Alaves 1-2 Atletico Madrid: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 8

Alaves

1 : 2

Atletico Madrid

Lucas Boyé45+6' (pen)

33'Alejandro Grimaldo
87'Cristian Romero

Alaves3-5-2

Line ups

4-2-3-1Atletico Madrid Atletico Madrid crest

Assistant

Nelson Vivas

Substitutions

64'
86.9
A. Blanco
236.7
C. Protesoni
64'
117.2
T. Martinez
96.3
M. Diaz
64'
156.9
L. Boye
66.3
A. Guevara
71'
27.0
N. Valentini
166.9
V. Koski
79'
47.0
D. Suarez
206.3
A. Manas

Unused

Assistant

Nelson Vivas

Substitutions

45'
156.9A
J. David
107.2A
A. Baena
45'
116.0
A. Lookman
196.3
J. Alvarez
57'
86.7
P. Barrios
77.5
Lee Kang-In
62'
245.6
R. Le Normand
176.9
D. Hancko
73'
207.3
G. Simeone
96.5
A. Sorloth

Unused

Home

F. Garces
Suspended
Out
M. Rodriguez
Ankle Injury
Out

Away

R. Mendoza
Inactive
Out
O. Vargas
Inactive
Out

Player of the match

Alejandro Grimaldo García

Defender · Atletico Madrid

8.3

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots3

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy67%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes62

Key passes5

Pass accuracy90%

Defending

Tackles2

Interceptions2

Duels won4 · 67%

Fouls won/made1 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Jan OblakG	2	1	1,12	+0,12	14/19	1/6
Antonio SiveraG	5	2	1,33	-0,67	13/28	8/23

Live stats

Possession & Passing

32%Possession68%

341Total passes709

81%Pass accuracy91%

0Corners10

Attack

8Shots22

3On target7

3Off target4

2Blocked shots11

Box & Quality

5Shots in box11

3Shots out box11

1.1xG2.1

Defense & Discipline

5Goalkeeper saves2

1Offsides2

11Fouls14

0Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,93xG0,65

5Shots9

3On target3

1Big chances1

6Touches in box14

40%Possession60%

0Corners2

Second half

0,16xG1,47

3Shots13

0On target4

0Big chances1

1Touches in box19

26%Possession74%

0Corners8

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Alaves

1.078532%

27% open play1% set piece72% penalty

Atletico Madrid

2.11221868%

75% open play25% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

30 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Alaves1,07 xG · 1 scored

Atletico Madrid2,11 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Alaves12

Open play 6Set piece 4Foul won 2

Atletico Madrid44

Open play 33Set piece 6Dribble 3Foul won 1Rebound 1

Momentum

21 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Alaves9% pressure

Atletico Madrid91% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-2

0%Draw 0%100%

1.07xG2.11

8Shots22

5On target18

Momentum

90' Saved Julián Álvarez 0.02 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

8 v 22

Alaves shoot right, Atletico Madrid left. Bigger dot = better chance.

ALAAlavesAMAtletico Madridgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

23 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

AlavesAtletico Madridgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

AlavesDefensive line 34%

Atletico MadridDefensive line 42%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

AlavesUntil 64'

Most-connected pair: Valentini and Otto, 25 passes between them.

Atletico MadridUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Koke and Barrios, 18 passes between them.

Tactical battle

21control79

Ademola Lookman

7 touches in box

In possession

23,0%Field tilt77,0%

2Passes into box12

7Progressive passes40

9Carries into final third17

4Chances created19

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

16,71Press intensity (PPDA)6,86

10High turnovers6

6Regains within 5s16

29,1sBall recovery time18,3s

21Interceptions18

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

123Carries164

1404mCarry distance1870m

12Progressive carries12

852mProgressive carry distance1081m

1Carries into the box8

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

8Take-ons won12

22Take-ons attempted24

134mProgressive pass distance668m

1Through balls2

5Switches of play7

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,32Expected threat (xT)1,42

1,05Action value (VAEP)2,10

12Shot-creating actions44

2Goal-creating actions4

1Box entries19

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,3Passes per attack6,5

11,9sAttack duration19,0s

2,65 m/sAttack directness1,72 m/s

2Build-up attacks14

6Direct attacks14

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

7Touches in box33

44Final third entries75

1Big chances2

1,12xG on target1,34

25Dangerous attacks63

Passing

1/4 (25%)Crosses4/19 (21%)

24/50 (48%)Long balls21/46 (46%)

14Throw-ins22

13Free kicks11

6Goal kicks5

Duels

49Total51

41/82 (50%)Ground40/81 (49%)

9/21 (43%)Aerial12/21 (57%)

8/19 (42%)Dribbles12/23 (52%)

8Dispossessed10

Defending

52Recoveries53

15Interceptions12

21Tackles18

57%Tackles won83%

18Clearances9

1Big chances scored2

1Big saves1

0Errors led to shot1

2Fouled in final third1

7,02Average rating7,70

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

AlavesThis season

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

75%1+ goal88%

25%2+ goals88%

25%3+ goals38%

13%4+ goals13%

They concede

63%1+ goal63%

38%2+ goals25%

Heaviest results

best 5-2 (H)·worst 1-2 (H)

best 4-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

AlavesshootallowAtletico Madrid

4.7%Six-yard box5.4%

61.4%Penalty area-3.857.3%

24.1%Edge of the box+2.727.9%

9.7%Long range9.4%

464 shots taken · 445 faced

Atletico MadridshootallowAlaves

6.8%+1.6Six-yard box5.7%

64.5%+3.5Penalty area60.5%

20.5%-4.8Edge of the box24.8%

8.2%Long range9.0%

498 shots taken · 476 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Atletico Madrid beat Alaves 2-1 at Estadio de Mendizorroza in La Liga. It was 1-1 at half-time. Scorers: Lucas Boyé (45+6' pen) for Alaves; Alejandro Grimaldo (33'), Cristian Romero (87') for Atletico Madrid. Alaves finished with ten men after Angel Pérez Hidalgo was sent off. In their last 19 meetings, Alaves have won 2, Atletico Madrid 12, with 5 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.