Low-Block Fortress
Athletic Club
Athletic Club handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 8 shots blocked or saved on 38.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 38.0%
- Shots blocked
- 3
- Saves
- 5
- Conceded
- 0
La Liga · Matchday 4Athletic Club
N. Williams 46'
R. Navarro 48'
O. Sancet 90'
3 – 0
FT
HT 0–0
Atletico Madrid
La Liga
Matchday 4Athletic Club3–0Atletico Madrid
1.41
Expected goals
1.02
46′48′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: AC 1.41, AM 1.02.
Match report
Athletic Club 3-0 Atletico Madrid
Athletic Club were far too strong for Atletico Madrid 3-0 at San Mamés in La Liga. Williams opened the scoring for Athletic Club on 46', Navarro made it 2-0 to Athletic Club on 48' and Sancet made it 3-0 to Athletic Club on 90'.
Expected goals finished Athletic Club 1.41, Atletico Madrid 1.02. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Atletico Madrid held 62.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Athletic Club graded out for low-block fortress — 38.0% possession and 3 shots blocked. Athletic Club graded out for counter-punch — 38.0% possession and 1.41 expected goals.
Unai Simón came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.9 for Athletic Club across 90 minutes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
38%Possession62%
11Shots15
1.41xG1.02
What the numbers say
5 readsCounter-Punch
Athletic Club
Athletic Club were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.41 xG from 38.0% possession.
- Possession
- 38.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.41
- Opponent xG
- 1.02
Clinical Edge
Athletic Club
Athletic Club finished well above what their chances were worth — 3 goals from 1.41 xG.
- Goals
- 3
- Expected goals
- 1.41
- Overperformance
- +1.59
Box Occupation
Athletic Club
Athletic Club kept getting bodies into the area — 73% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 8 of 11
- Share
- 73%
- xG per shot
- 0.13
Timeline
🟨39'
Kang-in Lee
Foul
Half-time
A. Paredes ↑ Y. Alvarez ↓
🔄46'
N. Williams
⚽46'
R. Navarro — assist: I. Williams
⚽48'
🔄58'
A. Ortiz ↑ A. Lookman ↓
🔄59'
C. Romero ↑ G. Simeone ↓
🔄59'
Koke ↑ M. Hjulmand ↓
🔄59'
J. Alvarez ↑ Lee Kang-In ↓
M. Jauregizar ↑ I. Ruiz de Galarreta ↓
🔄60'
J. Louis-Jean ↑ R. Navarro ↓
🔄66'
A. Berenguer ↑ I. Williams ↓
🔄66'
G. Guruzeta ↑ N. Williams ↓
🔄76'
🔄76'
J. Cardoso ↑ A. Baena ↓
O. Sancet
⚽90'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueSan Mamés, Bilbao
RefereeJosé Luis Munuera Montero, Spain
CompetitionLa Liga
Season2026
RoundMatchday 4
StatusMatch Finished