Athletic Club vs Valencia: result 2-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 4Kick-off on September 18, 2016 at 02:15 PM (UTC)San Mamés Barria, Bilbao
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What was the result of Athletic Club vs Valencia?
Athletic Club won 2-1 on September 18, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 2′Álvaro MedránValencia
- 24′AdurizAthletic Club
- 41′AdurizAthletic Club
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Athletic Club have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Valencia have 4, 1 and 10.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2016 | Sassuolo(away) | 0-3 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 11, 2016 | Deportivo La Coruna(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Aug 28, 2016 | Barcelona(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Aug 21, 2016 | Sporting Gijon(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| May 14, 2016 | Sevilla(home) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2016 | Real Betis(home) | 2-3 | La Liga |
| Aug 27, 2016 | Eibar(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Aug 22, 2016 | Las Palmas(home) | 2-4 | La Liga |
| May 13, 2016 | Real Sociedad(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| May 8, 2016 | Real Madrid(away) | 2-3 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Athletic Club win(s), 2 draw(s), 1 Valencia win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2016 | Valencia 2-1 Athletic Club | UEFA Europa League |
| Mar 10, 2016 | Athletic Club 1-0 Valencia | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 28, 2016 | Valencia 0-3 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Oct 4, 2015 | Athletic Club 3-1 Valencia | La Liga |
| Apr 9, 2015 | Athletic Club 1-1 Valencia | La Liga |
| Nov 9, 2014 | Valencia 0-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Valencia vs Athletic Club on Mar 17, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Athletic Club score 1.2 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Valencia score 1.3 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Club | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Valencia | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Athletic Club sit 18th in La Liga (0 points from 1 matches) and Valencia sit 11th (1 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Valencia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Athletic Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy