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Valencia – Athletic Bilbao

Valencia and Athletic Bilbao drew 0–0 (La Liga, 17 Oct 2026). Cards: 6 yellow. Below: the match report, then the table, form and head-to-head before kick-off.

La LigaValenciaFinal score: 0–0FULL TIMEAthletic Bilbao

Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia · 43,223 spectators

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How the match went

19' Dani Raba38' Aymeric Laporte42' Beñat Gerenabarrena57' Ruíz de Galarreta87' Pepelu90' César Tárrega54' David Otorbi (for Hugo Duro)54' Luis Rioja (for Dani Raba)74' H. Elliott (for J. de Haas)85' Jesús Vázquez (for José Gayà)86' F. Ugrinic (for G. Rodríguez)45' Mikel Jauregizar (for Beñat Gerenabarrena)63' Alejandro Rego (for Ruíz de Galarreta)63' Gorka Guruzeta (for I. Williams)63' Jesús Areso (for J. Louis-Jean)68' Maroan Sannadi (for Gorka Guruzeta)
0'HT 0–090'

▲ Valencia▼ Athletic Bilbao

goals ● · cards ■ · substitutions •

Goals, cards and substitutions

ValenciaAthletic Bilbao
yellow card Dani Raba19'
38'yellow card Aymeric Laporte
42'yellow card Beñat Gerenabarrena
45'Substitution: Mikel Jauregizar on, Beñat Gerenabarrena off.
Substitution: David Otorbi on, Hugo Duro off.54'
Substitution: Luis Rioja on, Dani Raba off.54'
57'yellow card Ruíz de Galarreta
63'Substitution: Alejandro Rego on, Ruíz de Galarreta off.
63'Substitution: Gorka Guruzeta on, I. Williams off.
63'Substitution: Jesús Areso on, J. Louis-Jean off.
68'Substitution: Maroan Sannadi on, Gorka Guruzeta off.
Substitution: H. Elliott on, J. de Haas off.74'
Substitution: Jesús Vázquez on, José Gayà off.85'
Substitution: F. Ugrinic on, G. Rodríguez off.86'
yellow card Pepelu87'
yellow card César Tárrega90'

Line-ups

Valencia

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach J. Aguirre

  1. S. Dimitrievski
  2. Pablo Maffeo
  3. César Tárrega
  4. J. de Haas
  5. José Gayà
  6. Pepelu
  7. G. Rodríguez
  8. Dani Raba
  9. Javi Guerra
  10. A. Danjuma
  11. Hugo Duro

Substitutes used

  • 54' David Otorbi (for Hugo Duro)
  • 54' Luis Rioja (for Dani Raba)
  • 74' H. Elliott (for J. de Haas)
  • 85' Jesús Vázquez (for José Gayà)
  • 86' F. Ugrinic (for G. Rodríguez)

Athletic Bilbao

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach E. Terzić

  1. Unai Simón
  2. Hugo Rincón
  3. Aitor Paredes
  4. Aymeric Laporte
  5. J. Louis-Jean
  6. Beñat Gerenabarrena
  7. Ruíz de Galarreta
  8. Álex Berenguer
  9. Peio Canales
  10. Robert Navarro
  11. I. Williams

Substitutes used

  • 45' Mikel Jauregizar (for Beñat Gerenabarrena)
  • 63' Alejandro Rego (for Ruíz de Galarreta)
  • 63' Gorka Guruzeta (for I. Williams)
  • 63' Jesús Areso (for J. Louis-Jean)
  • 68' Maroan Sannadi (for Gorka Guruzeta)

The elevens on the pitch

1Dimitrievski7.024Maffeo6.95Tárrega6.312Haas6.3▼74'14Gayà7.1▼85'18Pepelu7.22Rodríguez6.4▼86'19Raba6.5▼54'8Guerra6.57Danjuma6.89Duro6.6▼54'1Simón6.615Rincón7.04Paredes7.014Laporte7.131Louis-Jean6.9▼63'24Gerenabarrena6.3▼45'16Galarreta6.3▼63'7Berenguer6.028Canales6.423Navarro6.59Williams6.2▼63'

Athletic Bilbao · 4-2-3-1

Valencia · 4-2-3-1

Best rated7.2PepeluValencia · yellow card

7.5 and up6.5–7.4under 6.5

The away side at the top, the home side below. A ball for each goal, a card's colour, ▼ the minute a player went off.

The number on the shirt; beside it the match rating, from the match data.

Match numbers

ValenciaAthletic Bilbao
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
16Shots9
3Shots on target2
13Shots inside the box7
1Blocked shots0
2Corners6
37%Possession63%
334Passes568
267Accurate passes483
14Fouls13
2Offsides1
1Goalkeeper saves3
1.49Expected goals (xG)0.65

Top ratings

Valencia

  1. Pepelu 90 min7.2
  2. José Gayà 85 min7.1
  3. S. Dimitrievski 90 min7.0

Athletic Bilbao

  1. Aymeric Laporte 90 min7.1
  2. Aitor Paredes 90 min7.0
  3. Hugo Rincón 90 min7.0

Match ratings from the match data; players on the pitch for 60 minutes or more.

Player numbers

Valencia
Valencia
PlayerMinShotsPassesDuels wonTacklesDribblesSavesRating
S. Dimitrievski GK90026 (0)00017.0
Pablo Maffeo DF901 (0)36 (2)9/1042/26.9
César Tárrega DF90032 (0)7/10106.3
José Gayà DF852 (1)28 (3)1/2107.1
J. de Haas DF74036 (0)2/4006.3
Jesús Vázquez DF5001/2006.1
Pepelu MF90043 (2)3/9307.2
Javi Guerra MF903 (2)20 (3)6/1721/56.5
A. Danjuma MF901 (0)19 (2)4/620/16.8
G. Rodríguez MF86046 (0)5/1031/16.4
Dani Raba MF542 (0)16 (0)5/1101/36.5
H. Elliott MF161 (0)7 (1)0/100/16.6
F. Ugrinic MF401 (0)0006.2
Hugo Duro FW543 (0)6 (0)4/8106.6
Luis Rioja FW361 (0)12 (1)0007.0
David Otorbi FW362 (0)6 (0)4/602/26.0
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
PlayerMinShotsPassesDuels wonTacklesDribblesSavesRating
Unai Simón GK90024 (0)0/10036.6
Hugo Rincón DF90064 (0)5/8007.0
Aitor Paredes DF90079 (0)4/7107.0
Aymeric Laporte DF901 (0)95 (2)3/8107.1
J. Louis-Jean DF633 (0)42 (0)3/611/26.9
Jesús Areso DF27022 (0)1/200/16.8
Robert Navarro MF901 (1)33 (1)3/611/36.5
Peio Canales MF901 (0)36 (1)2/1210/36.4
Álex Berenguer MF90042 (2)7/1340/46.0
Ruíz de Galarreta MF63047 (0)2/6006.3
Beñat Gerenabarrena MF45027 (1)5/7306.3
Mikel Jauregizar MF45025 (0)2/511/16.1
Alejandro Rego MF27019 (0)2/3106.7
I. Williams FW633 (1)10 (0)2/600/26.2
Maroan Sannadi FW2203 (0)4/401/16.6
Gorka Guruzeta FW5000/2006.5

Every player on the pitch, from the match data. Shots: in brackets on target. Passes: in brackets key passes (a pass that led to a shot). Duels and dribbles: won of all. Saves: the goalkeeper's.

In the table

Full table
In the table
TeamPosPlayedPointsForm
Valencia19th85Form: loss, loss, win, loss, draw.
Athletic Bilbao10th68Form: loss, win, win, draw, draw.
ValenciaAthletic Bilbao
0.8Scored per match1.2
1.9Conceded per match1.0
4 / 8Games with 3+ goals2 / 6
3 / 8Games both teams scored in2 / 6
4.3Cards per match3.8

From this season's league games before this match, not a prediction.

Form: the last 5 league games

ValenciaForm: loss, loss, win, loss, draw.
Athletic BilbaoForm: loss, win, win, draw, draw.
  • WinsValencia 1, Athletic Bilbao 2
  • Scored a gameValencia 1.0, Athletic Bilbao 1.2
  • Conceded a gameValencia 2.2, Athletic Bilbao 0.6
  • Clean sheetsValencia 1, Athletic Bilbao 3
All the games

Valencia

Valencia
DateMatchScore
11 OctRacing Santander – Valencia2–2 Form: draw.
20 SepValencia – Real Sociedad2–3 Form: loss.
15 SepAlavés – Valencia0–1 Form: win.
11 SepSevilla – Valencia1–0 Form: loss.
6 SepValencia – Barcelona0–5 Form: loss.

Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao
DateMatchScore
19 SepAthletic Bilbao – Alavés0–0 Form: draw.
12 SepAthletic Bilbao – Elche1–1 Form: draw.
5 SepAthletic Bilbao – Atlético Madrid3–0 Form: win.
30 AugCelta – Athletic Bilbao0–2 Form: win.
27 AugBarcelona – Athletic Bilbao2–0 Form: loss.

The sides' leaders this season

Athletic Bilbao

The league's player boards this season: goals, assists and the average match rating.

Head-to-head

24 meetings in the league: Valencia 7 wins, Athletic Bilbao 8 wins, 9 draws.

7Valenciawins
9draws
8Athletic Bilbaowins
  • Last 5Valencia 3 · Athletic Bilbao 0 · draws 0
  • Biggest margin3 goals · Valencia 0–3 Athletic Bilbao, 2016
  • Goals a meeting2.0

The last 5 meetings

  • 10 May 2026Athletic Bilbao0–1ValenciaLast meeting
  • 20 Sep 2025Valencia2–0Athletic Bilbao
  • 18 May 2025Valencia0–1Athletic Bilbao
  • 28 Aug 2024Athletic Bilbao1–0Valencia
  • 20 Jan 2024Valencia1–0Athletic Bilbao

Referee

Adrián Cordero Vega

Fewer than 3 league games for him this season, so no season numbers yet.

See also

Valencia: club page ⭐ Valencia Athletic Bilbao: club page ⭐ Athletic Bilbao La Liga: table and matches All coming matches

League games from our data: the table, the form and the head-to-head before this match. History only, never a prediction.