Friday , 2 October 2026

Athletic Club vs AZ, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
Athletic Club
2 – 0
Full Time
AZ
Thu 3 Oct 2024 · 19:00 UTC San Mames Barria HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Seiya Maikuma
Y 78' Ruben van Bommel
Ruiz de Galarreta 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Athletic Club vs AZ — Europe at San Mames Barria.

Match Details

  • Referee Balazs Berke

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
Athletic Club 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-03 Athletic Club 2–0 AZ

Recent Form

Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct AZ H 2–0 W
29 Sep Sevilla FC H 1–1 D
26 Sep AS Roma A 1–1 D
22 Sep RC Celta de Vigo H 3–1 W
19 Sep CD Leganes A 2–0 W
15 Sep UD Las Palmas A 3–2 W
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Athletic Club A 0–2 L
29 Sep FC Utrecht H 1–2 L
25 Sep IF Elfsborg H 3–2 W
20 Sep PEC Zwolle A 2–1 W
14 Sep SC Heerenveen H 9–1 W
30 Aug RKC Waalwijk A 3–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at San Mames Barria as Athletic Club face off against AZ in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' With 2 assists to his name this season, Inaki Williams is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Athletic Club.
  • 10' Spain international Ruiz de Galarreta has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 308 games and scored 584 goals.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Athletic Club and AZ are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' Mikel Jauregizar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 42' That is a card for AZ. Seiya Maikuma will be fuming at that decision.
  • 47' Athletic Club currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — De Marcos on, Andoni Gorosabel off on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Athletic Club is showing some good football. However, Athletic Club are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 63' A change in the AZ ranks — Troy Parrott exits the field as Mexx Meerdink enters on 63.
  • 68' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 72' Inaki Williams makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Athletic Club are in front.
  • 73' Another change for Athletic Club made on 73 minute. Gorka Guruzeta leaves to be changed by Alex Berenguer.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Athletic Club! Ander Herrera comes on to replace Mikel Jauregizar.
  • 76' The whistle greets Seiya Maikuma as he departs to be replaced by Denso Kasius.
  • 78' Ruben van Bommel picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' The referee shows Athletic Club player a card on 82.
  • 84' The Athletic Club bench stirs into life. Ruiz de Galarreta is withdrawn and Unai Gomez gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Goal! Oihan Sancet scores his 46 goal in 334 matches.
  • 90' It looks surprising Athletic Club does not make any changes. Ruben van Bommel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • Another three points for Athletic Club.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.55 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 AZ xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club54% Draw27% AZ19%
Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
81%
Draw or AZ
46%
Athletic Club or AZ
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club36% Draw49% AZ15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.4%
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 0
11.3%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 25% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.