Monday , 10 August 2026

Deportivo Alavés vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2020-21
Deportivo Alavés
1 – 0
Full Time
Athletic Club
Sun 4 Oct 2020 · 12:00 UTC Estadio de Mendizorroza HT 45+1' · FT 45+7'
Y 19' Dani Garcia
Y 62' Unai Nunez
Y 64' Inigo Martinez
Ruben Duarte 85' Y
Ruben Duarte 86' R

Overview

Match Preview

Deportivo Alavés vs Athletic Club — La Liga at Estadio de Mendizorroza.

Match Details

  • Referee Diego Barbero
  • Referee Jose Sanchez
  • Referee Ignacio Iglesias
  • Referee Jose Gallego
  • Referee Manuel Pozueta

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

3
5
6
Deportivo Alavés 14 games · Avg 1.6 goals Athletic Club
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-04 Deportivo Alavés 1–0 Athletic Club 2020-02-23 Deportivo Alavés 2–1 Athletic Club 2019-09-22 Athletic Club 2–0 Deportivo Alavés 2019-04-27 Athletic Club 1–1 Deportivo Alavés 2018-12-17 Deportivo Alavés 0–0 Athletic Club

Recent Form

Deportivo Alavés
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Balompié H 0–1 L
19 Jul FC Barcelona H 0–5 L
Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#14 Position #12
43 Points 45
38 Played 38
11 / 10 / 17 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 19
44 Scored 43
56 Conceded 58
-12 GD -15
1.13 PPG 1.18
29% Win % 34%

Key Stats

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Estadio de Mendizorroza will turn into a battlefield for Deportivo Alaves and Athletic Club.
  • 5' 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 Jon Morcillo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Athletic Club is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' 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.
  • 19' Poor challenge from Dani Garcia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 24' Unai Lopez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 29' Spain international Ander Capa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Deportivo Alaves must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 44' Athletic Club fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' Another substitution for Deportivo Alaves to replace Deyverson by Lucas on 46 minute.
  • 49' Another change for Athletic Club made on 49 minute. Yuri Berchiche leaves to be changed by Balenziaga.
  • 54' Athletic Club are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — Muniain on, Oihan Sancet off on 59 minutes.
  • 62' That is a Yellow card for Athletic Club. Unai Nunez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 64' The referee shows Athletic Club player a Yellow card on 64.
  • 65' Rodrigo Ely is ready to make an impact after coming on for Laguardia at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' Athletic Club started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 74' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rodrigo Ely makes it 1-0.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Deportivo Alaves! Manu comes on to replace Tomas Pina.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Athletic Club. Unai Lopez is replaced by Alex Berenguer.
  • 79' The whistle greets Inaki Williams as he departs to be replaced by Asier Villalibre.
  • 84' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 85' The referee has no hesitation. Ruben Duarte is booked for Deportivo Alaves — Yellow card on 85.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Ruben Duarte.
  • 90' Deportivo Alaves manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Javi Lopez is hanging Edgar Mendez on the field on 90 minute.
  • Deportivo Alaves celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Deportivo Alavés Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Machin

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-10-04 Deportivo Alavés 1–0 Athletic Club 2020-02-23 Deportivo Alavés 2–1 Athletic Club 2019-09-22 Athletic Club 2–0 Deportivo Alavés 2019-04-27 Athletic Club 1–1 Deportivo Alavés 2018-12-17 Deportivo Alavés 0–0 Athletic Club

Deportivo Alavés Form

2020-10-04 Deportivo Alavés 1–0 Athletic Club W 2020-09-30 Villarreal CF 3–1 Deportivo Alavés L 2020-09-26 Deportivo Alavés 0–0 Getafe CF D 2020-09-20 Granada CF 2–1 Deportivo Alavés L 2020-09-13 Deportivo Alavés 0–1 Real Betis Balompié L 2020-07-19 Deportivo Alavés 0–5 FC Barcelona L

Athletic Club Form

2020-10-04 Deportivo Alavés 1–0 Athletic Club L 2020-10-01 Athletic Club 0–1 Cadiz CF L 2020-09-27 SD Eibar 1–2 Athletic Club W 2020-09-12 Granada CF 2–0 Athletic Club L 2020-07-19 Granada CF 4–0 Athletic Club L 2020-07-16 Athletic Club 0–2 CD Leganes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.26 Deportivo Alavés xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: Deportivo Alavés or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Deportivo Alavés45% Draw29% Athletic Club26%
Actual: Deportivo Alavés win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Deportivo Alavés or Draw
74%
Draw or Athletic Club
55%
Deportivo Alavés or Athletic Club
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Deportivo Alavés28% Draw51% Athletic Club21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.2%

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% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Deportivo Alavés keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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