Valencia vs Athletic Club: result 2-2 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 13Kick-off on December 12, 2020 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
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What was the result of Valencia vs Athletic Club?
Valencia and Athletic Club drew 2-2 on December 12, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 26′Carlos SolerValencia (pen.)
- 55′Asier VillalibreAthletic Club
- 79′Raúl GarcíaAthletic Club (pen.)
- 83′Manu VallejoValencia
Official lineup for Valencia vs Athletic Club
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Valencia
4-4-2- 21Manu Vallejo
- 22M. Gómez
- 30Y. Musah
- 19U. Račić
- 8Carlos Soler
- 7Gonçalo Guedes
- 18D. Wass
- 3Toni Lato
- 12M. Diakhaby
- 5Gabriel Paulista
- 1Jaume Doménech
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1- 12Álex Berenguer
- 20Asier Villalibre
- 9I. Williams
- 10Muniain
- 6Mikel Vesga
- 14Dani García
- 5Yeray
- 21Capa
- 4Íñigo Martínez
- 17Yuri
- 1Unai Simón
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Valencia have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Athletic Club have 5, 1 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2020 | Eibar(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Nov 28, 2020 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 22, 2020 | Alaves(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Nov 8, 2020 | Real Madrid(home) | 4-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 1, 2020 | Getafe(home) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2020 | Celta Vigo(home) | 0-2 | La Liga |
| Nov 29, 2020 | Getafe(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Real Betis(home) | 4-0 | La Liga |
| Nov 8, 2020 | Valladolid(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Oct 31, 2020 | Sevilla(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Valencia wins, 2 draws, 1 Athletic Club win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2020 | Valencia 0-2 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Athletic Club 0-1 Valencia | La Liga |
| Mar 3, 2019 | Valencia 2-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Oct 27, 2018 | Athletic Club 0-0 Valencia | La Liga |
| Feb 28, 2018 | Athletic Club 1-1 Valencia | La Liga |
| Oct 1, 2017 | Valencia 3-2 Athletic Club | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Valencia vs Athletic Club on Jul 1, 2020
How many goals should we expect?
Valencia score 1.3 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Athletic Club score 1.0 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 1.3 | 1.2 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Athletic Club | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 6/15 | 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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