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Athletic Club vs IF Elfsborg, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
Athletic Club
3 – 0
Full Time
IF Elfsborg
Thu 28 Nov 2024 · 17:45 UTC San Mames Barria HT 45' · FT 45'
Inaki Williams 21' Y
Y 30' Ibrahim Buhari

Overview

Match Preview

Athletic Club vs IF Elfsborg — Europe at San Mames Barria.

Match Details

  • Referee

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 3.0 goals IF Elfsborg
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-28 Athletic Club 3–0 IF Elfsborg

Recent Form

Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov IF Elfsborg H 3–0 W
24 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 1–0 W
10 Nov Real Valladolid CF A 1–1 D
07 Nov PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 2–1 W
03 Nov Real Betis Balompié H 1–1 D
28 Oct RCD Mallorca A 0–0 D
IF Elfsborg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov Athletic Club A 0–3 L
07 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–1 D
23 Oct Galatasaray SK A 3–4 L
03 Oct AS Roma H 1–0 W
25 Sep AZ A 2–3 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at San Mames Barria as athletic club face off against if elfsborg in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' athletic club started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 6' Against the run of play, Adama Boiro has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 11' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering athletic club that had 337 games and scored 398 goals.
  • 16' if elfsborg have won 11 goals from 8 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 21' Inaki Williams is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
  • 24' Benat Prados does the damage! The net is bulging and Athletic Club surge ahead!
  • 29' if elfsborg come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' That is a card for IF Elfsborg. Ibrahim Buhari will be fuming at that decision.
  • 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' The energy levels are beginning to show. Oscar Hiljemark might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' athletic club are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' Another change for IF Elfsborg made on 46 minute. Ibrahim Buhari leaves to be changed by Timothy Ouma.
  • 51' It looks surprising if elfsborg does not make any changes. Ahmed Qasem has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' Gorka Guruzeta doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 56' Alex Berenguer gets the nod from Athletic Club. He replaces Inaki Williams and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 57' Another substitution for Athletic Club to replace Ruiz de Galarreta by Ander Herrera on 57 minute.
  • 62' athletic club are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against if elfsborg's shape.
  • 63' The Athletic Club bench stirs into life. Nico Williams is withdrawn and Nico Serrano gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Both keepers have barely been tested. athletic club and if elfsborg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 72' Rami Kaib is replacing Ahmed Qasem for the IF Elfsborg side.
  • 76' The Athletic Club bench stirs into life. Adama Boiro is withdrawn and Inigo Lekue gets his opportunity.
  • 81' athletic club is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 86' Oihan Sancet has been relatively quiet despite scoring 46 goals in his last 337 appearances.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

IF Elfsborg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oscar Hiljemark

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.07 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 IF Elfsborg xG
I would bet for: Athletic Club to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club64% Draw22% IF Elfsborg14%
Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
86%
Draw or IF Elfsborg
36%
Athletic Club or IF Elfsborg
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club47% Draw42% IF Elfsborg11%
Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12%
1 – 0
11.2%
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
3.8%
2 – 2
3.7%
1 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push IF Elfsborg covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 24% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
IF Elfsborg keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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