La Liga · 2023

Athletic Club 3–0 Cádiz · La Liga

3–0Historical match

Cádiz

WLDW

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
205
Shots on target
94
Expected goals
2.870.29
Possession
66%34%

Full time

What the match recorded

Athletic Club beat Cádiz 3–0. Recorded in this match (Athletic Club – Cádiz): shots 20–5, shots on target 9–4, expected goals 2.87–0.29, possession 66%–34%. 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.

Both teams have elevated fouls records

moderate

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

16.4 fouls/matchFoulsAthletic Club · Cádiz19.6 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricAthletic ClubCádizBaseline
Fouls16.4 fouls/match19.6 fouls/match13.8 fouls/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Athletic Club have recorded the higher season possession share.

52.8% ●PossessionAthletic Club · Cádiz39.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricAthletic ClubCádizBaseline
Possession52.8%39.4%49.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots5 shotsAthletic Club 20 shots, Cádiz 5 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots4 shotsAthletic Club 9 shots, Cádiz 4 shots
  • Expected goals2.87 xG0.29 xGAthletic Club 2.87 xG, Cádiz 0.29 xG
  • Possession66%34%Athletic Club 66%, Cádiz 34%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersAthletic Club 5 corners, Cádiz 4 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls20 foulsAthletic Club 10 fouls, Cádiz 20 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.

Álex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 36′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJavier Hernández · Cádiz · 38′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedYuri Berchiche · Athletic Club · 65′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMikel Vesga · Athletic Club · 4′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 76′ · 0.03 xG · on targetÁlvaro Negredo · Cádiz · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 25′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedÁlex Berenguer · Athletic Club · 43′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJavier Hernández · Cádiz · 73′ · 0.04 xG · on targetIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 52′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 65′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedIza Carcelén · Cádiz · 90′ · 0.06 xG · on targetOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 58′ · 0.07 xG · on targetIker Muniain · Athletic Club · 75′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 77′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 77′ · 0.11 xG · on targetMaximiliano Gómez · Cádiz · 65′ · 0.14 xG · on targetGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 24′ · 0.17 xG · on targetAitor Paredes · Athletic Club · 57′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 42′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 28′ · 0.26 xG · off target or blockedAsier Villalibre · Athletic Club · 68′ · 0.26 xG · goalGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 58′ · 0.29 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 66′ · 0.43 xG · goalIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 90′ · 0.49 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Athletic Club: 20 shots, 8 on target, 2.91 xG. Cádiz: 5 shots, 4 on target, 0.28 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Gorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 66′Asier Villalibre · Athletic Club · 68′Iñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Athletic Club 2.91 xG · Cádiz 0.28 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Athletic Club
0Draws
1Cádiz
Athletic Club — Cádiz · La Liga4–1
Cádiz — Athletic Club · La Liga0–4
Cádiz — Athletic Club · La Liga2–3
Athletic Club — Cádiz · La Liga0–1

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 9 of 11 directional metrics · Cádiz in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Athletic Club5 matchesCádiz5 matches
1.8 goals/match ▲Goals scored5/51 goal/match
0.8 goals/match ▲Goals allowed5/51.4 goals/match
1.67 xG/match ▲Expected goals5/51.15 xG/match
12 shots/match ▲Shots5/511.2 shots/match
4.2 shots/match ▲Shots on target5/53 shots/match
52.8% ●Possession5/539.4%
5 corners/match ●Corners5/54.4 corners/match
16.4 fouls/matchFouls5/519.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 5home / 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: Sat, 16 Sept 2023, 16:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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