Athletic Club 3-0 Atletico Madrid: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 4

Athletic Club

3 : 0

Atletico Madrid

N. Williams46'
R. Navarro48'
O. Sancet90'

San Mamés StadiumJ. MunueraCapacity 53,289Sat, 5 Sept 202616:15

Athletic Club4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-4-2Atletico Madrid Atletico Madrid crest

Assistant

Nelson Vivas

Substitutions

46'
57.0
Y. Alvarez
47.3
A. Paredes
60'
166.9
I. Ruiz de Galarreta
186.9
M. Jauregizar
66'
238.3
R. Navarro
316.9
J. Louis-Jean
66'
96.2A
I. Williams
76.3
A. Berenguer
76'
107.6
N. Williams
116.3
G. Guruzeta

Unused

Assistant

Nelson Vivas

Substitutions

58'
116.0
A. Lookman
166.3
A. Ortiz
59'
205.6
G. Simeone
216.6
C. Romero
59'
236.6
M. Hjulmand
66.9
Koke
59'
76.5
Lee Kang-In
196.7
J. Alvarez
76'
106.6
A. Baena
56.7
J. Cardoso

Unused

Home

P. Canales
Muscle Injury
Out
A. Djalo
Coach's decision
Out
U. Egiluz
Knee Injury
Out
N. Serrano
Coach's decision
Out
D. Vivian
Hamstring Injury
Out

Away

A. Sorloth
Muscle Injury
Out
O. Vargas
Coach's decision
Out

Player of the match

Unai Simón Mendibil

Goalkeeper · Athletic Club

8.9

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes47

Pass accuracy72%

Goalkeeping

Saves5

Goals conceded0

Penalties saved0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Unai SimónG	5	0	1,24	+1,24	34/47	8/21
Jan OblakG	1	3	1,23	-1,77	15/19	4/7

Live stats

Possession & Passing

38%Possession62%

387Total passes631

82%Pass accuracy90%

3Corners8

Attack

11Shots15

4On target5

4Off target9

3Blocked shots1

Box & Quality

8Shots in box10

3Shots out box5

1.4xG0.9

-1.8Goals prevented-1.8

Defense & Discipline

5Goalkeeper saves1

0Offsides2

8Fouls6

0Yellow cards1

Half by half

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

First half

0,51xG0,37

5Shots9

0On target1

0Big chances0

6Touches in box20

43%Possession57%

3Corners3

Second half

0,84xG0,49

6Shots6

4On target4

3Big chances0

8Touches in box16

34%Possession66%

0Corners5

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Athletic Club

1.3511738%

93% open play7% set piece

Atletico Madrid

0.8615662%

76% open play24% 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

26 shots

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

Athletic Club1,35 xG · 3 scored

Atletico Madrid0,86 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Athletic Club22

Open play 15Set piece 1Dribble 1Rebound 4Defensive 1

Atletico Madrid27

Open play 23Set piece 2Dribble 1Rebound 1

Momentum

13 swings

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

Athletic Club23% pressure

Atletico Madrid77% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-0

100%Draw 0%0%

1.35xG0.86

11Shots15

7On target6

Momentum

90' Goal Oihan Sancet 0.23 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

11 v 15

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

ACAthletic ClubAMAtletico Madridgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

13 on target · 3 scored

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

Athletic ClubAtletico 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.

Athletic ClubDefensive line 29%

Atletico MadridDefensive line 39%

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.

Athletic ClubUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Laporte and Álvarez, 18 passes between them.

Atletico MadridUntil 58'

Most-connected pair: Pubill and Llorente, 35 passes between them.

Tactical battle

27control73

Ademola Lookman

8 touches in box

In possession

24,3%Field tilt75,7%

4Passes into box19

23Progressive passes43

6Carries into final third12

6Chances created13

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

Out of possession

17,41Press intensity (PPDA)11,33

4High turnovers11

5Regains within 5s6

36,6sBall recovery time25,6s

25Interceptions23

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

Carrying

97Carries158

1000mCarry distance1473m

9Progressive carries17

530mProgressive carry distance871m

2Carries into the box5

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

Beating the press

7Take-ons won13

12Take-ons attempted27

418mProgressive pass distance806m

1Through balls1

5Switches of play6

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

Threat created

0,44Expected threat (xT)1,01

3,15Action value (VAEP)0,05

22Shot-creating actions27

6Goal-creating actions0

4Box entries22

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

Tempo

3,7Passes per attack4,8

12,0sAttack duration16,2s

2,71 m/sAttack directness1,80 m/s

1Build-up attacks6

10Direct attacks11

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

More match stats

Attack

16Touches in box36

38Final third entries76

3Big chances0

1,23xG on target1,24

0Hit woodwork2

Passing

2/10 (20%)Crosses3/20 (15%)

22/46 (48%)Long balls30/46 (65%)

13Throw-ins31

6Free kicks8

15Goal kicks6

Duels

55Total45

35/62 (56%)Ground27/62 (44%)

7/15 (47%)Aerial8/15 (53%)

8/12 (67%)Dribbles13/26 (50%)

4Dispossessed8

Defending

42Recoveries48

14Interceptions13

21Tackles8

57%Tackles won63%

28Clearances18

3Big chances scored0

0Errors led to goal1

1Errors led to shot1

1Fouled in final third1

8,00Average rating6,36

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Athletic ClubThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 46-60

Atletico MadridThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 76-90

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 and 8 matches.

Share of their matches

They score

67%1+ goal88%

33%2+ goals88%

17%3+ goals38%

They concede

50%1+ goal63%

33%2+ goals25%

17%3+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 3-0 (H)·worst 1-3 (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.

Athletic ClubshootallowAtletico Madrid

4.2%Six-yard box5.4%

65.6%+4.6Penalty area-3.857.3%

23.1%-2.2Edge of the box+2.727.9%

7.1%Long range9.4%

523 shots taken · 445 faced

Atletico MadridshootallowAthletic Club

6.8%+1.6Six-yard box5.9%

64.5%+3.5Penalty area60.3%

20.5%-4.8Edge of the box25.4%

8.2%Long range8.4%

498 shots taken · 358 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

Athletic Club beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 at San Mamés Stadium in La Liga. It was goalless at half-time. Scorers: N. Williams (46'), R. Navarro (48'), O. Sancet (90') for Athletic Club. In their last 36 meetings, Athletic Club have won 12, Atletico Madrid 20, with 4 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.