Thursday , 2 July 2026

Valencia CF vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2018-19
Valencia CF
2 – 0
Full Time
Athletic Club
Sun 3 Mar 2019 · 19:45 UTC Estadio de Mestalla HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' Raul Garcia
Y 53' Yeray Alvarez
Y 70' Inigo Martinez

Overview

Match Preview

Valencia CF vs Athletic Club — La Liga at Estadio de Mestalla.

Match Details

  • Referee Carlos del Cerro
  • Referee Joan Mendez
  • Referee David Medie
  • Referee Juan Barranco
  • Referee Salvador Lax

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
Valencia CF 16 games · Avg 1.7 goals Athletic Club
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-03 Valencia CF 2–0 Athletic Club 2018-10-27 Athletic Club 0–0 Valencia CF

Recent Form

Valencia CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Athletic Club H 2–0 W
24 Feb CD Leganes A 1–1 D
21 Feb Celtic FC H 1–0 W
17 Feb RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 0–0 D
14 Feb Celtic FC A 2–0 W
10 Feb Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–0 D
Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Valencia CF A 0–2 L
23 Feb SD Eibar H 1–0 W
18 Feb SD Huesca A 1–0 W
10 Feb FC Barcelona H 0–0 D
02 Feb Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 1–2 L
27 Jan Real Betis Balompie H 1–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Valencia CF is hosting Athletic Club for another epic battle.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' The travelling Athletic Club supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 14' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Raul Garcia.
  • 19' Athletic Club come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 24' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 29' It’s high time Marcelino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Neto, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de Mestalla with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 39' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 44' It looks like no one’s ball. Athletic Club is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 49' The Spain Rodrigo breaks the deadlock on 49 minutes. 1-0!
  • 53' Athletic Club receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 53.
  • 58' Valencia CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' The Athletic Club manager makes a substitution. Benat departs to be replaced by San Jose.
  • 66' Kenan Kodro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Raul Garcia on 66 minute.
  • 70' The referee has no hesitation. Inigo Martinez is booked for Athletic Club — Yellow card on 70.
  • 70' A change in the Valencia CF ranks — Santi Mina exits the field as Kevin Gameiro enters on 70.
  • 75' Valencia CF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Athletic Club backline.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Valencia CF! Carlos Soler comes on to replace Ferran Torres.
  • 79' Rodrigo makes way for Goncalo Guedes at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Valencia CF.
  • 81' Athletic Club make a change. Ibai trudges off to be replaced by Susaeta on 81 minutes.
  • 86' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 89' What composure from Kevin Gameiro! The France international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Valencia CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-03-03 Valencia CF 2–0 Athletic Club 2018-10-27 Athletic Club 0–0 Valencia CF

Valencia CF Form

2019-03-03 Valencia CF 2–0 Athletic Club W 2019-02-24 CD Leganes 1–1 Valencia CF D 2019-02-21 Valencia CF 1–0 Celtic FC W 2019-02-17 Valencia CF 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2019-02-14 Celtic FC 0–2 Valencia CF W 2019-02-10 Valencia CF 0–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D

Athletic Club Form

2019-03-03 Valencia CF 2–0 Athletic Club L 2019-02-23 Athletic Club 1–0 SD Eibar W 2019-02-18 SD Huesca 0–1 Athletic Club W 2019-02-10 Athletic Club 0–0 FC Barcelona D 2019-02-02 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 Athletic Club L 2019-01-27 Athletic Club 1–0 Real Betis Balompie W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.36 Valencia CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valencia CF53% Draw29% Athletic Club18%
Actual: Valencia CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw
82%
Draw or Athletic Club
47%
Valencia CF or Athletic Club
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valencia CF34% Draw53% Athletic Club13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.7%
0 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8%
0 – 1
7.6%
3 – 0
5.2%
1 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 2
2.8%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Valencia CF

Handicap Valencia CF covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 26% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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