La Liga · 2025Estadio Mendizorrotza

Deportivo Alavés 2–4 Athletic Club · La Liga

2–4Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Athletic Club won 2–4.

Shots
79
Shots on target
44
Expected goals
0.490.97
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Athletic Club beat Alaves 4–2. Recorded in this match (Alaves – Athletic Club): shots 7–9, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 0.49–0.97, possession 50%–50%. 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.

Alaves's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.18 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 for2 goals/match1.18 goals/match1.19 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

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

5.03 corners/matchCornersAlaves · Athletic Club● 5.62 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricAlavesAthletic ClubBaseline
Corners5.03 corners/match5.62 corners/match4.56 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots7 shots9 shotsDeportivo Alavés 7 shots, Athletic Club 9 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsDeportivo Alavés 4 shots, Athletic Club 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.49 xG0.97 xGDeportivo Alavés 0.49 xG, Athletic Club 0.97 xG
  • Possession50%50%Deportivo Alavés 50%, Athletic Club 50%
  • Corners4 corners7 cornersDeportivo Alavés 4 corners, Athletic Club 7 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls13 foulsDeportivo Alavés 8 fouls, Athletic Club 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards3 cardsDeportivo Alavés 4 cards, Athletic Club 3 cards

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.

Yuri Berchiche · Athletic Club · 1′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 88′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedToni Martínez · Alaves · 65′ · 0.02 xG · on targetAbderrahman Rebbach · Alaves · 17′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedToni Martínez · Alaves · 67′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGorka Guruzeta · Athletic Club · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedIbrahim Diabaté · Alaves · 46′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNico Williams · Athletic Club · 16′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedOihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 74′ · 0.07 xG · goalNico Williams · Athletic Club · 83′ · 0.08 xG · goalAntonio Blanco · Alaves · 8′ · 0.10 xG · goalIñaki Williams · Athletic Club · 43′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedNahuel Tenaglia · Alaves · 68′ · 0.11 xG · goalRobert Navarro · Athletic Club · 46′ · 0.14 xG · goalJon Guridi · Alaves · 90′ · 0.17 xG · on targetNico Williams · Athletic Club · 87′ · 0.37 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Alaves: 7 shots, 4 on target, 0.51 xG. Athletic Club: 9 shots, 4 on target, 0.89 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Antonio Blanco · Alaves · 8′Nahuel Tenaglia · Alaves · 68′Robert Navarro · Athletic Club · 46′Oihan Sancet · Athletic Club · 74′Nico Williams · Athletic Club · 83′Nico Williams · Athletic Club · 87′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Alaves 0.51 xG · Athletic Club 0.89 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Deportivo Alavés
1Draws
3Athletic Club
Athletic Club — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga0–1
Athletic Club — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga1–0
Deportivo Alavés — Athletic Club · La Liga1–1
Athletic Club — Deportivo Alavés · La Liga2–0
Deportivo Alavés — Athletic Club · La Liga0–2

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 0 of 11 directional metrics · Athletic Club in 8 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Deportivo Alavés34 matchesAthletic Club34 matches
1.18 goals/matchGoals scored34/341.18 goals/match
1.56 goals/matchGoals allowed34/34▲ 1.47 goals/match
1.19 xG/matchExpected goals34/34▲ 1.33 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShots34/34▲ 13.6 shots/match
3.94 shots/matchShots on target34/34▲ 4.5 shots/match
49.7% ●Possession34/3449.1%
5.03 corners/matchCorners34/34● 5.62 corners/match
2.59 cards/matchCards29/282.54 cards/match
15 fouls/matchFouls34/3413.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples34 / 34home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 2 May 2026, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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