Athletic Club vs Elche: result 2-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 25Kick-off on February 20, 2026 at 08:00 PM (UTC)San Mamés Barria, Bilbao
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What was the result of Athletic Club vs Elche?
Athletic Club won 2-1 on February 20, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 64′Gorka GuruzetaAthletic Club
- 68′André SilvaElche (pen.)
- 89′Gorka GuruzetaAthletic Club (pen.)
Official lineup for Athletic Club vs Elche
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1- 11Gorka Guruzeta
- 9I. Williams
- 8Oihan Sancet
- 20Unai Gómez
- 30Alejandro Rego
- 16Ruíz de Galarreta
- 17Yuri
- 14Aymeric Laporte
- 3Dani Vivian
- 15Lekue
- 1Unai Simón
Elche
3-1-4-2- 9André Silva
- 20Á. Rodríguez
- 11Germán Valera
- 14Aleix Febas
- 24L. Cepeda
- 15Tete Morente
- 8Marc Aguado
- 6Bigas
- 23Víctor Chust
- 21L. Pétrot
- 1M. Dituro
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Athletic Club have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Elche have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2026 | Oviedo(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Real Sociedad(home) | 0-1 | Copa del Rey |
| Feb 8, 2026 | Levante(home) | 4-2 | La Liga |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Valencia(away) | 2-1 | Copa del Rey |
| Feb 1, 2026 | Real Sociedad(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 | Osasuna(home) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Feb 7, 2026 | Real Sociedad(away) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Jan 31, 2026 | Barcelona(home) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Levante(away) | 2-3 | La Liga |
| Jan 19, 2026 | Sevilla(home) | 2-2 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Athletic Club wins, 2 draws, 2 Elche wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2025 | Elche 0-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| May 28, 2023 | Athletic Club 0-1 Elche | La Liga |
| Sep 11, 2022 | Elche 1-4 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Apr 3, 2022 | Athletic Club 2-1 Elche | La Liga |
| Aug 16, 2021 | Elche 0-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| May 22, 2021 | Elche 2-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Elche vs Athletic Club on Oct 19, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Athletic Club score 1.6 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Elche score 1.5 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Club | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
| Elche | 1.5 | 1.6 | 4 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Athletic Club sit 11th in La Liga (9 points from 7 matches) and Elche sit 18th (7 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Athletic Club | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| 18 | Elche | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
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