Valencia v Athletic Club
- Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:00:00 UTCEstadio de Mestalla
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Valencia 30%Draw 30%Athletic Club 40%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
ValenciaAthletic Club
37Possession63
1.49Expected goals (xG)0.65
16Shots9
3Shots on target2
12Shots off target7
1Blocked shots0
13Shots inside box7
3Shots outside box2
2Corners6
2Offsides1
14Fouls13
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
1Saves3
334Passes568
267Accurate passes483
Match events
- 19′Dani Raba
- 38′Aymeric Laporte
- 42′Beñat Gerenabarrena
- 45′Beñat Gerenabarrena ← Mikel Jauregizar
- 54′Dani Raba → Luis Rioja
- 54′Hugo Duro → David Otorbi
- 57′Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
- 63′Johaneko Louis-Jean ← Jesús Areso
- 63′Iñaki Williams ← Gorka Guruzeta
- 63′Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta ← Alejandro Rego
- 68′Gorka Guruzeta ← Maroan Sannadi
- 74′Justin de Haas → Harvey Elliott
- 85′Jose Luis Gaya → Jesús Vázquez
- 86′Guido Rodríguez → Filip Ugrinic
- 87′Pepelu
- 90′César Tárrega Requeni
Valencia · Athletic Club
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Valencia17.0Dimitrievski
146.9↓85'Gaya
246.9Maffeo
76.5Danjuma
26.5↓86'Rodríguez
196.2↓54'Raba
96.5↓54'Duro
186.2Pepelu
86.5Guerra
56.6Requeni
126.9↓74'Haas
Athletic Club146.6Laporte
96.5↓63'Williams
76.5Berenguer
17.0Simón
166.2↓63'Galarreta
46.9Paredes
236.5Navarro
156.9Rincón
246.2↓45'Gerenabarrena
286.5Canales
316.9↓63'Louis-Jean
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Valencia
- 1Stole Dimitrievski7.0
- 14Jose Luis Gaya6.9
- 24Pablo Maffeo6.9
- 7Arnaut Danjuma6.5
- 2Guido Rodríguez6.5
- 19Dani Raba6.2
- 9Hugo Duro6.5
- 18Pepelu6.2
- 8Javi Guerra6.5
- 5César Tárrega Requeni6.6
- 12Justin de Haas6.9
Athletic Club
- 14Aymeric Laporte6.6
- 9Iñaki Williams6.5
- 7Álex Berenguer6.5
- 1Unai Simón7.0
- 16Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta6.2
- 4Aitor Paredes6.9
- 23Robert Navarro6.5
- 15Hugo Rincón6.9
- 24Beñat Gerenabarrena6.2
- 28Peio Canales6.5
- 31Johaneko Louis-Jean6.9
ValenciaTale of the tapeAthletic Club
4-3-3Formation4-5-1
6 ptsTable9 pts
-9Goal difference-1
DLWLLFormDDWWL
2Head-to-head wins0
30%Win chance40%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Valencia 2W0D0W Athletic Club
Goals 3–0
- 2026-05-10Athletic Club0–1Valencia CF
- 2025-09-20Valencia CF2–0Athletic Club
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Valencia
DLWLL- @Racing Santander2-2
- vsReal Sociedad2-3
- @Alaves1-0
- @Sevilla0-1
- vsBarcelona0-5
Athletic Club
DDWWL- vsAlaves0-0
- vsElche1-1
- vsAtletico Madrid3-0
- @Celta Vigo2-0
- @Barcelona0-2
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| Athletic Club | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
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