Athletic Club vs Elche — La Liga
1-1
San Mamés, Bilbao
Going into the match, Athletic Club had won 4, drawn 0, lost 6 in their previous 10, scoring 1.6 goals a game; Elche had won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.2. The sides have met 1 time in our records: Athletic Club 1 win. Athletic Club are 11th in the La Liga on 9 points; Elche are 18th on 7.
Match report
Home form going in: Athletic Club
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 0, lost 6 (L W W W L). 1.6 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 3-0 at Cuiaba · 8 Sept 2026
- W 3-0 vs Atletico Madrid · 5 Sept 2026
- W 5-0 vs Vila Nova · 4 Sept 2026
- W 0-2 at Celta Vigo · 30 Aug 2026
- L 2-1 at Nautico Recife · 28 Aug 2026
- L 2-0 at Barcelona · 27 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Elche
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 (L L L D D). 1.2 scored per game, 2.0 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 2-3 vs Real Sociedad · 7 Sept 2026
- L 3-2 at Racing Santander · 28 Aug 2026
- L 0-5 vs Barcelona · 23 Aug 2026
- D 1-1 at Deportivo La Coruna · 17 Aug 2026
- D 1-1 at Girona · 23 May 2026
- W 1-0 vs Getafe · 17 May 2026
Head-to-head: Athletic Club vs Elche
- Athletic Club 2-1 Elche · 20 Feb 2026 · La Liga
How it unfolded
- 50' Penalty — Facundo Buonanotte (Elche)
- 79' Normal Goal — Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club)
Match statistics
| Athletic Club | Metric | Elche |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 66 | Ball possession | 34 |
| 3.13039 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.816135 |
| 19 | Total shots | 3 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 13 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 14 | Attempts inside box | 1 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 614 | Total passes | 317 |
| 542 | Accurate passes | 246 |
| 0 | Key passes | 14 |
| 86 | Duels | 86 |
| 48 | Duels won | 38 |
La Liga table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 27 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Sevilla | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 14 |
| 7 | Alaves | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Deportivo La Coruna | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 11 |
| 11 | Athletic Club | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 9 |
| 14 | Getafe | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -12 | 8 |
| 17 | Levante | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | Elche | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | Valencia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 | Malaga | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -12 | 4 |