La Liga Gameweek 9 Sat, Oct 17 2026 · 20:00 Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia
Valencia
0–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.57 – 0.65
Athletic Club
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

No way through for Valencia or Athletic Club

Neither side found a way through. Valencia finished with the higher xG (1.57 vs 0.65). On the chances created, Valencia deserved more: 2.0 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Valencia36%
Draw ✓27%
Athletic Club37%

Model vs reality

Valencia goals
0
Model 1.37 · xG 1.57
Athletic Club goals
0
Model 1.38 · xG 0.65
Total goals
0
Model 2.74 · xG 2.22
Score 0–0
7%
Most likely 1–1 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 52%
Both scored
No
Model 56%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchPepeluValencia
7.2
  • RefereeAdrian Cordero Vega
  • CoachesJ. Aguirre · E. Terzić
  • VenueEstadio de Mestalla
  • Table before kick-offValencia 19th · Athletic Club 11th
  • Weather at kick-off21°C · Overcast · wind 5 km/h · 0.3 mm rain

Timeline

  1. Dani RabaYellow card · Foul
    19’
  2. A. LaporteYellow card · Foul
    38’
  3. Beñat GerenabarrenaYellow card · Handball
    42’
  4. ⇄ Mikel JauregizarFor Beñat Gerenabarrena
    45’
  5. Half time · 0–0
  6. ⇄ Luis RiojaFor Dani Raba
    54’
  7. ⇄ David OtorbiFor Hugo Duro
    54’
  8. Ruíz de GalarretaYellow card · Foul
    57’
  9. ⇄ Jesús AresoFor J. Louis-Jean
    63’
  10. ⇄ Gorka GuruzetaFor I. Williams
    63’
  11. ⇄ Alejandro Rego MoraFor Ruíz de Galarreta
    63’
  12. ⇄ Maroan SannadiFor Gorka Guruzeta
    68’
  13. ⇄ H. ElliottFor J. de Haas
    74’
  14. ⇄ Jesús VázquezFor José Gayà
    85’
  15. ⇄ F. UgrinicFor G. Rodríguez
    86’
  16. PepeluYellow card · Foul
    87’
  17. César TárregaYellow card · Foul
    90’
  18. Full time · 0–0

Team stats

Valencia16 shots · 13 in box, 3 outside
Athletic Club9 shots · 7 in box, 2 outside
ValenciaAthletic Club
37% Possession 63%
1.57 Expected goals (xG) 0.65
2.04 Expected points (xPts) 0.71
16 Shots 9
3 Shots on target 2
12 Shots off target 7
1 Blocked shots 0
13 Shots inside the box 7
3 Shots outside the box 2
331 Passes 567
80% Pass accuracy 85%
2 Corners 6
1 Goalkeeper saves 3
14 Fouls 13
2 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
6.69 Team rating 6.59

Line-ups

Valencia 4-2-3-1

17.1 S. Dimitrievski(G)
147.1 José Gayà ↓85’ 126.3 J. de Haas ↓74’ 56.3 César Tárrega 246.9 Pablo Maffeo
26.4 G. Rodríguez ↓86’ 187.2★ Pepelu
76.8 A. Danjuma 86.5 Javi Guerra 196.5 Dani Raba ↓54’
96.6 Hugo Duro ↓54’
  • 1S. Dimitrievski (G)7.1
  • 14José Gayà↓85’7.1
  • 12J. de Haas↓74’6.3
  • 5César Tárrega6.3
  • 24Pablo Maffeo6.9
  • 2G. Rodríguez↓86’6.4
  • 18Pepelu ★7.2
  • 7A. Danjuma6.8
  • 8Javi Guerra6.5
  • 19Dani Raba↓54’6.5
  • 9Hugo Duro↓54’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 10H. Elliott↑74’6.6
  • 27David Otorbi↑54’6.0
  • 11Luis Rioja↑54’7.0
  • 23F. Ugrinic↑86’6.2
  • 21Jesús Vázquez↑85’6.1

Unused: Arnau Martínez, Aaron Mayol, R. Sato, K. van Oevelen, A. Dieng, M. Diakhaby, Aimar Blázquez

Coach: J. Aguirre

Athletic Club 4-2-3-1

16.6 Unai Simón(G)
316.9 J. Louis-Jean ↓63’ 147.1 A. Laporte 47.1 Aitor Paredes 157.0 Hugo Rincón
166.3 Ruíz de Galarreta ↓63’ 246.4 Beñat Gerenabarrena ↓45’
236.5 Robert Navarro 286.4 Peio Canales 76.1 Álex Berenguer
96.2 I. Williams ↓63’
  • 1Unai Simón (G)6.6
  • 31J. Louis-Jean↓63’6.9
  • 14A. Laporte7.1
  • 4Aitor Paredes7.1
  • 15Hugo Rincón7.0
  • 16Ruíz de Galarreta↓63’6.3
  • 24Beñat Gerenabarrena↓45’6.4
  • 23Robert Navarro6.5
  • 28Peio Canales6.4
  • 7Álex Berenguer6.1
  • 9I. Williams↓63’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 11Gorka Guruzeta6.5
  • 12Jesús Areso↑63’6.8
  • 18Mikel Jauregizar↑45’6.1
  • 20Alejandro Rego Mora↑63’6.7
  • 21Maroan Sannadi↑68’6.6

Unused: Yuri, Christian Imga, Á. Padilla, Beñat Prados, Nico Serrano, Dani Vivian, Yeray

Coach: E. Terzić

Player stats

Top rated
PepeluValencia7.2
2nd
José GayàValencia7.1
3rd
A. LaporteAthletic Club7.1

Valencia

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. Dimitrievski G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 81% 26 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.1
José Gayà D 85 0 0 2 (1) 3 96% 28 1 1 0/0 0/0 7.1
J. de Haas D 74 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 35 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
César Tárrega D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 33 1 4 0/0 1/1 6.3
Pablo Maffeo D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 69% 36 4 2 2/2 0/1 6.9
G. Rodríguez M 86 0 0 0 (0) 2 79% 43 3 3 1/1 1/0 6.4
Pepelu M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 44 3 1 0/0 5/0 7.2
A. Danjuma F 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 74% 19 2 0 0/1 0/1 6.8
Javi Guerra M 90 0 0 3 (2) 2 70% 20 2 0 1/5 2/2 6.5
Dani Raba F 54 0 0 2 (0) 0 73% 15 0 1 1/3 2/3 6.5
Hugo Duro F 54 0 0 3 (0) 1 67% 6 1 0 0/0 1/2 6.6
H. Elliott M 16 0 0 1 (0) 1 86% 7 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.6
David Otorbi F 36 0 0 2 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 2/2 2/2 6.0
Luis Rioja F 36 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 12 0 2 0/0 0/0 7.0
F. Ugrinic M 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
Jesús Vázquez D 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.1

Athletic Club

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Unai Simón G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 54% 24 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
J. Louis-Jean D 63 0 0 3 (0) 0 86% 42 1 0 1/2 1/0 6.9
A. Laporte D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 91% 95 1 1 0/0 3/0 7.1
Aitor Paredes D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 78 1 2 0/0 1/0 7.1
Hugo Rincón D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 63 0 0 0/0 2/3 7.0
Ruíz de Galarreta M 63 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 48 0 1 0/0 3/0 6.3
Beñat Gerenabarrena M 45 0 0 0 (0) 1 74% 27 3 0 0/0 1/2 6.4
Robert Navarro M 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 79% 33 1 0 1/3 0/1 6.5
Peio Canales M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 82% 34 1 1 0/3 1/1 6.4
Álex Berenguer F 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 81% 43 4 1 0/4 0/3 6.1
I. Williams F 63 0 0 3 (1) 0 60% 10 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.2
Gorka Guruzeta F 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Jesús Areso D 27 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 22 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.8
Mikel Jauregizar M 45 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 26 1 0 1/1 1/0 6.1
Alejandro Rego Mora M 27 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 19 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
Maroan Sannadi F 22 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 1/1 0/3 6.6

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.