La Liga · Fri, 20 Feb 2026 ·
Athletic Club vs Elche — 2 - 1
San Mamés · Referee: A. Hernandez
Match report
Athletic Club beat Elche 2-1 as G. Guruzeta scores twice
Athletic Club beat Elche 2-1 in La Liga matchday 25 on Friday, 20 February 2026 at San Mamés. G. Guruzeta (64', 89' pen) scored for Athletic Club, while Andre Silva (68' pen) found the net for Elche. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Athletic Club had 46% of the ball and 18 shots (8 on target) against Elche’s 2 (2 on target). Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) was the top-rated player with 8.6. The result leaves Athletic Club 10th in the La Liga table on 8 points and Elche 18th on 5.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Villarreal | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Athletic Club | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 11 | Getafe | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | Levante | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 18 | Elche | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 19 | Valencia | 7 | -9 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 12 Sept 2026, Athletic Club 1-1 Elche
Match events
- 10'yellow cardAleix FebasYellow Card
- 45+1'yellow cardLucas CepedaYellow Card
- 55'yellow cardUnai GómezYellow Card
- 64'goalG. GuruzetaAssist: Y. Berchiche
- 67'yellow cardÍñigo LekueYellow Card
- 68'penaltyAndre SilvaPenalty
- 70'substitutionA. RegoOff: M. Vesga
- 70'substitutionU. GomezOff: E. Garcia
- 75'substitutionO. SancetOff: R. Navarro
- 75'substitutionA. RodriguezOff: R. Mir
- 75'substitutionL. PetrotOff: D. Affengruber
- 75'substitutionTete MorenteOff: Buba Sangare
- 80'substitutionI. LekueOff: J. Areso
- 80'substitutionI. WilliamsOff: Izeta
- 81'substitutionG. ValeraOff: A. Pedrosa
- 87'VAR decisionAymeric LaportePenalty confirmed
- 88'yellow cardPedro BigasYellow Card
- 89'penaltyG. GuruzetaPenalty
- 90+1'yellow cardEder GarciaYellow Card
- 90+3'substitutionP. BigasOff: A. Boayar
Lineups
Athletic Club
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Ernesto Valverde
Starting XI
- 1U. SimonG
- 15I. LekueD
- 3D. VivianD
- 14A. LaporteD
- 17Y. BerchicheD
- 16I. Ruiz de GalarretaM
- 30A. RegoM
- 20U. GomezM
- 8O. SancetM
- 9I. WilliamsM
- 11G. GuruzetaF
Substitutes
- 27A. PadillaG
- 2A. GorosabelD
- 4A. ParedesD
- 6M. VesgaM
- 12J. AresoD
- 19A. BoiroD
- 22N. SerranoF
- 23R. NavarroM
- 25IzetaF
- 44S. SanchezM
- 47I. MonrealD
- 49E. GarciaM
Elche
Formation 3-1-4-2 · Coach Eder Sarabia
Starting XI
- 1M. DituroG
- 21L. PetrotD
- 23V. ChustD
- 6P. BigasD
- 8M. AguadoM
- 15Tete MorenteM
- 24L. CepedaM
- 14A. FebasM
- 11G. ValeraM
- 20A. RodriguezF
- 9Andre SilvaF
Substitutes
- 13I. PenaG
- 3A. PedrosaD
- 5F. Redondo SolariM
- 7Y. SantiagoF
- 10R. MirF
- 12G. VillarM
- 16M. NetoM
- 17JosanM
- 18J. DonaldD
- 22D. AffengruberD
- 32A. BoayarF
- 42Buba SangareD
Match statistics
- 46%Possession54%
- 2.97Expected goals (xG)0.82
- 18Total shots2
- 8Shots on target2
- 4Shots off target0
- 6Blocked shots0
- 14Shots inside the box1
- 4Shots outside the box1
- 4Corners1
- 3Offsides2
- 18Fouls9
- 3Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves6
- 348Passes440
- 264Accurate passes338
- 76%Pass accuracy77%
- 0.54Goals prevented0.54
Player statistics
Athletic Club
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Unai SimónG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Daniel VivianD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 14Aymeric LaporteD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 15Íñigo LekueD | 80 | 5.6 | ||
| 17Yuri BerchicheDTop rated | 90 | 8.6 | 1 | |
| 8Oihan SancetM | 75 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Iñaki WilliamsM | 80 | 6.2 | ||
| 16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 20Unai GómezM | 70 | 6.2 | ||
| 30Alejandro RegoM | 70 | 6.5 | ||
| 11Gorka GuruzetaF | 90 | 7.5 | 2 | |
| 27Alex PadillaG | – | – | ||
| 2Andoni GorosabelD | – | – | ||
| 4Aitor ParedesD | – | – | ||
| 12Jesús AresoD | 10 | 6.9 | ||
| 19Adama BoiroD | – | – | ||
| 47Iker Monreal AgundezD | – | – | ||
| 6Mikel VesgaM | 20 | 6.7 | ||
| 23Robert NavarroM | 15 | 6.7 | ||
| 44Selton SanchezM | – | – | ||
| 49Eder GarciaM | 20 | 6.3 | ||
| 22Nico SerranoF | – | – | ||
| 25Urko IzetaF | 10 | 6.3 |
Elche
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matías DituroG | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 6Pedro BigasD | 89 | 6.2 | ||
| 21Léo PétrotD | 75 | 6.7 | ||
| 23Víctor ChustD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Marc AguadoM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Germán ValeraM | 81 | 7.3 | ||
| 14Aleix FebasM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 15Tete MorenteM | 75 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Lucas CepedaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 9André SilvaF | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 20Álvaro RodriguezF | 75 | 7.2 | ||
| 13Iñaki PeñaG | – | – | ||
| 3Adrià PedrosaD | 9 | 6.2 | ||
| 18John DonaldD | – | – | ||
| 22David AffengruberD | 15 | 6.7 | ||
| 42Buba SangareD | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| 5Federico RedondoM | – | – | ||
| 12Gonzalo VillarM | – | – | ||
| 16Martim NetoM | – | – | ||
| 17JosanM | – | – | ||
| 7Yago SantiagoF | – | – | ||
| 10Rafa MirF | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| 32Adam BoayarF | 1 | – |