Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Valencia CF vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2020-21
Valencia CF
2 – 2
Full Time
Athletic Club
Sat 12 Dec 2020 · 13:00 UTC Estadio de Mestalla HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'
Y 31' Mikel Vesga
Maxi Gomez 36' Y
Y 61' Dani Garcia
Y 73' Unai Lopez
Y 82' Yeray Alvarez
Y 84' Alex Berenguer
Jason 90' Y
Y 90' Raul Garcia

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Carlos del Cerro
  • Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
  • Referee Gonzalo Garcia
  • Referee Roberto Carralero

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 Alavés 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 Málaga CF 7 3

Head-to-Head

5
6
5
Valencia CF 16 games · Avg 1.7 goals Athletic Club
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-12 Valencia CF 2–2 Athletic Club 2020-07-01 Valencia CF 0–2 Athletic Club 2019-09-28 Athletic Club 0–1 Valencia CF 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
12 Dec Athletic Club H 2–2 D
07 Dec SD Eibar A 0–0 D
28 Nov Club Atlético de Madrid H 0–1 L
22 Nov Deportivo Alavés A 2–2 D
08 Nov Real Madrid CF H 4–1 W
01 Nov Getafe CF H 2–2 D
Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Valencia CF A 2–2 D
04 Dec RC Celta de Vigo H 0–2 L
29 Nov Getafe CF A 1–1 D
23 Nov Real Betis Balompié H 4–0 W
08 Nov Real Valladolid CF A 1–2 L
31 Oct Sevilla FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Valencia CF Athletic Club
#19 Position #12
4 Points 8
7 Played 6
1 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 2
4 Scored 7
13 Conceded 6
-9 GD +1
0.57 PPG 1.33
14% Win % 33%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
19% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Valencia CF this season
50% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season

Valencia CF are 19th (4 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Valencia CF
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/5
■ 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)

Athletic Club
Roberto Navarro 2 G
Aitor Paredes Casamichana 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Estadio de Mestalla that hosts another battle between Valencia CF and Athletic Club.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Valencia CF and Athletic Club are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Valencia CF must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Unai Lopez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Athletic Club so far.
  • 20' De Marcos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 331 appearances.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Athletic Club needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 26' What composure from Carlos Soler! The Spain international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 31' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mikel Vesga.
  • 36' Valencia CF receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 36.
  • 41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' Mikel Vesga makes way for Unai Lopez at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Athletic Club.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Unai Simon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Valencia CF.
  • 55' Asier Villalibre doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 60' Yunus Musah makes way for Denis Cheryshev at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Valencia CF.
  • 61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dani Garcia.
  • 66' Yunus Musah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — De Marcos on, Ander Capa off on 67 minutes.
  • 71' The whistle greets Goncalo Guedes as he departs to be replaced by Jason.
  • 73' Unai Lopez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Athletic Club! Raul Garcia comes on to replace Asier Villalibre.
  • 79' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Raul Garcia makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 82' Yeray Alvarez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' What a moment for Manu Vallejo! That strike on 83 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 84' Alex Berenguer is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 84' The whistle greets Muniain as he departs to be replaced by Unai Nunez.
  • 89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' Valencia CF player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Valencia CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javi Gracia

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
Asier Villalibre 1
De Marcos 1
Gabriel Paulista 1

Head to Head

2020-12-12 Valencia CF 2–2 Athletic Club 2020-07-01 Valencia CF 0–2 Athletic Club 2019-09-28 Athletic Club 0–1 Valencia CF 2019-03-03 Valencia CF 2–0 Athletic Club 2018-10-27 Athletic Club 0–0 Valencia CF

Valencia CF Form

2020-12-12 Valencia CF 2–2 Athletic Club D 2020-12-07 SD Eibar 0–0 Valencia CF D 2020-11-28 Valencia CF 0–1 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2020-11-22 Deportivo Alavés 2–2 Valencia CF D 2020-11-08 Valencia CF 4–1 Real Madrid CF W 2020-11-01 Valencia CF 2–2 Getafe CF D

Athletic Club Form

2020-12-12 Valencia CF 2–2 Athletic Club D 2020-12-04 Athletic Club 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo L 2020-11-29 Getafe CF 1–1 Athletic Club D 2020-11-23 Athletic Club 4–0 Real Betis Balompié W 2020-11-08 Real Valladolid CF 2–1 Athletic Club L 2020-10-31 Athletic Club 2–1 Sevilla FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.98 Valencia CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: Valencia CF or Athletic Club 71% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valencia CF32% Draw29% Athletic Club39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw
62%
Draw or Athletic Club
68%
Valencia CF or Athletic Club
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valencia CF20% Draw51% Athletic Club29%
Actual: Valencia CF win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
12.2%
0 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
8.6%
0 – 2
8.4%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — Valencia CF

Handicap Valencia CF covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 16% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 23% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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