Athletic Club 0-0 Deportivo Alavés: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
La Liga Matchday 7 · Saturday 19 September 2026 · San Mamés Barria, Bilbao · referee V. García Verdura · full time
Full time: Athletic Club 0-0 Deportivo Alavés
Athletic Club and Deportivo Alavés drew 0-0 in La Liga Matchday 7 on Saturday 19 September 2026 at San Mamés Barria.
How the match unfolded
No goals at San Mamés Barria: Athletic Club and Deportivo Alavés cancelled each other out over ninety minutes.
The referee, V. García Verdura, showed 2 yellow cards: 2 to Athletic Club and 0 to Deportivo Alavés. Oihan Sancet missed a penalty for Athletic Club in the 70 minute.
Athletic Club: E. Terzic, 4-2-3-1 · Deportivo Alavés: E. Sánchez Flores, 5-3-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.06 for Athletic Club and 1.92 for Deportivo Alavés.
Deportivo Alavés left about 1.9 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Deportivo Alavés created the better chances, 1.92 xG to 0.06, and still did not win. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Athletic Club had 6 shots on target, Deportivo Alavés 0.
Deportivo Alavés's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
Athletic Club had 68% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Athletic Club came into it with 6 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.55 expected goals for and 1.29 against, and had won 33% of their matches.
Deportivo Alavés came into it with 8 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.13 expected goals for and 1.33 against, and had won 38% of their matches.
Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alavés: the match in numbers
| Athletic Club | Match statistics | Deportivo Alavés |
|---|---|---|
| 68% | Ball possession | 32% |
| 0.06 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.92 |
| 24 | Total shots | 2 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 1 | Big chances | 0 |
| 653 | Total passes | 303 |
| 90% | Pass accuracy | 75% |
| 5 | Corners | 1 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 23 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0 | Saves | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Antonio Sivera (Deportivo Alavés), rated 8.5 by Sportmonks.
Athletic Club
- Yuri Berchiche 8.0
- Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta 7.8
- Nico Williams 7.6
- Aitor Paredes 7.6
- Aymeric Laporte 7.5
Deportivo Alavés
- Antonio Sivera 8.5
- Ville Koski 7.4
- Nicolás Valentini 6.9
- Ander Guevara 6.9
- Abde Rebbach 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Mariano Díaz at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Athletic Club: Valencia vs Athletic Club Saturday 17 October 2026 · La Liga
- Deportivo Alavés: Celta de Vigo vs Deportivo Alavés Sunday 18 October 2026 · La Liga
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Questions about Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alavés
What was the score in Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alavés?
Athletic Club 0-0 Deportivo Alavés (half-time 0-0), La Liga, Saturday 19 September 2026.
Who scored in Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alavés?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alavés correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alavés?
Antonio Sivera, rated 8.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Athletic Club vs Deportivo Alavés?
V. García Verdura.
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