Valencia CF vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

Valencia CF

0 – 1

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Athletic Club

Sun 18 May 2025 · 17:00 UTC Estadio de Mestalla 45,641 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 72' Alex Berenguer

Y 15' Adama Boiro

Gaya 42' Y

Luis Rioja 66' Y

Rafael Mir 90' Y

Overview

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

Valencia CF 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 6 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alejandro Muniz Ruiz (Spain)
Assistant 1 Diego Sanchez Rojo (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 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

Valencia CF 16 games · Avg 1.7 goals Athletic Club

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-18 Valencia CF 0–1 Athletic Club 2024-08-28 Athletic Club 1–0 Valencia CF 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

Recent Form

Valencia CF

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Athletic Club	H	0–1	L
14 May	Deportivo Alavés	A	0–1	L
10 May	Getafe CF	H	3–0	W
03 May	UD Las Palmas	A	3–2	W
22 Apr	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	1–1	D
19 Apr	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	1–1	D

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Valencia CF	A	1–0	W
15 May	Getafe CF	A	2–0	W
11 May	Deportivo Alavés	H	1–0	W
08 May	Manchester United FC	A	1–4	L
04 May	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	0–0	D
01 May	Manchester United FC	H	0–3	L

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' The wait is over. Athletic Club get us underway at Estadio de Mestalla.
5' Valencia CF started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' It’s high time Carlos Corberán made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Athletic Club player sees a card in front of him.
20' Valencia CF is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' Athletic Club fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' Inaki Williams has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Valencia CF and Athletic Club are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' Athletic Club are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
42' Valencia CF receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
47' Luis Rioja is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Athletic Club so far.
52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
55' Valencia CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ivan Jaime Pajuelo is hanging Diego Lopez on the field on 55 minute.
60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
64' Athletic Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Inaki Williams is hanging Adama Boiro on the field on 64 minute.
66' It’s a booking for Valencia CF player. Luis Rioja gets a card.
71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
72' What composure from Alex Berenguer! The Spain international strokes it home. 0-1.
74' The supporters are chanting for Hugo Duro. He replaces Andre Almeida on 74 minute.
75' Time for substitution for Athletic Club. Ruiz de Galarreta is replaced by Mikel Vesga.
80' Ruiz de Galarreta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 231 appearances.
82' The Athletic Club manager makes a substitution. Gorka Guruzeta departs to be replaced by Sannadi.
87' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mikel Jauregizar suffering a number of foals already.
90' Rafael Mir picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
With this win, Athletic Club is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Valencia CF Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Garcia	3
Alex Berenguer	3
Oihan Sancet	2
Nico Williams	2
Hugo Duro	2
Denis Cheryshev	1
Carlos Soler	1
Manu Vallejo	1

Head to Head

Valencia CF Form

2025-05-18 Valencia CF 0–1 Athletic Club L 2025-05-14 Deportivo Alavés 1–0 Valencia CF L 2025-05-10 Valencia CF 3–0 Getafe CF W 2025-05-03 UD Las Palmas 2–3 Valencia CF W 2025-04-22 Valencia CF 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2025-04-19 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Valencia CF D

Athletic Club Form

2025-05-18 Valencia CF 0–1 Athletic Club W 2025-05-15 Getafe CF 0–2 Athletic Club W 2025-05-11 Athletic Club 1–0 Deportivo Alavés W 2025-05-08 Manchester United FC 4–1 Athletic Club L 2025-05-04 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–0 Athletic Club D 2025-05-01 Athletic Club 0–3 Manchester United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.7 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 76% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Valencia CF24% Draw32% Athletic Club44%

Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	57%	43%
± 2.5	30%	70%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Valencia CF or Draw

56%

Draw or Athletic Club

76%

Valencia CF or Athletic Club

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Valencia CF14% Draw55% Athletic Club31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

17.2%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 2

10.3%

1 – 0

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 1

4.3%

0 – 3

4.1%

2 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

3.1%

2 – 2

2.8%

0 – 4

1.3%

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

50% ✗

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