Valencia vs Athletic Club, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAAbout
Valencia are hosting Athletic Club
at Mestalla, Valencia, Spain, starting on
. The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 1': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canós (Valencia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego López.
- 4': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
- 6': Diego López (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
- 7': Attempt missed. Fran Pérez (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego López.
- 9': Attempt saved. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Beñat Prados.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Sergi Canós (Valencia).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Substitution, Valencia. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Sergi Canós because of an injury.
- 14': Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia).
- 14': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nico Williams following a set piece situation.
- 16': Foul by Beñat Prados (Athletic Club).
- 16': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 18': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Gabriel Paulista.
- 24': Diego López (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
- 28': Hand ball by José Gayà (Valencia).
- 29': Attempt saved. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Beñat Prados with a through ball.
- 31': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Cristhian Mosquera.
- 36': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 36': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Hand ball by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
- 41': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
- 41': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Attempt missed. Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hugo Duro.
- 44': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
- 44': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Ander Herrera.
- 45': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 45'+1': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Gorka Guruzeta.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Foul by Ander Herrera (Athletic Club).
- 45'+2': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Valencia 0, Athletic Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Valencia 0, Athletic Club 0.
- 46': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 46': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Beñat Prados (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 49': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Íñigo Lekue.
- 50': Offside, Valencia. Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
- 50': Gabriel Paulista (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego López with a cross.
- 60': Offside, Valencia. Fran Pérez is caught offside.
- 61': Goal! Valencia 1, Athletic Club 0. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Gayà with a cross.
- 61': Substitution, Athletic Club. Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta replaces Ander Herrera.
- 63': Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
- 63': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by José Gayà (Valencia).
- 66': Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
- 69': Substitution, Athletic Club. Asier Villalibre replaces Gorka Guruzeta.
- 69': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Beñat Prados.
- 69': Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Asier Villalibre (Athletic Club).
- 69': Substitution, Valencia. Thierry Correia replaces Fran Pérez.
- 70': Offside, Valencia. Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Diego López (Valencia).
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Nico Williams (Athletic Club).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Foul by Hugo Duro (Valencia).
- 78': Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Athletic Club. Malcom Adu replaces Nico Williams.
- 79': Substitution, Athletic Club. Raúl García replaces Oihan Sancet.
- 79': Attempt saved. Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 82': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Foul by José Gayà (Valencia).
- 82': Substitution, Valencia. Javi Guerra replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
- 82': Substitution, Valencia. Jesús Vázquez replaces Diego López.
- 85': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 85': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Thierry Correia (Valencia).
- 87': Malcom Adu (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 89': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Malcom Adu (Athletic Club).
- 90'+2': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Malcom Adu (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Thierry Correia (Valencia).
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Offside, Valencia. Jesús Vázquez is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 90'+6': Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Valencia 1, Athletic Club 0.
- 0': Match ends, Valencia 1, Athletic Club 0.
Statistics
 ATH |
VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 60.7 | Possession | 39.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 472 | Accurate Passes | 274 |
| 581 | Passes | 369 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 18 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 45,344
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 45,344
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 19 | +22 | 44 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | +24 | 43 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 19 | +29 | 38 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 19 | +12 | 36 |
Line-Ups
Valencia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 5 | Gabriel Paulista |
| 3 | Cristhian Mosquera |
| 14 | José Gayà |
| 20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 18 | Pepelu |
| 6 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 7 | Sergi Canós |
| 23 | Fran Pérez |
| 16 | Diego López |
| 9 | Hugo Duro |
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 4 | Aitor Paredes |
| 3 | Dani Vivian  |
| 17 | Yuri Berchiche |
| 15 | Iñigo Lekue |
| 8 | Oihan Sancet |
| 24 | Beñat Prados |
| 21 | Ander Herrera |
| 12 | Gorka Guruzeta |
| 11 | Nico Williams |
| 7 | Álex Berenguer |
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