Sunday , 16 August 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 Plzeň 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at San Mames Barria. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Athletic Club and AZ.
  • 5' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Aitor Paredes Casamichana has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at San Mames Barria. Athletic Club seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Athletic Club in their trying to find a way past AZ's compact .
  • 42' It’s a booking for AZ player. Seiya Maikuma gets a card.
  • 47' AZ fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
  • 56' The Athletic Club bench stirs into life. Andoni Gorosabel is withdrawn and De Marcos gets his opportunity.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 63' Mexx Meerdink gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Troy Parrott and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 72' What composure from Inaki Williams! The Ghana international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Alex Berenguer. He replaces Gorka Guruzeta on 73 minute.
  • 74' Athletic Club make a change. Mikel Jauregizar trudges off to be replaced by Ander Herrera on 74 minutes.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Seiya Maikuma as he leaves the pitch. Denso Kasius steps in for AZ.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a card for Ruben van Bommel.
  • 82' Ruiz de Galarreta is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Ruiz de Galarreta as he leaves the pitch. Unai Gomez steps in for Athletic Club.
  • 85' Magnificent from Oihan Sancet! That is 45 goals in 328 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • The points are shared — Athletic Club 2-0 AZ. Honours even.

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.