Valencia vs Athletic Club: result 3-2 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 8Kick-off on October 20, 2012 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Athletic Club?
Valencia won 3-2 on October 20, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 19′AdurizAthletic Club
- 26′SoldadoValencia (pen.)
- 30′AdurizAthletic Club
- 88′A. CostaValencia
- 90′70569Valencia
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Athletic Club have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2012 | Levante(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Oct 2, 2012 | Lille(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 29, 2012 | Zaragoza(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 23, 2012 | Mallorca(away) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Sep 19, 2012 | Bayern München(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2012 | Osasuna(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 29, 2012 | Real Sociedad(away) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Sep 23, 2012 | Malaga(home) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 16, 2012 | Espanyol(away) | 3-3 | La Liga |
| Sep 2, 2012 | Valladolid(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 3 Valencia win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Athletic Club win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2012 | Athletic Club 0-3 Valencia | La Liga |
| Oct 23, 2011 | Valencia 1-1 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Feb 27, 2011 | Athletic Club 1-2 Valencia | La Liga |
| Oct 2, 2010 | Valencia 2-1 Athletic Club | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Athletic Club vs Valencia on Mar 18, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Athletic Club score 0.9 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 4/15 | 6/15 |
| Athletic Club | 0.9 | 1.6 | 7 | 3/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Valencia sit 11th in La Liga (1 points from 1 matches) and Athletic Club sit 18th (0 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