La Liga · 2023

Athletic Club 2–2 Valencia · La Liga

2–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Athletic Club and Valencia drew 2–2.

Shots
1211
Shots on target
75
Expected goals
1.861.86
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Athletic Club and Valencia drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Athletic Club – Valencia): shots 12–11, shots on target 7–5, expected goals 1.86–1.86, possession 57%–43%. 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.

Valencia's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.27 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 goal/match1.27 goals/match1.27 goals/match

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

Valencia show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Valencia's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

12.9 shots/match ▲ShotsAthletic Club · Valencia10.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricAthletic ClubValenciaBaseline
Shots12.9 shots/match10.5 shots/match12.1 shots/match
Shots against10.6 shots/match9.18 shots/match12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots11 shotsAthletic Club 12 shots, Valencia 11 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots5 shotsAthletic Club 7 shots, Valencia 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.86 xG1.86 xGAthletic Club 1.86 xG, Valencia 1.86 xG
  • Possession57%43%Athletic Club 57%, Valencia 43%
  • Corners10 corners4 cornersAthletic Club 10 corners, Valencia 4 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls9 foulsAthletic Club 11 fouls, Valencia 9 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.

Diego López · Valencia · 42′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSelim Amallah · Valencia · 16′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 14′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 22′ · 0.03 xG · on targetGabriel Paulista · Valencia · 30′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDani García · Athletic Club · 60′ · 0.04 xG · on targetIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta · Athletic Club · 81′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 28′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedBeñat Prados · Athletic Club · 83′ · 0.08 xG · on targetFran Pérez · Valencia · 16′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedSelim Amallah · Valencia · 40′ · 0.09 xG · on targetSelim Amallah · Valencia · 13′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 81′ · 0.10 xG · on targetAsier Villalibre · Athletic Club · 89′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedDiego López · Valencia · 65′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedBeñat Prados · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedÓscar de Marcos · Athletic Club · 32′ · 0.17 xG · goalHugo Duro · Valencia · 38′ · 0.19 xG · on targetHugo Duro · Valencia · 4′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedFran Pérez · Valencia · 62′ · 0.25 xG · goalIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 27′ · 0.42 xG · on targetÁlex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.66 xG · goalHugo Duro · Valencia · 69′ · 0.74 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Athletic Club: 12 shots, 7 on target, 1.88 xG. Valencia: 11 shots, 4 on target, 1.88 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Óscar de Marcos · Athletic Club · 32′Álex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 90′Fran Pérez · Valencia · 62′Hugo Duro · Valencia · 69′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Athletic Club 1.88 xG · Valencia 1.88 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

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 8 of 11 directional metrics · Valencia in 3

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Athletic Club11 matchesValencia11 matches
1.64 goals/match ▲Goals scored11/111.27 goals/match
1.09 goals/match ▲Goals allowed11/111.18 goals/match
1.53 xG/match ▲Expected goals11/111.1 xG/match
12.9 shots/match ▲Shots11/1110.5 shots/match
4.55 shots/match ▲Shots on target11/114 shots/match
52% ●Possession11/1147.5%
5.82 corners/match ●Corners11/113.64 corners/match
13.5 fouls/matchFouls11/1112.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples11 / 11home / 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, 29 Oct 2023, 21:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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