguer
  • Dani García

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.09 0.83 69’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), 0-1 69’ 90+5’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), 1-1 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.09 0.83 69’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), 0-1 Martínez 69’ 90+5’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), 1-1 de Sousa 90+5’
Valencia 1.09 xGAthletic Bilbao 0.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Valencia attacking 
90+5’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 71’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 12’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 42’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+6’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 43’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 27’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 50’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 15’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Omar Alderete (Valencia), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Hugo Guillamón (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Omar Alderete (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ Hugo Guillamón (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Nicolás Serrano (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+5’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 71’ Marcos de Sousa (Valencia), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 12’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 42’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+6’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 43’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 27’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 50’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 31’ Omar Alderete (Valencia), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Maxi Gómez (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Hugo Guillamón (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Yunus Musah (Valencia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Omar Alderete (Valencia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ Hugo Guillamón (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Nicolás Serrano (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Daniel Wass (Valencia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jasper Cillessen GK900 0.000.000
Dimitri Foulquier DEF900 0.000.000
Gabriel DEF900 0.000.000
Omar Alderete DEF902 0.070.000
Toni Lato DEF760 0.000.000
Yunus Musah MID891 0.040.000
Daniel Wass MID902 0.030.021
Hugo Guillamón MID902 0.060.021
Hugo Duro MID760 0.000.000
Gonçalo Guedes FWD9013 0.110.603
Maxi Gómez FWD881 0.040.376
Marcos de Sousa Sub1412 0.740.000
Jesús Vázquez Sub140 0.000.000
Manu Vallejo Sub10 0.000.000
Jason Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Valencia win 34% Avg odds 2.83
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.12
Athletic Bilbao win 35% Avg odds 2.69

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

Form going into the game

Valencia DWWLL
Athletic Bilbao DWWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Valencia, 07 Feb 21 Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Valencia, 07 May 22  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.