Thursday , 2 July 2026

Valencia CF vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2023-24
Valencia CF
1 – 0
Full Time
Athletic Club
Sat 20 Jan 2024 · 17:30 UTC Estadio de Mestalla HT 45' · FT 45'
Hugo Duro 61' 1–0
Y 56' Nico Williams
Y 90' Daniel Vivian
Y 90' Malcom Ares

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Pulido Santana (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Jose Escuela Melo (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Ignacio Alonso Lopez (Spain)

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
2024-01-20 Valencia CF 1–0 Athletic Club 2023-10-29 Athletic Club 2–2 Valencia CF 2023-02-11 Valencia CF 1–2 Athletic Club 2022-08-21 Athletic Club 1–0 Valencia CF 2022-05-07 Athletic Club 0–0 Valencia CF

Recent Form

Valencia CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Athletic Club H 1–0 W
14 Jan Cadiz CF A 4–1 W
02 Jan Villarreal CF H 3–1 W
19 Dec Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 1–0 W
16 Dec FC Barcelona H 1–1 D
08 Dec Getafe CF A 0–1 L
Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Valencia CF A 0–1 L
13 Jan Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 2–1 W
04 Jan Sevilla FC A 2–0 W
20 Dec UD Las Palmas H 1–0 W
16 Dec Club Atletico de Madrid H 2–0 W
11 Dec Granada CF A 1–1 D

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' Temperatures are rising at Estadio de Mestalla as Valencia CF face off against Athletic Club in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 14' The Valencia CF manager makes a substitution. Sergi Canos departs to be replaced by Roman Yaremchuk.
  • 19' Valencia CF is showing some good football. However, Valencia CF are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 24' Athletic Club fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Athletic Club that had 328 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 34' Malcom Ares has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 39' It is a cagey affair so far. Valencia CF in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Athletic Club's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 44' Ander Herrera, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 49' Athletic Club come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' Daniel Vivian needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 56' The referee shows Athletic Club player a Yellow card on 56.
  • 57' Nico Williams was booked on 57.
  • 61' GOAL! Hugo Duro scores on 61. Assisted by Gaya
  • 64' Another substitution for Athletic Club to replace Ander Herrera by Ruiz de Galarreta on 64 minute.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Gorka Guruzeta as he leaves the pitch. Asier Villalibre steps in for Athletic Club.
  • 74' Giorgi Mamardashvili has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 79' A change in the Athletic Club ranks — Nico Williams exits the field as Malcom Ares enters on 79.
  • 82' Valencia CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jesus Vazquez Alcalde is hanging Diego Lopez on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Vivian.
  • Another three points for Valencia CF.

Lineups

Valencia CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Baraja

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

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

2024-01-20 Valencia CF 1–0 Athletic Club 2023-10-29 Athletic Club 2–2 Valencia CF 2023-02-11 Valencia CF 1–2 Athletic Club 2022-08-21 Athletic Club 1–0 Valencia CF 2022-05-07 Athletic Club 0–0 Valencia CF

Valencia CF Form

2024-01-20 Valencia CF 1–0 Athletic Club W 2024-01-14 Cadiz CF 1–4 Valencia CF W 2024-01-02 Valencia CF 3–1 Villarreal CF W 2023-12-19 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 Valencia CF W 2023-12-16 Valencia CF 1–1 FC Barcelona D 2023-12-08 Getafe CF 1–0 Valencia CF L

Athletic Club Form

2024-01-20 Valencia CF 1–0 Athletic Club L 2024-01-13 Athletic Club 2–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2024-01-04 Sevilla FC 0–2 Athletic Club W 2023-12-20 Athletic Club 1–0 UD Las Palmas W 2023-12-16 Athletic Club 2–0 Club Atletico de Madrid W 2023-12-11 Granada CF 1–1 Athletic Club D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.32 Valencia CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: Valencia CF or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valencia CF45% Draw29% Athletic Club26%
Actual: Valencia CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw
74%
Draw or Athletic Club
55%
Valencia CF or Athletic Club
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valencia CF29% Draw50% Athletic Club21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Valencia CF

Handicap Valencia CF covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Valencia CF keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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