Deportivo Alavés vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Deportivo Alavés vs Athletic Club — La Liga at Estadio de Mendizorroza.
- Deportivo Alavés 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- Athletic Club 6 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Diego Barbero
- Referee Jose Sanchez
- Referee Ignacio Iglesias
- Referee Jose Gallego
- Referee Manuel Pozueta
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Club Atletico de Madrid | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Real Betis Balompie | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Real Madrid CF | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | Sevilla FC | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Deportivo Alavés | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | RC Deportivo La Coruna | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad de Futbol | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | CA Osasuna | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano de Madrid | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | Villarreal CF | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Athletic Club | 6 | 8 |
| 13 | Getafe CF | 7 | 8 |
| 14 | RC Celta de Vigo | 7 | 7 |
| 15 | RCD Espanyol de Barcelona | 7 | 7 |
| 16 | Real Racing Club de Santander | 7 | 7 |
| 17 | Levante UD | 6 | 5 |
| 18 | Elche CF | 7 | 5 |
| 19 | Valencia CF | 7 | 4 |
| 20 | Malaga CF | 7 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Oct | Athletic Club | H | 1–0 | W |
| 30 Sep | Villarreal CF | A | 1–3 | L |
| 26 Sep | Getafe CF | H | 0–0 | D |
| 20 Sep | Granada CF | A | 1–2 | L |
| 13 Sep | Real Betis Balompie | H | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Jul | FC Barcelona | H | 0–5 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Oct | Deportivo Alavés | A | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Oct | Cadiz CF | H | 0–1 | L |
| 27 Sep | SD Eibar | A | 2–1 | W |
| 12 Sep | Granada CF | A | 0–2 | L |
| 19 Jul | Granada CF | A | 0–4 | L |
| 16 Jul | CD Leganes | H | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Deportivo Alavés | Athletic Club | |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | Position | #12 |
| 11 | Points | 8 |
| 7 | Played | 6 |
| 3 / 2 / 2 | W / D / L | 2 / 2 / 2 |
| 11 | Scored | 7 |
| 6 | Conceded | 6 |
| +5 | GD | +1 |
| 1.57 | PPG | 1.33 |
| 43% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
27%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
Deportivo Alavés this season
Deportivo Alavés this season
50%
Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season
Athletic Club this season
Deportivo Alavés are 6th (11 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (8 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Deportivo Alavés
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/1
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Athletic Club
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Deportivo Alavés
| Lucas Boye | 4 G | |
| Mariano Diaz | 3 G | 3 A |
| Nahuel Tenaglia | 1 G | |
| Mikel Rodriguez | 1 G |
Athletic Club
| Roberto Navarro | 2 G |
| Aitor Paredes Casamichana | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Deportivo Alavés host Athletic Club — let the battle begin!
- 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Deportivo Alavés and Athletic Club are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 10' Inigo Cordoba has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 19' Poor challenge from Dani Garcia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 24' Athletic Club is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 29' It looks surprising Deportivo Alavés does not make any changes. Deyverson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 34' Spain international Raul Garcia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 39' Deportivo Alavés is showing some good football. However, Deportivo Alavés are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 44' Deportivo Alavés 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.
- 46' The crowd applauds Deyverson as he leaves the pitch. Lucas steps in for Deportivo Alaves.
- 49' Time for substitution for Athletic Club. Yuri Berchiche is replaced by Balenziaga.
- 54' With 0 assists to his name this season, Inigo Martinez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Deportivo Alavés.
- 59' Another substitution for Athletic Club to replace Oihan Sancet by Muniain on 59 minute.
- 62' Athletic Club receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
- 64' It’s a booking for Athletic Club player. Inigo Martinez gets a Yellow card.
- 65' Deportivo Alaves make a change. Laguardia trudges off to be replaced by Rodrigo Ely on 65 minutes.
- 70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Machín will be considering his options from the bench.
- 74' The Italy Rodrigo Ely breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 0-1!
- 76' A tactical swap from Deportivo Alaves — Manu on, Tomas Pina off on 76 minutes.
- 78' Athletic Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alex Berenguer is hanging Unai Lopez on the field on 78 minute.
- 79' The whistle greets Inaki Williams as he departs to be replaced by Asier Villalibre.
- 84' Ximo Navarro has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 271 appearances.
- 85' The referee shows Deportivo Alaves player a Yellow card on 85.
- 86' That is a Red card for Deportivo Alaves. Ruben Duarte will be fuming at that decision.
- 90' Javi Lopez is replacing Edgar Mendez for the Deportivo Alaves side.
- With this win, Deportivo Alavés is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
Deportivo Alavés Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 22
- 9
- 1
- 8
- 23
- 5
- 3
- 20
- 6
- 16
Bench
- 7
- 4
- 19
- 18
- 13
- 10
- 17
- 21
- 11
- 29
- 30
- 26
Coach
Pablo Machín
Athletic Club Lineups
Starting XI
-
17
Yuri Berchiche ↓ Balenziaga 49'
-
8
Unai Lopez ↓ Alex Berenguer 78'
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 22
-
11
Inigo Cordoba ↓ Jon Morcillo 59'
- 9
- 21
- 14
-
16
Oihan Sancet ↓ Muniain 59'
Bench
- 6
-
24
Balenziaga ↑ 49'
- 15
-
10
Muniain ↑ 59'
-
20
Asier Villalibre ↑ 78'
- 13
-
12
Alex Berenguer ↑ 78'
- 19
- 26
- 27
-
32
Jon Morcillo ↑ 59'
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Raul Garcia | 3 |
| Nico Williams | 2 |
| Rodrigo Ely | 2 |
| Oihan Sancet | 2 |
| Gorka Guruzeta | 2 |
| Roberto Navarro | 1 |
| Muniain | 1 |
| Lucas | 1 |
Head to Head
Deportivo Alavés Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.1
Deportivo Alavés xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73
Athletic Club xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Deportivo Alavés win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.83
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 1.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 2.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 3.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
| ± 4.5 | 4% |
|
96% |
Double Chance
Deportivo Alavés or Draw
78%
Draw or Athletic Club
54%
Deportivo Alavés or Athletic Club
68%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.7%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 1
10.3%
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.3%
2 – 2
2.7%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
1.1%
Asian Handicap — Deportivo Alavés
| Handicap | Deportivo Alavés covers | Push | Athletic Club covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 12% | 82% |
| -1.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -1 | 18% | 25% | 58% |
| -0.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| +0.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +1 | 78% | 16% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Deportivo Alavés keeps clean sheet
49%
✗
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
34%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.