La Liga · 2023

Athletic Club 3–0 Almería · La Liga

3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Athletic Club won 3–0.

Shots
234
Shots on target
91
Expected goals
1.920.1
Possession
59%41%

Full time

What the match recorded

Athletic Club beat Almería 3–0. Recorded in this match (Athletic Club – Almería): shots 23–4, shots on target 9–1, expected goals 1.92–0.1, possession 59%–41%. 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.

Almería have a visible away split

weak

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

9 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9 shots/match13.9 shots/match12 shots/match

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

Athletic Club's recent record differs from the season

weak

Athletic Club's last-five shots average is above their season average.

16 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots16 shots/match13.3 shots/match12 shots/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Athletic Club, Almería.

6 days ▲Rest daysAthletic Club · Almería5.29 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricAthletic ClubAlmeríaBaseline
Rest days6 days5.29 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots23 shots4 shotsAthletic Club 23 shots, Almería 4 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots1 shotAthletic Club 9 shots, Almería 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.92 xG0.1 xGAthletic Club 1.92 xG, Almería 0.1 xG
  • Possession59%41%Athletic Club 59%, Almería 41%
  • Corners6 corners2 cornersAthletic Club 6 corners, Almería 2 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls7 foulsAthletic Club 11 fouls, Almería 7 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.

Houboulang Mendes · Almería · 22′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAnder Herrera · Athletic Club · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDani Vivian · Athletic Club · 59′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYuri Berchiche · Athletic Club · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAdrián Embarba · Almería · 86′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetIker Muniain · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAdrián Embarba · Almería · 85′ · 0.03 xG · on targetNico Williams · Athletic Club · 86′ · 0.03 xG · on targetOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 41′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 58′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 65′ · 0.04 xG · on targetIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 74′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 83′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDani Vivian · Athletic Club · 59′ · 0.05 xG · on targetSergio Arribas · Almería · 79′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 54′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 89′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 33′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAnder Herrera · Athletic Club · 31′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedYuri Berchiche · Athletic Club · 45′ · 0.09 xG · on targetYuri Berchiche · Athletic Club · 45′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedAsier Villalibre · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 10′ · 0.19 xG · goalOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 81′ · 0.26 xG · goalDani García · Athletic Club · 63′ · 0.36 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Athletic Club: 23 shots, 9 on target, 1.93 xG. Almería: 4 shots, 1 on target, 0.11 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 · 10′Dani García · Athletic Club · 63′Oihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 81′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Athletic Club 1.93 xG · Almería 0.11 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Athletic Club
0Draws
0Almería
Almería — Athletic Club · La Liga1–2
Athletic Club — Almería · La Liga4–0

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 7 of 11 directional metrics · Almería in 2 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Athletic Club9 matchesAlmería9 matches
1.78 goals/match ▲Goals scored9/91.22 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed9/92.67 goals/match
1.62 xG/matchExpected goals9/91.66 xG/match
13.3 shots/matchShots9/913.9 shots/match
4.44 shots/matchShots on target9/9▲ 4.89 shots/match
53% ●Possession9/950.6%
5.22 corners/match ●Corners9/94.56 corners/match
13.3 fouls/matchFouls9/912.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples9 / 9home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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: Fri, 6 Oct 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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