Monday , 10 August 2026

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alavés, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2023-24
Athletic Club
2 – 0
Full Time
Deportivo Alavés
Sat 16 Mar 2024 · 20:00 UTC San Mames HT 45' · FT 45'
Gorka Guruzeta 32' 1–0
Gorka Guruzeta 37' 2–0
Nico Williams 54' Y
Y 80' Carlos Benavidez
Y 86' Abdelkabir Abqar
Y 90' Antonio Blanco

Overview

Match Preview

Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alavés — La Liga at San Mames.

Match Details

  • Referee Alejandro Muniz Ruiz (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Eliana Fernandez Gonzalez (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Fabian Blanco Rodriguez (Spain)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 38 94
2 Real Madrid CF 38 86
3 Villarreal CF 38 72
4 Club Atlético de Madrid 38 69
5 Real Betis Balompié 38 60
6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54
7 Getafe CF 38 51
8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50
9 Valencia CF 38 49
10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 38 46
11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46
12 Athletic Club 38 45
13 Elche CF 38 43
14 Deportivo Alavés 38 43
15 Sevilla FC 38 43
16 CA Osasuna 38 42
17 RCD Mallorca 38 42
18 Levante UD 38 42
19 Girona FC 38 41
20 Real Oviedo 38 29

Head-to-Head

6
5
3
Athletic Club 14 games · Avg 1.6 goals Deportivo Alavés
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-16 Athletic Club 2–0 Deportivo Alavés 2023-09-22 Deportivo Alavés 0–2 Athletic Club 2022-01-09 Deportivo Alavés 0–0 Athletic Club 2021-10-01 Athletic Club 1–0 Deportivo Alavés 2021-04-10 Athletic Club 0–0 Deportivo Alavés

Recent Form

Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Deportivo Alavés H 2–0 W
10 Mar UD Las Palmas A 2–0 W
03 Mar FC Barcelona H 0–0 D
25 Feb Real Betis Balompié A 1–3 L
19 Feb Girona FC H 3–2 W
12 Feb UD Almería A 0–0 D
Deportivo Alavés
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Athletic Club A 0–2 L
10 Mar Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 1–0 W
04 Mar CA Osasuna A 0–1 L
24 Feb RCD Mallorca H 1–1 D
18 Feb Real Betis Balompié A 0–0 D
10 Feb Villarreal CF H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Athletic Club Deportivo Alavés
#12 Position #14
45 Points 43
38 Played 38
13 / 6 / 19 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 17
43 Scored 44
58 Conceded 56
-15 GD -12
1.18 PPG 1.13
34% Win % 29%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
14% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts). Deportivo Alavés are 14th (43 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Athletic Club host Deportivo Alaves — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Unai Gomez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Athletic Club are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Deportivo Alaves's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 15' Nahuel Tenaglia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Inigo Lekue, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 32' Goal! Gorka Guruzeta scores his 34 goal in 328 matches.
  • 37' Gorka Guruzeta doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ernesto Valverde will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 47' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 52' Deportivo Alaves is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 54' Controversy at the stadium! Nico Williams argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Deportivo Alaves. Jon Guridi is replaced by Kike Garcia.
  • 63' The travelling Deportivo Alaves supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 68' Athletic Club have won 386 goals from 328 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 69' The Athletic Club manager makes a substitution. Benat Prados departs to be replaced by Dani Garcia.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Athletic Club. Unai Gomez is replaced by Muniain.
  • 75' Athletic Club 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.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Deportivo Alaves — Nahuel Tenaglia on, Andoni Gorosabel off on 77 minutes.
  • 80' Carlos Benavidez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 80.
  • 81' The Athletic Club manager makes a substitution. Ruiz de Galarreta departs to be replaced by Mikel Vesga.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Abdelkabir Abqar on 86.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Antonio Blanco on 90.
  • Another three points for Athletic Club.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

Deportivo Alavés Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luís García

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Garcia 3
Oihan Sancet 2
Gorka Guruzeta 2
Nico Williams 2
Rodrigo Ely 2
Inaki Williams 1
Joan Jordan 1
Unai Gomez 1

Head to Head

2024-03-16 Athletic Club 2–0 Deportivo Alavés 2023-09-22 Deportivo Alavés 0–2 Athletic Club 2022-01-09 Deportivo Alavés 0–0 Athletic Club 2021-10-01 Athletic Club 1–0 Deportivo Alavés 2021-04-10 Athletic Club 0–0 Deportivo Alavés

Athletic Club Form

2024-03-16 Athletic Club 2–0 Deportivo Alavés W 2024-03-10 UD Las Palmas 0–2 Athletic Club W 2024-03-03 Athletic Club 0–0 FC Barcelona D 2024-02-25 Real Betis Balompié 3–1 Athletic Club L 2024-02-19 Athletic Club 3–2 Girona FC W 2024-02-12 UD Almería 0–0 Athletic Club D

Deportivo Alavés Form

2024-03-16 Athletic Club 2–0 Deportivo Alavés L 2024-03-10 Deportivo Alavés 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2024-03-04 CA Osasuna 1–0 Deportivo Alavés L 2024-02-24 Deportivo Alavés 1–1 RCD Mallorca D 2024-02-18 Real Betis Balompié 0–0 Deportivo Alavés D 2024-02-10 Deportivo Alavés 1–1 Villarreal CF D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.36 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Deportivo Alavés xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club54% Draw28% Deportivo Alavés18%
Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
82%
Draw or Deportivo Alavés
46%
Athletic Club or Deportivo Alavés
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Athletic Club34% Draw53% Deportivo Alavés13%
Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.1%
0 – 0
15%
1 – 1
13%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
7.7%
3 – 0
5%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
3%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 0
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push Deportivo Alavés covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 16% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 26% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Deportivo Alavés keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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