Valencia vs Athletic Club: result 2-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 6Kick-off on October 2, 2010 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Athletic Club?
Valencia won 2-1 on October 2, 2010.
Goalscorers
- 11′AdurizValencia
- 90′Vicente Rodriguez GuillenValencia
- 90′Igor Gabilondo del CampoAthletic Club
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 5 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 4 wins, 1 draws and 0 defeats; Athletic Club have 2, 1 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2010 | Sporting Gijon(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 22, 2010 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 19, 2010 | Hércules(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Sep 11, 2010 | Racing Santander(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Aug 28, 2010 | Malaga(away) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2010 | Barcelona(home) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Sep 21, 2010 | Mallorca(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Sep 18, 2010 | Sporting Gijon(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Sep 11, 2010 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Aug 28, 2010 | Hércules(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.8 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 5; Athletic Club score 1.6 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2 | 3/5 | 2/5 |
| Athletic Club | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2 | 3/5 | 4/5 |
Over the last 5 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