Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Primera Division · 2020-21
Deportivo Alaves
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 Alaves 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 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

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

Recent Form

Deportivo Alaves
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 Balompie H 0–1 L
19 Jul FC Barcelona H 0–5 L
Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Deportivo Alaves 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 Alaves 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 Alaves are 14th (43 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Estadio de Mendizorroza that hosts another battle between Deportivo Alaves and Athletic Club.
  • 5' The 35-year-old Deyverson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Dani Garcia has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ximo Navarro made 267 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 19' Athletic Club player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 24' With 0 assists to his name this season, Raul Garcia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Athletic Club.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pablo Machin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 39' Deportivo Alaves are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Athletic Club's shape.
  • 44' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' Deportivo Alaves ring the changes. Deyverson has done his job and it is now time for Lucas to step up.
  • 49' Athletic Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Balenziaga is hanging Yuri Berchiche on the field on 49 minute.
  • 54' Athletic Club is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 59' Another substitution for Athletic Club to replace Oihan Sancet by Muniain on 59 minute.
  • 62' The referee has no hesitation. Unai Nunez is booked for Athletic Club — Yellow card on 62.
  • 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Inigo Martinez.
  • 65' Rodrigo Ely is ready to make an impact after coming on for Laguardia at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' It’s high time Pablo Machin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 74' GOAL! Rodrigo Ely fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 76' It is a substitution in Deportivo Alaves team. Tomas Pina is replaced by Manu on 76 minute.
  • 78' Athletic Club make a change. Unai Lopez trudges off to be replaced by Alex Berenguer on 78 minutes.
  • 79' Athletic Club make a change. Inaki Williams trudges off to be replaced by Asier Villalibre on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Asier Villalibre has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 328 appearances.
  • 85' Ruben Duarte picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Ruben Duarte. He receives a Red card.
  • 90' The Deportivo Alaves bench stirs into life. Edgar Mendez is withdrawn and Javi Lopez gets his opportunity.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Athletic Club.

Lineups

Deportivo Alaves Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Machin

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Deportivo Alaves Form

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

Athletic Club Form

2020-10-04 Deportivo Alaves 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 Alaves xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: Deportivo Alaves or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Deportivo Alaves45% Draw29% Athletic Club26%
Actual: Deportivo Alaves 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 Alaves or Draw
74%
Draw or Athletic Club
55%
Deportivo Alaves or Athletic Club
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Deportivo Alaves28% 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 Alaves

Handicap Deportivo Alaves 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 Alaves 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.