Valencia
3 shots on target
0–0
Full time
Athletic Club
2 shots on target
Valencia
0–0
Athletic Club
La Liga | Saturday, 17 October 2026 | Full time
Valencia more threatening
Athletic Club more threatening
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
37%
Possession
63%
16
Shots
9
3
On target
2
2
Corners
6
La Liga · Matchweek 9 · Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 19:00 UTC
Written before kick-off · preview
Valencia v Athletic Club: what the records say
Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.
Valencia host Athletic Club on Saturday 17 October in the La Liga, matchweek 9. Valencia have won one of their last eight games. They have scored 6 and conceded 15 in those eight games — 0.8 goals a game, 1.9 against, keeping two clean sheets.
Athletic Club are unbeaten in four games. They have scored 10 and conceded 11 in those eight games — 1.3 goals a game, 1.4 against, keeping three clean sheets.
The only previous meeting we hold, in May 2026, finished Athletic Club 0-1 Valencia.
U. Sadiq has been Valencia's most productive, with one goal. Álex Berenguer has been Athletic Club's most productive, with one goal.
Commentary
Minute by minute, as it happened.- 1' First half begins.
- 2' Hugo Rincón from Athletic Club is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Hugo Rincón
- 2' Javi Guerra commits a foul for Valencia. Javi Guerra
- 4' Robert Navarro from Athletic Club wins a free kick in the defensive half. Robert Navarro
- 4' Dani Raba from Valencia commits a foul. Dani Raba
- 5' Aymeric Laporte of Athletic Club commits a foul. Aymeric Laporte
- 5' Hugo Duro from Valencia wins a free kick in the defensive half. Hugo Duro
- 7' Valencia wins a corner after Hugo Rincón concedes. Hugo Rincón
- 7' Valencia wins a corner after Hugo Rincón concedes. Hugo Rincón
- 7' Hugo Duro from Valencia misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the left. Javi Guerra provided the assist with a cross after a corner. Javi Guerra
- 8' Hugo Duro from Valencia commits a foul. Hugo Duro
- 8' Attempt missed. Pablo Maffeo (Valencia) heads the ball from the center of the box but it goes to the right. He was assisted by Javi Guerra, who delivered a cross after a corner. Pablo Maffeo
- 8' Beñat Gerenabarrena from Athletic Club is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Beñat Gerenabarrena
- 12' Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta from Athletic Club commits a foul.
- 12' Hugo Duro from Valencia wins a free kick in the attacking half. Hugo Duro
- 13' Hugo Duro of Valencia is caught offside. Hugo Duro
- 13' Beñat Gerenabarrena from Athletic Club is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Beñat Gerenabarrena
- 13' Guido Rodríguez from Valencia commits a foul. Guido Rodríguez
- 18' Attempt missed. Johaneko Louis-Jean from Athletic Club takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box but misses to the left. J. Louis-Jean
- 19' Alex Berenguer from Athletic Club is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Álex Berenguer
- 19' Dani Raba commits a foul for Valencia. Dani Raba
- 19' Dani Raba from Valencia receives a yellow card for a foul. Dani Raba
- 24' Iñaki Williams from Athletic Club misses a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, sending it to the left. He was assisted by Aymeric Laporte. Aymeric Laporte
- 24' Athletic Club wins a corner, conceded by José Gayà. José Gayà
- 25' Aymeric Laporte from Athletic Club misses an attempt with a header from the center of the box, sending it just a bit too high. The chance was created by a cross from Alex Berenguer following a corner. Aymeric Laporte
- 26' Hugo Duro from Valencia misses a right-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it to the right. Pablo Maffeo provided the assist. Pablo Maffeo
- 29' Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta from Athletic Club commits a foul.
- 29' Javi Guerra from Valencia is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Javi Guerra
- 29' Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams from Athletic Club takes a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes high and wide to the right. Peio Canales provided the assist. Iñaki Williams
- 31' Attempt missed. José Gayà from Valencia takes a left-footed shot from a tough angle on the left but misses to the right. José Gayà
- 31' Attempt missed. Javi Guerra from Valencia heads the ball from the center of the box but it goes to the left. The cross was assisted by Pablo Maffeo. Pablo Maffeo
- 33' Athletic Club wins a corner after Pablo Maffeo concedes. Pablo Maffeo
- 34' Peio Canales from Athletic Club misses a right-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it to the left. He was assisted by Robert Navarro. Robert Navarro
- 35' Attempt missed. Johaneko Louis-Jean from Athletic Club has a right-footed shot from the left side of the box that goes wide to the right. He was assisted by Aymeric Laporte. Aymeric Laporte
- 38' Hugo Rincón of Athletic Club commits a foul. Hugo Rincón
- 38' Javi Guerra from Valencia wins a free kick in the defensive half. Javi Guerra
- 38' Aymeric Laporte of Athletic Club receives a yellow card for a bad foul. Aymeric Laporte
- 38' Aymeric Laporte of Athletic Club commits a foul. Aymeric Laporte
- 38' Dani Raba from Valencia wins a free kick on the right wing. Dani Raba
- 39' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 39' The match is delayed due to an injury to Dani Raba from Valencia. Dani Raba
- 41' Hugo Duro from Valencia misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the right. The attempt was assisted by a cross from José Gayà. Hugo Duro
- 42' Beñat Gerenabarrena from Athletic Club receives a yellow card for handball. Beñat Gerenabarrena
- 42' Beñat Gerenabarrena from Athletic Club commits a handball. Beñat Gerenabarrena
- 43' Dani Raba from Valencia has a left-footed shot from outside the box that goes close but misses to the right. Javi Guerra provided the assist. Javi Guerra
- 44' Athletic Club wins a corner after Stole Dimitrievski concedes. Stole Dimitrievski
- 44' Attempt saved. Iñaki Williams from Athletic Club has a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, but Stole Dimitrievski from Valencia saves it in the bottom left corner. The shot was assisted by Beñat Gerenabarrena. Iñaki Williams
- 45+1' Peio Canales from Athletic Club is awarded a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45+1' Foul committed by Pepelu of Valencia. Pepelu
- 45+1' The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
- 45+2' Aitor Paredes from Athletic Club commits a foul. Aitor Paredes
- 45+2' Pablo Maffeo from Valencia wins a free kick in the defensive half. Pablo Maffeo
- The first half ends with Valencia and Athletic Club tied at 0-0.
- Half time · Valencia 0 Athletic Club 0
- 46' The second half begins with the score at Valencia 0, Athletic Club 0.
- 46' Foul committed by Johaneko Louis-Jean of Athletic Club.
- 46' Dani Raba from Valencia wins a free kick in the defensive half. Dani Raba
- 46' Substitution for Athletic Club: Mikel Jauregizar comes on for Beñat Gerenabarrena. Mikel Jauregizar
- 48' Aymeric Laporte from Athletic Club commits a foul. Aymeric Laporte
- 48' Dani Raba from Valencia wins a free kick in the defensive half. Dani Raba
- 50' Dani Raba from Valencia misses a left-footed shot from over 35 yards to the left after a fast break. Dani Raba
- 51' Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma from Valencia takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the box but misses to the right. Pepelu assisted him after a fast break. Arnaut Danjuma
- 51' Alex Berenguer from Athletic Club is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Álex Berenguer
- 51' Foul committed by Pepelu of Valencia. Pepelu
- 53' Attempt saved. José Gayà's left-footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the center of the goal by Unai Simón. The assist came from Arnaut Danjuma. Arnaut Danjuma
- 54' Substitution for Valencia: David Otorbi comes on for Hugo Duro. David Otorbi
- 54' Alex Berenguer from Athletic Club wins a free kick in the defensive half. Álex Berenguer
- 54' Pepelu from Valencia commits a foul. Pepelu
- 54' Substitution for Valencia: Luis Rioja comes on for Dani Raba. Luis Rioja
- 57' Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta from Athletic Club receives a yellow card for a foul.
- 57' Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta from Athletic Club commits a foul.
- 57' David Otorbi from Valencia wins a free kick in the attacking half. David Otorbi
- 58' Offside for Valencia. José Gayà is flagged for offside. José Gayà
- 58' Attempt missed. David Otorbi (Valencia) has a right-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right that is close but goes wide to the left. Pepelu provided the assist. David Otorbi
- 59' Athletic Club wins a corner after Pablo Maffeo concedes. Pablo Maffeo
- 61' Attempt missed. Johaneko Louis-Jean from Athletic Club takes a right-footed shot from outside the box but misses to the right, assisted by Alex Berenguer. J. Louis-Jean
- 61' Offside called against Athletic Club. Johaneko Louis-Jean is caught in an offside position. J. Louis-Jean
- 61' Attempt blocked. Robert Navarro from Athletic Club has a right-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box that is blocked. Robert Navarro
- 62' Attempt missed. David Otorbi (Valencia) had a right-footed shot from the right side of the box that was close but went to the left. He was assisted by Luis Rioja after a fast break. David Otorbi
- 63' Substitution for Athletic Club: Alejandro Rego comes on for Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta. Alejandro Rego
- 63' Substitution for Athletic Club: Gorka Guruzeta comes on for Iñaki Williams. Gorka Guruzeta
- 63' Substitution for Athletic Club: Jesús Areso comes on for Johaneko Louis-Jean. Jesús Areso
- 65' Foul committed by Peio Canales of Athletic Club.
- 65' César Tárrega from Valencia is awarded a free kick in the attacking half. César Tárrega
- 67' Attempt missed. Luis Rioja (Valencia) had a left-footed shot from the left side of the box that went wide to the right. He was assisted by Arnaut Danjuma after a quick counter-attack. Arnaut Danjuma
- 67' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 67' The match is delayed due to an injury to Gorka Guruzeta of Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta
- 68' Substitution for Athletic Club: Maroan Sannadi comes on for Gorka Guruzeta due to an injury. Maroan Sannadi
- 70' Attempt saved. Javi Guerra from Valencia has a left-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box, but Unai Simón from Athletic Club saves it in the bottom left corner. The assist was provided by José Gayà. Javi Guerra
- 71' Foul committed by David Otorbi of Valencia. David Otorbi
- 71' Hugo Rincón from Athletic Club is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Hugo Rincón
- 74' Hugo Rincón from Athletic Club wins a free kick in the defensive half. Hugo Rincón
- 74' David Otorbi from Valencia commits a foul. David Otorbi
- 74' Substitution for Valencia: Harvey Elliott comes on for Justin de Haas due to an injury. Harvey Elliott
- 75' Mikel Jauregizar from Athletic Club commits a foul. Mikel Jauregizar
- 75' David Otorbi from Valencia wins a free kick on the right wing. David Otorbi
- 77' Maroan Sannadi from Athletic Club wins a free kick in the attacking half. Maroan Sannadi
- 77' Foul committed by Pepelu of Valencia. Pepelu
- 78' Foul committed by Javi Guerra of Valencia. Javi Guerra
- 78' Alejandro Rego from Athletic Club is awarded a free kick in the attacking half. Alejandro Rego
- 81' Attempt saved. Javi Guerra from Valencia has his right-footed shot from the center of the box saved by Unai Simón of Athletic Club, who is positioned in the center of the goal. The assist came from Harvey Elliott. Harvey Elliott
- 83' Harvey Elliott's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. The attempt was assisted by José Gayà. Harvey Elliott
- 85' Substitution for Valencia: Jesús Vázquez comes on for José Gayà. Jesús Vázquez
- 86' Substitution for Valencia: Filip Ugrinic comes on for Guido Rodríguez. Filip Ugrinic
- 87' Maroan Sannadi from Athletic Club wins a free kick on the right wing. Maroan Sannadi
- 87' Foul committed by Pepelu of Valencia. Pepelu
- 87' Pepelu from Valencia receives a yellow card for a foul. Pepelu
- 88' Athletic Club wins a corner after Pablo Maffeo concedes. Pablo Maffeo
- 89' Foul committed by Hugo Rincón of Athletic Club. Hugo Rincón
- 89' Arnaut Danjuma from Valencia wins a free kick in the defensive half. Arnaut Danjuma
- 90' Maroan Sannadi from Athletic Club wins a free kick on the left wing. Maroan Sannadi
- 90' César Tárrega commits a foul for Valencia. César Tárrega
- 90' César Tárrega from Valencia receives a yellow card for a foul. César Tárrega
- 90+1' The fourth official has indicated there will be 3 minutes of added time.
- 90+3' Athletic Club wins a corner after Jesús Vázquez concedes. Jesús Vázquez
- The second half ends with the match finishing 0-0 between Valencia and Athletic Club.
- The match ends in a 0-0 draw between Valencia and Athletic Club.
Expected goals
Valencia
Athletic Club
1.13
Expected goals
0.75
what the chances were worth
0.57
On target
0.10
what the shots on target were worth
1.00
From open play
0.71
0.13
From set plays
0.05
Valencia created the better chances, 1.13 to 0.75.
Expected goals is SportMonks' model: what a chance of that kind is worth, on average,
across a season of them. It says what the chances added up to, not what should have happened.
Pressure, minute by minute
Valencia
Athletic Club
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
Pressure is SportMonks' index, not ours: a measure of how close each side was to
scoring in a given minute, published after full time. The marks are the goals.
Match statistics
Valencia on the left, Athletic Club on the right.
The game
37%
Ball possession
63%
69
Total attacks
140
38
Dangerous attacks
72
Attack
16
Shots total
9
3
Shots on target
2
12
Shots off target
7
1
Shots blocked
0
13
Shots inside the box
7
3
Shots outside the box
2
5
Big chances created
0
5
Big chances missed
0
2
Corners
6
2
Offsides
1
Build-up
334
Passes
568
267
Accurate passes
483
80%
Pass accuracy
85%
14
Crosses
24
4
Accurate crosses
3
15
Dribble attempts
17
7
Successful dribbles
4
15
Throw-ins
13
11
Goal kicks
10
Defence
1
Saves
3
17
Tackles
14
16
Interceptions
7
51
Duels won
45
14
Fouls
13
3
Yellow cards
3
5
Substitutions
5
Player statistics
Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.
Valencia
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| César Tárrega | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 73 | 50 | – | 1 | 5 | 70 | 7.86 |
| Arnaut Danjuma | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.11 | 2 | 19 | 74 | 33 | – | 2 | – | 67 | 6.68 |
| Javi Guerra | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0.36 | 3 | 20 | 70 | 49 | 1 | 2 | – | 35 | 6.65 |
| Pepelu | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 43 | 95 | 54 | – | 2 | 1 | 33 | 7.38 |
| Pablo Maffeo | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.06 | 2 | 36 | 69 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 7.70 |
| José Gayà | 86 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 0.12 | 3 | 28 | 96 | 44 | – | 1 | 1 | 50 | 7.40 |
| Guido Rodríguez | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 46 | 79 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 6.81 |
| Justin de Haas | 74 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 71 | 45 | – | – | 1 | 50 | 6.65 |
| Hugo Duro | 54 | – | – | 3 | – | 0.20 | – | 6 | 67 | 19 | – | 1 | – | 50 | 6.85 |
| Dani Raba | 54 | – | – | 2 | – | 0.06 | – | 16 | 73 | 31 | 1 | – | 1 | 45 | 6.57 |
| Luis Rioja sub | 36 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.04 | 1 | 12 | 100 | 21 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.06 |
| David Otorbi sub | 36 | – | – | 2 | – | 0.16 | – | 6 | 83 | 16 | 2 | – | – | 67 | 6.46 |
| Harvey Elliott sub | 16 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.03 | 1 | 7 | 86 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 6.50 |
| Filip Ugrinic sub | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 100 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 6.52 |
| Jesús Vázquez sub | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 50 | – |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stole Dimitrievski | 90 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 26 | 81 | 7.02 |
Athletic Club
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitor Paredes | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 79 | 92 | 89 | – | 1 | 2 | 57 | 7.18 |
| Álex Berenguer | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 42 | 81 | 76 | – | 3 | 1 | 58 | 7.02 |
| Aymeric Laporte | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.05 | 2 | 95 | 91 | 105 | – | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7.32 |
| Hugo Rincón | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 64 | 95 | 82 | – | – | – | 63 | 7.03 |
| Robert Navarro | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 33 | 79 | 46 | 1 | 1 | – | 50 | 6.87 |
| Peio Canales Urtasun | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.22 | 1 | 36 | 82 | 49 | – | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6.49 |
| Iñaki Williams | 63 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 0.12 | – | 10 | 60 | 17 | – | – | – | 33 | 6.68 |
| Cem Gürsoy | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 47 | 81 | 50 | – | – | 1 | 33 | 6.51 |
| J. Louis-Jean | 63 | – | – | 3 | – | 0.23 | – | 42 | 86 | 62 | 1 | 1 | – | 50 | 6.89 |
| Beñat Gerenabarrena | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 27 | 74 | 37 | – | 1 | – | 71 | 6.84 |
| Mikel Jauregizar sub | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 85 | 34 | 1 | 1 | – | 40 | 6.56 |
| Jesús Areso sub | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 91 | 27 | – | – | 1 | 50 | 6.53 |
| Alejandro Rego sub | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 84 | 25 | – | 1 | – | 67 | 6.78 |
| Maroan Sannadi sub | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 100 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 100 | 6.77 |
| Gorka Guruzeta sub | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 6.35 |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unai Simón | 90 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 24 | 54 | 7.16 |
Player cards
Unai Simón had the best game by the SAM rating. These are his numbers.
Unai Simón
Passing
La Liga | Valencia 0-0 Athletic Club | 17 October 2026
13 successful
11 unsuccessful
5
final third passes
24
passes
54%
accuracy
Form
Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.
Valencia
LLWLD
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 1–2–5 |
| Goals for · against | 6–15 |
Athletic Club
LWWDD
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 2–3–3 |
| Goals for · against | 10–11 |
Head to head
Last 1 meeting: Valencia 1 · drawn 0 · Athletic Club 0.
| 10 May 2026 |
Athletic Club v Valencia
La Liga
|
0–1 | W |
Who to watch
Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.
Valencia
|
U. Sadiq
1 goal
|
1 |
Athletic Club
|
Álex Berenguer
1 goal
|
1 |
|
Ruíz de Galarreta
1 assist
|
1 |
|
I. Williams
1 assist
|
1 |