Valencia vs Athletic Club: result 2-0 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 20, 2025 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Athletic Club?
Valencia won 2-0 on September 20, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 73′B. SantamaríaValencia
- 90′Hugo DuroValencia
Official lineup for Valencia vs Athletic Club
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
4-4-2- 7A. Danjuma
- 19Dani Raba
- 16Diego López
- 8Javi Guerra
- 22B. Santamaría
- 11Luis Rioja
- 14José Gayà
- 4M. Diakhaby
- 5César Tárrega
- 20D. Foulquier
- 25Julen Agirrezabala
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1- 9I. Williams
- 7Álex Berenguer
- 8Oihan Sancet
- 23Robert Navarro
- 18Mikel Jauregizar
- 16Ruíz de Galarreta
- 17Yuri
- 4Aitor Paredes
- 3Dani Vivian
- 12Jesús Areso
- 1Unai Simón
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Athletic Club have 6, 1 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2025 | Barcelona(away) | 0-6 | La Liga |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Getafe(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Aug 24, 2025 | Osasuna(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Real Sociedad(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Torino(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 | Arsenal(home) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Alaves(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Aug 31, 2025 | Real Betis(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Rayo Vallecano(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Aug 17, 2025 | Sevilla(home) | 3-2 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Valencia win, 1 draw, 4 Athletic Club wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2025 | Valencia 0-1 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Athletic Club 1-0 Valencia | La Liga |
| Jan 20, 2024 | Valencia 1-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Oct 29, 2023 | Athletic Club 2-2 Valencia | La Liga |
| Feb 11, 2023 | Valencia 1-2 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Valencia 1-3 Athletic Club | Copa del Rey |
Last archived meeting: Valencia vs Athletic Club on May 18, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Athletic Club score 0.9 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.1 | 1.3 | 4 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Athletic Club | 0.9 | 1.5 | 5 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Valencia sit 19th in La Liga (9 points from 11 matches) and Athletic Club sit 7th (15 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 15 |
| 19 | Valencia | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 9 |
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