La Liga · 2023

Athletic Club 2–0 Deportivo Alavés · La Liga

2–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Athletic Club won 2–0.

Shots
167
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
1.741.32
Possession
60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Athletic Club beat Deportivo Alavés 2–0. Recorded in this match (Athletic Club – Deportivo Alavés): shots 16–7, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 1.74–1.32, possession 60%–40%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Deportivo Alavés's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Deportivo Alavés's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.9 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.4 goals/match0.9 goals/match1.2 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.38 corners/match ●CornersAthletic Club · Deportivo Alavés5.14 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricAthletic ClubDeportivo AlavésBaseline
Corners5.38 corners/match5.14 corners/match4.6 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots7 shotsAthletic Club 16 shots, Deportivo Alavés 7 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsAthletic Club 4 shots, Deportivo Alavés 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.74 xG1.32 xGAthletic Club 1.74 xG, Deportivo Alavés 1.32 xG
  • Possession60%40%Athletic Club 60%, Deportivo Alavés 40%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersAthletic Club 5 corners, Deportivo Alavés 4 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls13 foulsAthletic Club 7 fouls, Deportivo Alavés 13 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.

Raúl García · Athletic Club · 77′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Vicente · Deportivo Alavés · 1′ · 0.02 xG · on targetDani Vivian · Athletic Club · 61′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKike García · Deportivo Alavés · 83′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMikel Vesga · Athletic Club · 84′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 34′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 35′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 71′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCarlos Vicente · Deportivo Alavés · 82′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGiuliano Simeone · Deportivo Alavés · 89′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 22′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 39′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 51′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIker Muniain · Athletic Club · 81′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 37′ · 0.10 xG · goalIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 53′ · 0.11 xG · on targetIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 81′ · 0.13 xG · on targetGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 32′ · 0.20 xG · goalJon Guridi · Deportivo Alavés · 15′ · 0.21 xG · on targetGiuliano Simeone · Deportivo Alavés · 76′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 65′ · 0.79 xG · off target or blockedLuis Rioja · Deportivo Alavés · 31′ · 0.82 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Athletic Club: 16 shots, 4 on target, 1.73 xG. Deportivo Alavés: 7 shots, 3 on target, 1.35 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Gorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 32′Gorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 37′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Athletic Club 1.73 xG · Deportivo Alavés 1.35 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Athletic Club
1Draws
0Deportivo Alavés
Deportivo Alavés — Athletic Club · La Liga0–2
Deportivo Alavés — Athletic Club · La Liga0–0
Athletic Club — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Athletic Club favored in 10 of 11 directional metrics · Deportivo Alavés in 0 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Athletic Club29 matchesDeportivo Alavés29 matches
1.72 goals/match ▲Goals scored29/290.9 goals/match
0.9 goals/match ▲Goals allowed29/291.21 goals/match
1.55 xG/match ▲Expected goals29/291.23 xG/match
12.7 shots/matchShots29/2912.4 shots/match
4.76 shots/match ▲Shots on target29/293.62 shots/match
49.5% ●Possession29/2941.8%
5.38 corners/match ●Corners29/295.14 corners/match
13.9 fouls/matchFouls29/2912.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 29home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 17 Mar 2024, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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