Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Valencia CF vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2021-22
Valencia CF
1 – 1
Full Time
Athletic Club
Sat 25 Sep 2021 · 14:15 UTC Estadio Mestalla HT 45' · FT 45'
Maxi Gomez 45' Y
Hugo Guillamon 47' Y
Y 49' Dani Garcia
Y 79' Alex Berenguer
Maxi Gomez 82' R
Jason 90' Y
Manu Vallejo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee Jose Naranjo
  • Referee Jose Gonzalez
  • Referee David Cambronero
  • Referee Valentin Pizarro
  • Referee Diego Sanchez

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
2021-09-25 Valencia CF 1–1 Athletic Club 2021-02-07 Athletic Club 1–1 Valencia CF 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

Recent Form

Valencia CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Athletic Club H 1–1 D
22 Sep Sevilla FC A 1–3 L
19 Sep Real Madrid CF H 1–2 L
12 Sep CA Osasuna A 4–1 W
27 Aug Deportivo Alavés H 3–0 W
21 Aug Granada CF A 1–1 D
Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Valencia CF A 1–1 D
21 Sep Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 1–2 L
18 Sep Club Atlético de Madrid A 0–0 D
11 Sep RCD Mallorca H 2–0 W
28 Aug RC Celta de Vigo A 1–0 W
21 Aug FC Barcelona H 1–1 D

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' We are underway at Estadio Mestalla. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Balenziaga has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Toni Lato has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' Spain international Inigo Lekue has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nico Williams made 332 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Omar Alderete has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Valencia CF and Athletic Club are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' Valencia CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Maxi Gomez is booked for Valencia CF — Yellow card on 45.
  • 47' Controversy at the stadium! Hugo Guillamon argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 49' Dani Garcia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 49.
  • 53' Athletic Club ring the changes. Balenziaga has done his job and it is now time for De Marcos to step up.
  • 56' Athletic Club ring the changes. Muniain has done his job and it is now time for Nico Williams to step up.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Valencia CF and Athletic Club are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pepe Bordalás will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 69' Magnificent from Inigo Martinez! That is 9 goals in 126 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 70' The Valencia CF manager makes a substitution. Hugo Duro departs to be replaced by Maranhao.
  • 71' Another substitution for Valencia CF to replace Toni Lato by Jesus Vazquez Alcalde on 71 minute.
  • 76' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 79' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alex Berenguer.
  • 80' The Athletic Club manager makes a substitution. Raul Garcia departs to be replaced by Nico Serrano.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a Red card for Maxi Gomez.
  • 83' Jason is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yunus Musah at the 83 minute mark.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Valencia CF team. Daniel Wass is replaced by Manu Vallejo on 84 minute.
  • 89' Athletic Club fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Valencia CF. Jason will be fuming at that decision.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Valencia CF 1-1 Athletic Club.

Lineups

Valencia CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pepe Bordalás

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Berenguer 3
Raul Garcia 3
Oihan Sancet 2
Nico Williams 2
Hugo Duro 2
Umar Sadiq 1
Maranhao 1
Inigo Martinez 1

Head to Head

2021-09-25 Valencia CF 1–1 Athletic Club 2021-02-07 Athletic Club 1–1 Valencia CF 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

Valencia CF Form

2021-09-25 Valencia CF 1–1 Athletic Club D 2021-09-22 Sevilla FC 3–1 Valencia CF L 2021-09-19 Valencia CF 1–2 Real Madrid CF L 2021-09-12 CA Osasuna 1–4 Valencia CF W 2021-08-27 Valencia CF 3–0 Deportivo Alavés W 2021-08-21 Granada CF 1–1 Valencia CF D

Athletic Club Form

2021-09-25 Valencia CF 1–1 Athletic Club D 2021-09-21 Athletic Club 1–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2021-09-18 Club Atlético de Madrid 0–0 Athletic Club D 2021-09-11 Athletic Club 2–0 RCD Mallorca W 2021-08-28 RC Celta de Vigo 0–1 Athletic Club W 2021-08-21 Athletic Club 1–1 FC Barcelona D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.72 Valencia CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: Athletic Club or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valencia CF27% Draw32% Athletic Club41%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw
59%
Draw or Athletic Club
73%
Valencia CF or Athletic Club
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valencia CF15% Draw55% Athletic Club30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17%
0 – 1
16.3%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
10.1%
1 – 0
9.2%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
4.4%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
2 – 3
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Valencia CF

Handicap Valencia CF covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 14% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 25% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 14% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
49% ✓

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