Deportivo Alaves vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2023-24

Deportivo Alaves

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Athletic Club

Fri 22 Sep 2023 · 19:00 UTC Mendizorroza 19,421 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 18' Inaki Williams

0–2 76' Oihan Sancet

Y 29' Alex Berenguer

Y 31' Yuri Berchiche

Kike Garcia 45' Y

Abdelkabir Abqar 78' Y

Overview

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Deportivo Alaves vs Athletic Club — La Liga at Mendizorroza.

Deportivo Alaves 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 6 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alejandro Muniz Ruiz (Spain)
Assistant 1 Diego Barbero Sevilla (Spain)
Assistant 2 Fabian Blanco Rodriguez (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atlético de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompié	7	16
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alaves	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruña	7	10
8	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	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

Deportivo Alaves 15 games · Avg 1.5 goals Athletic Club

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-22 Deportivo Alaves 0–2 Athletic Club 2022-01-09 Deportivo Alaves 0–0 Athletic Club 2021-10-01 Athletic Club 1–0 Deportivo Alaves 2021-04-10 Athletic Club 0–0 Deportivo Alaves 2020-10-04 Deportivo Alaves 1–0 Athletic Club

Recent Form

Deportivo Alaves

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Athletic Club	H	0–2	L
15 Sep	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	0–2	L
02 Sep	Valencia CF	H	1–0	W
28 Aug	Getafe CF	A	0–1	L
21 Aug	Sevilla FC	H	4–3	W
14 Aug	Cadiz CF	A	0–1	L

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Deportivo Alaves	A	2–0	W
16 Sep	Cadiz CF	H	3–0	W
03 Sep	RCD Mallorca	A	0–0	D
27 Aug	Real Betis Balompié	H	4–2	W
19 Aug	CA Osasuna	A	2–0	W
12 Aug	Real Madrid CF	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Deportivo Alaves		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)

13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Deportivo Alaves this season

50% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season

Deportivo Alaves are 6th (11 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Deportivo Alaves

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 Alaves

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' That's the starting whistle at Mendizorroza. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Deportivo Alaves and Athletic Club.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Deportivo Alaves and Athletic Club are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Athletic Club winning 0% of all matches.
15' It’s high time Ernesto Valverde made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
18' Inaki Williams does the damage! The net is bulging and Athletic Club surge ahead!
23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
28' Deportivo Alaves is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
29' Athletic Club receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 29.
31' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yuri Berchiche.
36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
41' A quiet spell here at Mendizorroza. Athletic Club seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
45' A moment of madness from Kike Garcia on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Deportivo Alaves will be frustrated.
48' The crowd applauds Ruben Duarte as he leaves the pitch. Javi Lopez steps in for Deportivo Alaves.
49' The whistle greets Carlos Benavidez as he departs to be replaced by Jon Guridi.
54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
59' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
64' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — Muniain on, Alex Berenguer off on 64 minutes.
67' Time for substitution for Deportivo Alaves. Ianis Hagi is replaced by Samu Omorodion.
71' The crowd applauds Gorka Guruzeta as he leaves the pitch. Asier Villalibre steps in for Athletic Club.
76' The Spain Oihan Sancet breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 0-2!
78' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Abdelkabir Abqar.
82' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — Inigo Lekue on, Yuri Berchiche off on 82 minutes.
84' Xeber Alkain is replacing Luis Rioja for the Deportivo Alaves side.
89' Asier Villalibre, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
Deportivo Alaves will have plenty to reflect on. Athletic Club were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Deportivo Alaves Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luís García

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

6
Mikel Vesga
16
Ruiz de Galarreta ↓ Dani Garcia 82'
17
Yuri Berchiche ↓ Inigo Lekue 82'
1
Unai Simon
18
De Marcos
3
Daniel Vivian
9
Inaki Williams
12
Gorka Guruzeta ↓ Asier Villalibre 71'
7
Alex Berenguer ↓ Muniain 64'
8
Oihan Sancet
4
Aitor Paredes Casamichana ↓ Yeray Alvarez 71'

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Garcia	3
Nico Williams	2
Rodrigo Ely	2
Oihan Sancet	2
Gorka Guruzeta	2
Muniain	1
Lucas	1
Inaki Williams	1

Head to Head

Deportivo Alaves Form

2023-09-22 Deportivo Alaves 0–2 Athletic Club L 2023-09-15 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–0 Deportivo Alaves L 2023-09-02 Deportivo Alaves 1–0 Valencia CF W 2023-08-28 Getafe CF 1–0 Deportivo Alaves L 2023-08-21 Deportivo Alaves 4–3 Sevilla FC W 2023-08-14 Cadiz CF 1–0 Deportivo Alaves L

Athletic Club Form

2023-09-22 Deportivo Alaves 0–2 Athletic Club W 2023-09-16 Athletic Club 3–0 Cadiz CF W 2023-09-03 RCD Mallorca 0–0 Athletic Club D 2023-08-27 Athletic Club 4–2 Real Betis Balompié W 2023-08-19 CA Osasuna 0–2 Athletic Club W 2023-08-12 Athletic Club 0–2 Real Madrid CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.84 Deportivo Alaves xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.91 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Athletic Club or Draw 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Deportivo Alaves30% Draw34% Athletic Club36%

Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes35% 0% No65%

Avg goals/match: 1.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	80%	20%
± 1.5	53%	47%
± 2.5	26%	74%
± 3.5	11%	89%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Deportivo Alaves or Draw

65%

Draw or Athletic Club

70%

Deportivo Alaves or Athletic Club

66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Deportivo Alaves20% Draw58% Athletic Club22%

Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

20%

0 – 1

14.3%

1 – 1

14.3%

1 – 0

13.1%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 1

5.5%

2 – 2

2.7%

0 – 3

1 – 3

1.8%

3 – 0

1.6%

Asian Handicap — Deportivo Alaves

Handicap	Deportivo Alaves covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	8%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	20%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	21%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Deportivo Alaves keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

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