La Liga · Sat, 2 May 2026 ·
Alaves vs Athletic Club — 2 - 4
Estadio Mendizorrotza · Referee: A. Quintero
Match report
Athletic Club beat Alaves 4-2 as N. Williams scores twice
Athletic Club beat Alaves 4-2 in La Liga matchday 34 on Saturday, 2 May 2026 at Estadio Mendizorrotza. A. Blanco (8') and N. Tenaglia (68') scored for Alaves, while R. Navarro (46'), O. Sancet (74') and N. Williams (83', 87') found the net for Athletic Club. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Alaves had 50% of the ball and 7 shots (4 on target) against Athletic Club’s 9 (4 on target). Nico Williams (Athletic Club) was the top-rated player with 8.9. The result leaves Alaves 6th in the La Liga table on 11 points and Athletic Club 10th on 8.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sevilla | 7 | +1 | 13 |
| 6 | Alaves | 7 | +5 | 11 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruna | 7 | +2 | 10 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 11 | Getafe | 7 | -3 | 8 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 19 Sept 2026, Athletic Club 0-0 Alaves
Match events
- -5'yellow cardMikel JauregizarYellow Card
- 8'goalA. BlancoAssist: A. Perez
- 28'yellow cardToni MartínezYellow Card
- 45+1'VAR decisionToni MartínezPenalty cancelled
- 46'substitutionI. WilliamsOff: R. Navarro
- 46'substitutionM. JauregizarOff: I. Ruiz de Galarreta
- 46'substitutionU. GomezOff: O. Sancet
- 46'goalR. NavarroAssist: N. Williams
- 49'yellow cardPablo IbáñezYellow Card
- 59'yellow cardAntonio BlancoYellow Card
- 59'yellow cardGorka GuruzetaYellow Card
- 62'substitutionD. SuarezOff: J. Guridi
- 62'substitutionP. IbanezOff: A. Guevara
- 68'goalN. TenagliaAssist: A. Rebbach
- 73'substitutionI. DiabateOff: C. Alena
- 73'substitutionA. GorosabelOff: J. Areso
- 74'goalO. SancetAssist: Y. Berchiche
- 76'yellow cardNico WilliamsYellow Card
- 83'goalN. WilliamsAssist: G. Guruzeta
- 87'goalN. WilliamsAssist: G. Guruzeta
- 89'substitutionN. WilliamsOff: A. Boiro
- 90+2'yellow cardCarles AleñáYellow Card
Lineups
Alaves
Formation 5-3-2 · Coach Quique Sanchez Flores
Starting XI
- 1A. SiveraG
- 7A. PerezD
- 17Jonny OttoD
- 14N. TenagliaD
- 24V. ParadaD
- 21A. RebbachD
- 19P. IbanezM
- 8A. BlancoM
- 4D. SuarezM
- 11T. MartinezF
- 22I. DiabateF
Substitutes
- 13R. FernandezG
- 31G. SwiderskiG
- 16V. KoskiD
- 34A. Manas
- 3YusiD
- 27E. Munoz
- 9M. DiazF
- 10C. AlenaM
- 18J. GuridiM
- 6A. GuevaraM
- 5J. PachecoD
- 20CalebeM
Athletic Club
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Ernesto Valverde
Starting XI
- 1U. SimonG
- 2A. GorosabelD
- 5Y. AlvarezD
- 14A. LaporteD
- 17Y. BerchicheD
- 30A. RegoM
- 18M. JauregizarM
- 9I. WilliamsM
- 20U. GomezM
- 10N. WilliamsM
- 11G. GuruzetaF
Substitutes
- 27A. PadillaG
- 7A. BerenguerF
- 3D. VivianD
- 12J. AresoD
- 23R. NavarroM
- 4A. ParedesD
- 22N. SerranoF
- 16I. Ruiz de GalarretaM
- 6M. VesgaM
- 8O. SancetM
- 25IzetaF
- 19A. BoiroD
Match statistics
- 50%Possession50%
- 0.49Expected goals (xG)0.93
- 7Total shots9
- 4Shots on target4
- 1Shots off target4
- 2Blocked shots1
- 4Shots inside the box7
- 3Shots outside the box2
- 4Corners7
- 4Offsides0
- 8Fouls13
- 4Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves2
- 402Passes402
- 314Accurate passes330
- 78%Pass accuracy82%
- -0.89Goals prevented-0.89
Player statistics
Alaves
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Antonio SiveraG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 7Ángel PérezD | 90 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| 14Nahuel TenagliaD | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 17Jonny OttoD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 21Abderrahman RebbachD | 90 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 24Victor ParadaD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 4Denis SuárezM | 62 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Antonio BlancoM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 19Pablo IbáñezM | 62 | 6.2 | ||
| 11Toni MartínezF | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 22Ibrahim DiabatéF | 73 | 6.2 | ||
| 13Raúl FernándezG | – | – | ||
| 31Grégoire SwiderskiG | – | – | ||
| 3Youssef EnriquezD | – | – | ||
| 5Jon PachecoD | – | – | ||
| 16Ville KoskiD | – | – | ||
| 27Egoitz MuñozD | – | – | ||
| 6Ander GuevaraM | 28 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Carles AleñáM | 17 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Jon GuridiM | 28 | 6.0 | ||
| 20Calebe GonçalvesM | – | – | ||
| 9Mariano DíazF | – | – | ||
| 34Aitor MañasF | – | – |
Athletic Club
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Unai SimónG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 2Andoni GorosabelD | 73 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Yeray ÁlvarezD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 14Aymeric LaporteD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Yuri BerchicheD | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 9Iñaki WilliamsM | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 10Nico WilliamsMTop rated | 89 | 8.9 | 2 | 1 |
| 18Mikel JauregizarM | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 20Unai GómezM | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 30Alejandro Rego MoraM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 11Gorka GuruzetaF | 90 | 6.5 | 2 | |
| 27Alex PadillaG | – | – | ||
| 3Dani VivianD | – | – | ||
| 4Aitor ParedesD | – | – | ||
| 12Jesús AresoD | 17 | 7.0 | ||
| 19Adama BoiroD | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 6Mikel VesgaM | – | – | ||
| 8Oihan SancetM | 45 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaM | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Robert NavarroM | 45 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 7Álex BerenguerF | – | – | ||
| 22Nico SerranoF | – | – | ||
| 25Urko IzetaF | – | – |