La Liga · 2023

Deportivo Alavés 0–2 Athletic Club · La Liga

0–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Athletic Club won 0–2.

Shots
1511
Shots on target
53
Expected goals
1.151.73
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Athletic Club beat Deportivo Alavés 2–0. Recorded in this match (Deportivo Alavés – Athletic Club): shots 15–11, shots on target 5–3, expected goals 1.15–1.73, possession 43%–57%. 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

weak

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

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.83 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/match0.83 goals/match1.4 goals/match

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

Athletic Club have a visible away split

weak

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

10 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10 shots/match11.8 shots/match11.8 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Athletic Club have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.3%PossessionDeportivo Alavés · Athletic Club● 53.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricDeportivo AlavésAthletic ClubBaseline
Possession45.3%53.5%49.6%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots11 shotsDeportivo Alavés 15 shots, Athletic Club 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots3 shotsDeportivo Alavés 5 shots, Athletic Club 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.15 xG1.73 xGDeportivo Alavés 1.15 xG, Athletic Club 1.73 xG
  • Possession43%57%Deportivo Alavés 43%, Athletic Club 57%
  • Corners3 corners4 cornersDeportivo Alavés 3 corners, Athletic Club 4 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls9 foulsDeportivo Alavés 13 fouls, Athletic Club 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.

Rubén Duarte · Deportivo Alavés · 25′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJavi López · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 6′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIanis Hagi · Deportivo Alavés · 22′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKike García · Deportivo Alavés · 29′ · 0.03 xG · on targetÁlex Sola · Deportivo Alavés · 35′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Sola · Deportivo Alavés · 63′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAnder Guevara · Deportivo Alavés · 64′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJon Guridi · Deportivo Alavés · 86′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKike García · Deportivo Alavés · 10′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 62′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAleksandar Sedlar · Deportivo Alavés · 87′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIker Muniain · Athletic Club · 84′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSamu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 87′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 76′ · 0.07 xG · goalOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 44′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMikel Vesga · Athletic Club · 57′ · 0.13 xG · on targetDani Vivian · Athletic Club · 44′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedMikel Vesga · Athletic Club · 56′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedSamu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 74′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 46′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedKike García · Deportivo Alavés · 70′ · 0.19 xG · on targetKike García · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.19 xG · on targetSamu Aghehowa · Deportivo Alavés · 90′ · 0.27 xG · on targetIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 73′ · 0.28 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 18′ · 0.47 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Deportivo Alavés: 15 shots, 5 on target, 1.15 xG. Athletic Club: 11 shots, 3 on target, 1.69 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Iñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 18′Oihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 76′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Deportivo Alavés 1.15 xG · Athletic Club 1.69 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Deportivo Alavés
1Draws
1Athletic Club
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: Deportivo Alavés favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Athletic Club in 8 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Deportivo Alavés6 matchesAthletic Club6 matches
0.83 goals/matchGoals scored6/6▲ 1.83 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed6/6▲ 0.67 goals/match
0.99 xG/matchExpected goals6/6▲ 1.68 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots6/611.8 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target6/6▲ 4 shots/match
45.3%Possession6/6● 53.5%
3.33 corners/matchCorners6/6● 4.83 corners/match
14.8 fouls/matchFouls6/615.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples6 / 6home / 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, 22 Sept 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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