Thursday , 2 July 2026

Athletic Club vs Valencia CF, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2021-22
Athletic Club
0 – 0
Full Time
Valencia CF
Sat 7 May 2022 · 14:15 UTC San Mames Barria HT 45' · FT 45'
Yeray Alvarez 8' Y
Y 26' Mouctar Diakhaby
Y 53' Ilaix Moriba
Y 72' Hugo Guillamon
Inaki Williams 77' Y
De Marcos 89' Y
R 90' Hugo Guillamon
De Marcos 90' Y
Unai Simon 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Athletic Club vs Valencia CF — La Liga at San Mames Barria.

Match Details

  • Referee Ignacio Iglesias
  • Referee Ruben Becerril
  • Referee Luis Collado
  • Referee Guadalupe Porras
  • Referee Isidro Diaz de Mera
  • Referee Diego Santaursula

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 38 94
2 Real Madrid CF 38 86
3 Villarreal CF 38 72
4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69
5 Real Betis Balompie 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 Alaves 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

5
6
5
Athletic Club 16 games · Avg 1.7 goals Valencia CF
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-07 Athletic Club 0–0 Valencia CF 2021-09-25 Valencia CF 1–1 Athletic Club 2021-02-07 Athletic Club 1–1 Valencia CF 2020-12-12 Valencia CF 2–2 Athletic Club 2020-07-01 Valencia CF 0–2 Athletic Club

Recent Form

Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Valencia CF H 0–0 D
30 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid H 2–0 W
21 Apr Cadiz CF A 3–2 W
17 Apr RC Celta de Vigo H 0–2 L
09 Apr Villarreal CF A 1–1 D
03 Apr Elche CF H 2–1 W
Valencia CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Athletic Club A 0–0 D
30 Apr Levante UD H 1–1 D
19 Apr Villarreal CF A 0–2 L
16 Apr CA Osasuna H 1–2 L
11 Apr Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 1–1 D
03 Apr Cadiz CF H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Athletic Club Valencia CF
#12 Position #9
45 Points 49
38 Played 38
13 / 6 / 19 W / D / L 13 / 10 / 15
43 Scored 46
58 Conceded 55
-15 GD -9
1.18 PPG 1.29
34% Win % 34%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
19% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts). Valencia CF are 9th (49 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Athletic Club vs Valencia CF — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 8' That is a Yellow card for Athletic Club. Yeray Alvarez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 13' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 18' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 23' Valencia CF have won 398 goals from 422 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Mouctar Diakhaby. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 36' Yunus Musah, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Athletic Club that had 328 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 45' The Valencia CF manager makes a substitution. Gabriel Paulista departs to be replaced by Hugo Guillamon.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Athletic Club! Unai Vencedor Paris comes on to replace Dani Garcia.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yeray Alvarez, as he is very good at scoring at San Mames Barria with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 53' The referee has no hesitation. Ilaix Moriba is booked for Valencia CF — Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' Valencia CF is showing some good football. However, Valencia CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 63' 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.
  • 64' Athletic Club make a change. Raul Garcia trudges off to be replaced by Asier Villalibre on 64 minutes.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Athletic Club! Asier Villalibre comes on to replace Raul Garcia.
  • 66' Uros Racic is replacing Ilaix Moriba for the Valencia CF side.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Valencia CF. Yunus Musah is replaced by Goncalo Guedes.
  • 72' Hugo Guillamon was booked on 72.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Inaki Williams. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' Oier Zarraga is replacing Mikel Vesga for the Athletic Club side.
  • 83' Alex Petxa gets the nod from Athletic Club. He replaces De Marcos and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' 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 Hugo Guillamon suffering a number of foals already.
  • 89' It’s a booking for Athletic Club player. De Marcos gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Hugo Guillamon. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 90' The Valencia CF manager makes a substitution. Carlos Soler departs to be replaced by Jesus Santiago.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino Garcia

Valencia CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pepe Bordalás

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Berenguer 3
Raul Garcia 3
Oihan Sancet 2
Nico Williams 2
Hugo Duro 2
De Marcos 1
Gabriel Paulista 1
Benat Prados 1

Head to Head

2022-05-07 Athletic Club 0–0 Valencia CF 2021-09-25 Valencia CF 1–1 Athletic Club 2021-02-07 Athletic Club 1–1 Valencia CF 2020-12-12 Valencia CF 2–2 Athletic Club 2020-07-01 Valencia CF 0–2 Athletic Club

Athletic Club Form

2022-05-07 Athletic Club 0–0 Valencia CF D 2022-04-30 Athletic Club 2–0 Club Atletico de Madrid W 2022-04-21 Cadiz CF 2–3 Athletic Club W 2022-04-17 Athletic Club 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo L 2022-04-09 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club D 2022-04-03 Athletic Club 2–1 Elche CF W

Valencia CF Form

2022-05-07 Athletic Club 0–0 Valencia CF D 2022-04-30 Valencia CF 1–1 Levante UD D 2022-04-19 Villarreal CF 2–0 Valencia CF L 2022-04-16 Valencia CF 1–2 CA Osasuna L 2022-04-11 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Valencia CF D 2022-04-03 Valencia CF 0–0 Cadiz CF D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.23 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Valencia CF xG
I would bet for: Athletic Club or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Athletic Club45% Draw30% Valencia CF25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
74%
Draw or Valencia CF
55%
Athletic Club or Valencia CF
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club28% Draw52% Valencia CF20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
12.7%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.3%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push Valencia CF covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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