La Liga · 2023

Athletic Club 2–0 Atlético Madrid · 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
73
Expected goals
2.420.39
Possession
38%62%

Full time

What the match recorded

Athletic Club beat Atlético Madrid 2–0. Recorded in this match (Athletic Club – Atlético Madrid): shots 16–7, shots on target 7–3, expected goals 2.42–0.39, possession 38%–62%. 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.

Atlético Madrid's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Atlético Madrid's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2 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 for1.2 goals/match2 goals/match1.18 goals/match

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

Atlético Madrid have a visible away split

moderate

Atlético Madrid's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.75 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.75 shots/match12.7 shots/match12.8 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots7 shotsAthletic Club 16 shots, Atlético Madrid 7 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots3 shotsAthletic Club 7 shots, Atlético Madrid 3 shots
  • Expected goals2.42 xG0.39 xGAthletic Club 2.42 xG, Atlético Madrid 0.39 xG
  • Possession38%62%Athletic Club 38%, Atlético Madrid 62%
  • Corners3 corners7 cornersAthletic Club 3 corners, Atlético Madrid 7 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls10 foulsAthletic Club 8 fouls, Atlético Madrid 10 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.

Ander Herrera · Athletic Club · 9′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAntoine Griezmann · Atlético Madrid · 15′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAntoine Griezmann · Atlético Madrid · 33′ · 0.02 xG · on targetKoke · Atlético Madrid · 70′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 32′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 64′ · 0.04 xG · goalSamuel Lino · Atlético Madrid · 70′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Lino · Atlético Madrid · 80′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSamuel Lino · Atlético Madrid · 89′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAnder Herrera · Athletic Club · 9′ · 0.05 xG · on targetIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 12′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 40′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 41′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 5′ · 0.09 xG · on targetOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 42′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 68′ · 0.10 xG · on targetUnai Gómez · Athletic Club · 87′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMikel Vesga · Athletic Club · 88′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 19′ · 0.16 xG · on targetMarcos Llorente · Atlético Madrid · 83′ · 0.20 xG · on targetNico Williams · Athletic Club · 22′ · 0.22 xG · on targetGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 51′ · 0.34 xG · goalOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 36′ · 0.82 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Athletic Club: 16 shots, 7 on target, 2.42 xG. Atlético Madrid: 7 shots, 3 on target, 0.38 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Gorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 51′Nico Williams · Athletic Club · 64′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Athletic Club 2.42 xG · Atlético Madrid 0.38 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Athletic Club
1Draws
2Atlético Madrid
Atlético Madrid — Athletic Club · La Liga1–0
Athletic Club — Atlético Madrid · La Liga0–1
Athletic Club — Atlético Madrid · La Liga2–0
Atlético Madrid — Athletic Club · La Liga0–0

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 4 of 11 directional metrics · Atlético Madrid in 2 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Athletic Club17 matchesAtlético Madrid16 matches
1.94 goals/matchGoals scored17/162 goals/match
1.12 goals/matchGoals allowed17/16▲ 1 goal/match
1.77 xG/matchExpected goals17/161.76 xG/match
13.9 shots/match ▲Shots17/1612.7 shots/match
5.29 shots/matchShots on target17/165.25 shots/match
50.1%Possession17/16● 52.5%
5.76 corners/match ●Corners17/164.56 corners/match
13.6 fouls/matchFouls17/1610.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples17 / 16home / 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: Sat, 16 Dec 2023, 19:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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