Athletic vs Elche 2025-26 LALIGA
Introduction
Athletic Club are hosting Elche
at San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.
Match Commentary
- 11': Aleix Febas (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Lucas Cepeda (Elche) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Elche 0.
- 55': Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Elche 0. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche with a cross.
- 67': Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Elche 1. André Silva (Elche) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 70': Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Vesga replaces Alejandro Rego.
- 70': Substitution, Athletic Club. Eder García replaces Unai Gómez.
- 75': Substitution, Elche. Rafa Mir replaces Álvaro Rodríguez.
- 75': Substitution, Athletic Club. Robert Navarro replaces Oihan Sancet.
- 75': Substitution, Elche. Buba Sangaré replaces Tete Morente.
- 75': Substitution, Elche. David Affengruber replaces Léo Pétrot.
- 80': Substitution, Athletic Club. Jesús Areso replaces Íñigo Lekue.
- 80': Substitution, Athletic Club. Urko Izeta replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 81': Substitution, Elche. Adrià Pedrosa replaces Germán Valera.
- 88': Pedro Bigas (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Goal! Athletic Club 2, Elche 1. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+1': Eder García (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Elche. Adam El Mokhtari replaces Pedro Bigas.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 2, Elche 1.
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 46,654
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 46,654
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +34 | Real Madrid | 24 | 60 | 2 |
| +39 | Barcelona | 24 | 58 | 4 |
| +19 | Villarreal | 24 | 48 | 6 |
| +17 | Atlético Madrid | 24 | 45 | 5 |
Statistics
ELC |
ATH![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 54 | Possession | 46 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 337 | Accurate Passes | 266 |
| 441 | Passes | 354 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 82 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 20 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 28 | Clearances | 15 |
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 3 | Dani Vivian |
| 17 | Yuri Berchiche |
| 15 | Iñigo Lekue |
| 8 | Oihan Sancet |
| 30 | Alejandro Rego |
| 16 | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta |
| 11 | Gorka Guruzeta |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
| 20 | Unai Gómez |
Elche (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matías Dituro (GK) |
| 23 | Víctor Chust |
| 6 | Pedro Bigas |
| 21 | Léo Pétrot |
| 8 | Marc Aguado |
| 14 | Aleix Febas |
| 24 | Lucas Cepeda |
| 11 | Germán Valera |
| 15 | José Antonio Morente |
| 9 | André Silva |
| 20 | Álvaro Rodríguez |
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