La Liga · Sat, 12 Sept 2026 ·
Athletic Club vs Elche — 1 - 1
San Mamés · Referee: Manuel Jesus Orellana Cid, Spain
Match report
Athletic Club and Elche share the points in 1-1 draw
Athletic Club and Elche drew 1-1 in La Liga matchday 5 on Saturday, 12 September 2026 at San Mamés. V. Chust (79' og) scored for Athletic Club, while F. Buonanotte (50' pen) found the net for Elche. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Athletic Club had 67% of the ball and 19 shots (3 on target) against Elche’s 3 (1 on target). Nico Williams (Athletic Club) was the top-rated player with 8.3. Our pre-match tip, Athletic Club or a draw, came in. The result leaves Athletic Club 10th in the La Liga table on 8 points and Elche 18th on 5.
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
- Fri, 20 Feb 2026Athletic Club2-1Elche
- Sun, 19 Oct 2025Elche0-0Athletic Club
- Sun, 28 May 2023Athletic Club0-1Elche
- Sun, 11 Sept 2022Elche1-4Athletic Club
- Sun, 3 Apr 2022Athletic Club2-1Elche
- Mon, 16 Aug 2021Elche0-0Athletic Club
Next meeting: Sun, 16 May 2027, Elche – Athletic Club
Prediction
We called it!
Prediction right: Double chance : Athletic Club or draw
Predicted: Athletic Club or draw · 90% likely
Double chance : Athletic Club or draw
Athletic Club: -2.5 goals · Elche: -2.5 goals
How the teams compare
- 86%Form14%
- 55%Attack45%
- 71%Defence29%
- 57%Poisson model43%
- 71%Head-to-head29%
- 67%Goals33%
- 68%Overall32%
Last 5 matches
Athletic Club
Form
50%
Attack
38%
Defence
69%
League form: LLWW
Elche
Form
8%
Attack
31%
Defence
25%
League form: DLLL
Statistical prediction, for information only. All of today's tips and our track record
Match events
- 50'penaltyF. BuonanottePenalty
- 56'yellow cardFederico RedondoYellow Card
- 65'substitutionJ. AresoOff: J. Louis-Jean
- 65'substitutionI. Ruiz de GalarretaOff: M. Jauregizar
- 69'substitutionF. BuonanotteOff: T. Lemar
- 69'substitutionF. NinoOff: A. Osorio
- 72'substitutionR. NavarroOff: A. Berenguer
- 75'yellow cardAbiel OsorioYellow Card
- 76'substitutionTete MorenteOff: R. Sanchez
- 79'own goalV. Chust(own goal)Own Goal
- 81'yellow cardBeñat GerenabarrenaYellow Card
- 81'yellow cardÁlex BerenguerYellow Card
- 81'substitutionI. WilliamsOff: M. Sannadi
- 82'substitutionG. ValeraOff: L. Cepeda
- 83'substitutionG. VillarOff: M. Neto
- 90+6'yellow cardRubén SánchezYellow Card
- 90+7'yellow cardYuri BerchicheYellow Card
Lineups
Athletic Club
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Edin Terzic
Starting XI
- 1U. SimonG
- 12J. AresoD
- 5Y. AlvarezD
- 14A. LaporteD
- 17Y. BerchicheD
- 16I. Ruiz de GalarretaM
- 24B. GerenabarrenaM
- 23R. NavarroM
- 8O. SancetM
- 10N. WilliamsM
- 9I. WilliamsF
Substitutes
- 13A. PadillaG
- 4A. ParedesD
- 31J. Louis-JeanD
- 20A. RegoM
- 30I. MonrealD
- 15H. RinconD
- 6B. Prados DiazM
- 18M. JauregizarM
- 7A. BerenguerF
- 25A. DjaloF
- 22N. SerranoF
- 21M. SannadiF
Elche
Formation 4-4-1-1 · Coach Martin Anselmi
Starting XI
- 1M. DituroG
- 2Buba SangareD
- 5F. Redondo SolariD
- 23V. ChustD
- 3R. RevivoD
- 11G. ValeraM
- 47J. MorcilloM
- 12G. VillarM
- 20Tete MorenteM
- 10F. BuonanotteF
- 14F. NinoF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 67%Possession33%
- 2.39Expected goals (xG)0.84
- 19Total shots3
- 3Shots on target1
- 13Shots off target2
- 3Blocked shots0
- 14Shots inside the box1
- 5Shots outside the box2
- 7Corners1
- 4Offsides2
- 11Fouls12
- 3Yellow cards3
- –Red cards–
- 0Goalkeeper saves2
- 614Passes317
- 542Accurate passes246
- 88%Pass accuracy78%
- 0.60Goals prevented0.60
Player statistics
Athletic Club
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Unai SimónG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Yeray ÁlvarezD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 12Jesús AresoD | 65 | 5.7 | ||
| 14Aymeric LaporteD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 17Yuri BerchicheD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Oihan SancetM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Nico WilliamsMTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaM | 65 | 7.0 | ||
| 23Robert NavarroM | 72 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Beñat GerenabarrenaM | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Iñaki WilliamsF | 81 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 13Alex PadillaG | – | – | ||
| 4Aitor ParedesD | – | – | ||
| 15Hugo RincónD | – | – | ||
| 30Iker Monreal AgundezD | – | – | ||
| 31Johaneko Louis JeanD | 25 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Beñat PradosM | – | – | ||
| 18Mikel JauregizarM | 25 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Alejandro Rego MoraM | – | – | ||
| 7Álex BerenguerF | 18 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 21Maroan SannadiF | 9 | 6.2 | ||
| 22Nico SerranoF | – | – | ||
| 25Álvaro DjalóF | – | – |
Elche
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matías DituroG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 2Buba SangaréD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Roy RevivoD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Federico RedondoD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 23Víctor ChustD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 11Germán ValeraM | 82 | 6.6 | ||
| 12Gonzalo VillarM | 83 | 7.2 | ||
| 20Tete MorenteM | 76 | 6.3 | ||
| 47Javi MorcilloM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Facundo BuonanotteF | 69 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 14Fernando NiñoF | 69 | 6.3 | ||
| 13Alejandro IturbeG | – | – | ||
| 6Pedro BigasD | – | – | ||
| 22Rubén SánchezD | 14 | 6.2 | ||
| 26Matia BarzićD | – | – | ||
| 8Marc AguadoM | – | – | ||
| 16Martim NetoM | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| 17JosanM | – | – | ||
| 18Thomas LemarM | 21 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Ezequiel PonceF | – | – | ||
| 19Grady DianganaF | – | – | ||
| 21Lucas CepedaF | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| 24Abiel OsorioF | 21 | 6.5 |
