Thursday , 2 July 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 Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi 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 Fenerbahce 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Athletic Club is hosting AZ for another epic battle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' AZ seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 300 games and scored 566 goals.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kristijan Belic made 300 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 35' Mayckel Lahdo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' It’s high time Ernesto Valverde made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' It’s a booking for AZ player. Seiya Maikuma gets a card.
  • 47' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Jordy Clasie has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' Athletic Club is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' The supporters are chanting for De Marcos. He replaces Andoni Gorosabel on 56 minute.
  • 61' The travelling AZ supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 63' Time for substitution for AZ. Troy Parrott is replaced by Mexx Meerdink.
  • 68' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nico Williams suffering a number of foals already.
  • 72' Athletic Club is taking the lead after the goal scored by Inaki Williams on 72.
  • 73' Alex Berenguer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gorka Guruzeta on 73 minute.
  • 74' The whistle greets Mikel Jauregizar as he departs to be replaced by Ander Herrera.
  • 76' Time for substitution for AZ. Seiya Maikuma is replaced by Denso Kasius.
  • 78' Ruben van Bommel was booked on 78.
  • 82' The referee shows Athletic Club player a card on 82.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Athletic Club team. Ruiz de Galarreta is replaced by Unai Gomez on 84 minute.
  • 85' What a strike from Oihan Sancet! The score is 2-0.
  • 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Athletic Club and AZ (для сухой ничьи).

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.