UEFA Champions League · 2025San Mamés

Athletic Club 0–2 Arsenal · UEFA Champions League

0–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Arsenal won 0–2.

Shots
1111
Shots on target
26
Expected goals
0.351.28
Possession
38%62%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arsenal beat Athletic Club 2–0. Recorded in this match (Athletic Club – Arsenal): shots 11–11, shots on target 2–6, expected goals 0.35–1.28, possession 38%–62%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots11 shotsAthletic Club 11 shots, Arsenal 11 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots6 shotsAthletic Club 2 shots, Arsenal 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.35 xG1.28 xGAthletic Club 0.35 xG, Arsenal 1.28 xG
  • Possession38%62%Athletic Club 38%, Arsenal 62%
  • Corners2 corners2 cornersAthletic Club 2 corners, Arsenal 2 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls15 foulsAthletic Club 18 fouls, Arsenal 15 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Dani Vivian · Athletic Club · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 14′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRobert Navarro · Athletic Club · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 51′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNoni Madueke · Arsenal · 56′ · 0.02 xG · on targetUnai Gómez · Athletic Club · 77′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRiccardo Calafiori · Arsenal · 85′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedViktor Gyökeres · Arsenal · 30′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNoni Madueke · Arsenal · 42′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYuri Berchiche · Athletic Club · 76′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMikel Jauregizar · Athletic Club · 14′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNoni Madueke · Arsenal · 52′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAdama Boiro · Athletic Club · 9′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedViktor Gyökeres · Arsenal · 24′ · 0.05 xG · on targetIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 58′ · 0.05 xG · on targetÁlex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 43′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMikel Merino · Arsenal · 66′ · 0.07 xG · on targetLeandro Trossard · Arsenal · 87′ · 0.08 xG · goalViktor Gyökeres · Arsenal · 26′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedViktor Gyökeres · Arsenal · 48′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 72′ · 0.60 xG · goal
  • off target
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Athletic Club: 11 shots, 2 on target, 0.36 xG. Arsenal: 11 shots, 6 on target, 1.30 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Gabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 72′Leandro Trossard · Arsenal · 87′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Athletic Club 0.36 xG · Arsenal 1.30 xG.

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Athletic Club1 matches
  • Arsenal1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

These two clubs played in different competitions last season, so the values are shown side by side without ranking them against each other.

Athletic Club

Competition
La Liga
Season
2024/25
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
25 May 2025
  • Goals scored1.42 goals/match
  • Goals allowed0.76 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.4 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1 xG/match
  • Shots12.3 shots/match
  • Shots allowed9.03 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.05 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3 shots/match
  • Possession48.4%
  • Corners5.08 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.08 corners/match
  • Fouls12.7 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency39%
  • Scoring frequency76%

Arsenal

Competition
Premier League
Season
2024/25
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
25 May 2025
  • Goals scored1.82 goals/match
  • Goals allowed0.89 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.62 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed0.92 xG/match
  • Shots14.4 shots/match
  • Shots allowed9.53 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.95 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.16 shots/match
  • Possession57%
  • Corners6.61 corners/match
  • Corners allowed3.11 corners/match
  • Fouls10.5 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency34%
  • Scoring frequency87%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 16 Sept 2025, 20:45 UTC · analysis-v4