LA LIGA Matchweek 5
Athletic Club vs Elche
Athletic Club host Elche in La Liga matchweek 5: Sat 12 Sep, 18:30 CEST (13 Sep 01:30 KST). Referee not yet appointed at time of writing.
The last 9 league meetings: Athletic 4 wins, 3 draws, Elche 2 wins; the most recent was Athletic 1–1 Elche in 2026/09. Last five games in all competitions: Athletic W2 D0 L3, Elche W0 D2 L3. Athletic have won 34.7% of 75 games under the condition "Weekend evening kick-off", below their 42.7% over the same window. Athletic have won 28.0% of 25 games under the condition "Saturday 18:30 kick-off", below their 36.9% over the same window. Absentees: Athletic Dani Vivian, Gorka Guruzeta, Unai Eguíluz; Elche Yago Alonso (as of 2026-09-14).
Last 9 meetings4 · 3 · 2Athletic W · D · Elche WLast meeting Athletic 1–1 Elche (2026.09)
H2H 9 games, average1.89 goals3+ goals 33.3% · red cards 0x · league average 2.59 goals
Win rate this season40.0% / 0.0%Athletic / Elche5 games · last season 34.2% / 26.3%
Key numbers
| Metric / unit | Athletic | Elche |
|---|---|---|
| Positionpoints | 9th · 7 | 19th · 2 |
| W–D–L5 games | 2–1–2 | 0–2–3 |
| Goals for / againstper game | 1.40 / 1.20 | 1.20 / 2.60 |
| xG / xGAper game | 1.42 / 1.60 | 0.99 / 2.15 |
| Possession% | 44.8 | 56.2 |
| Shots / on targetper game | 12.8 / 4.8 | 14 / 6.2 |
| 2025-26 win rateW–D–L · promoted sides show second-tier record | 34.2% 13–6–19 | 26.3% 10–13–15 |
| Head-to-headW–D–L · since 2017-18 | 4–3–2 | 2–3–4 |
xG = expected goals · xGA = expected goals against · conceded minus xGA: Athletic -0.40, Elche +0.45 (per game)
- Athletic outDani Vivian(Hamstring Injury) · Gorka Guruzeta(Hamstring Injury) · Unai Eguíluz(Knee Injury) · Peio Canales(Muscle Injury) · as of 2026-09-14
- Elche outYago Alonso(Knee Injury)
- ManagersEdin Terzic — league 4 games win rate 50.0% · M. Anselmi — league 1 games win rate 0.0% · first league meeting between the two managers
- Last matchAthletic 7 days ago LaLiga home Atlético 3–0 · Elche 5 days ago LaLiga home Real Sociedad 2–3
- Last season's top scorerElche André Silva (last season 10 goals) has not featured this season
Last five games
Athletic Club
Scored 8Conceded 9Clean sheets 2
| Opponent | Venue | Result | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético | home | 3–0W | 1.41 |
| Celta | away | 2–0W | 2.78 |
| Barcelona | away | 0–2L | 0.25 |
| Sevilla | home | 1–3L | 1.25 |
| Real Madrid | away | 2–4L | 0.81 |
Elche
Scored 6Conceded 13Clean sheets 0
| Opponent | Venue | Result | xG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Sociedad | home | 2–3L | — |
| Racing | away | 2–3L | 1.03 |
| Barcelona | home | 0–5L | 0.70 |
| Deportivo | away | 1–1D | 1.23 |
| Girona | away | 1–1D | 0.18 |
Elche 5 without a win · all competitions
Head-to-head
- Athletic1–1Elche
- Athletic2–1Elche
- Elche0–0Athletic
- Athletic0–1Elche
- Elche1–4Athletic
- Athletic2–1Elche
- Elche0–0Athletic
- Elche2–0Athletic
- Athletic1–0Elche
Full head-to-head record and fixture profile →
this ground H2H 5 games Athletic 3W 1D 1L · since 2017-18 · green home win / red away win
| H2H 9 games (since 2017-18) | Value | League |
|---|---|---|
| Goals per game | 1.89 | 2.59 |
| Games with 3+ goalsshare % | 33.3 | — |
| Both teams scoredshare % | 44.4 | — |
| Average time of first goalmin | 41.3 | — |
| Goalless at half-timeshare % | 55.6 | — |
| Goals from 76th minute15 goals, % | 26.7 | — |
| Yellow cards per game | 3.56 | 4.87 |
| Red cards / penalties9 games total | 0 / 3 | — |
| Most frequent referee | Mario Melero 2x · Jorge Figueroa 1x | — |
Conditional data
Beneath the surface
Conditional records that the table, form and head-to-head do not show. Sample of 10 games or more.
- 34.7%Weekend evening kick-off Athletic win rate75 games · usual 42.7% · since 2022-23
- 28.0%Saturday 18:30 kick-off Athletic win rate25 games · usual 36.9%
- 25.4%Temperature 20°C or more Elche win rate59 games · usual 21.7%
- 42.0%Saturday games Athletic win rate50 games · usual 42.7% · since 2022-23
- 35.5%Gorka Guruzeta not scoring: Athletic win rate107 games · scored in 30 games: 70.0% · since 2022-23
The other side. win rate after conceding first: Athletic 12.9%, Elche 3.8% · absentees per game Athletic 5.0, Elche 2.0.
A. Timing and context win rate · sample · gap vs usual in percentage points
| Condition | Athletic | Elche |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 18:30 kick-offwin rate · since 2017-18 | -8.9p25 games · usual 36.9% | -8.4p15 games · usual 21.7% |
| Weekend evening kick-offWin rate · Athletic home / Elche away | +4.5p70 games · usual 36.9% | -5.0p24 games · usual 21.7% |
| After last resultAthletic D / Elche D · since 2022-23 | +0.9p39 games · usual 42.7% | -1.8p24 games · usual 18.5% |
| Temperature 20°C or morewin rate · forecast °C | -2.1p89 games · usual 36.9% | +3.7p59 games · usual 21.7% |
| Humidity 80% or morewin rate · forecast % | +2.6p129 games · usual 36.9% | -11.0p28 games · usual 21.7% |
| Rain or drizzleWin rate | -1.8p74 games · usual 36.9% | +2.1p21 games · usual 21.7% |
| September gamesWin rate | -1.8p37 games · usual 36.9% | +5.0p15 games · usual 21.7% |
| home ground rain frequencyrain or drizzle · % of home games | 25.3 | — |
B. Game management since 2022-23 · usual win rate Athletic 42.7% / Elche 18.5%
| items | Athletic | Elche |
|---|---|---|
| After scoring firstWin rate | 81.7%71 games · 4 losses | 50.0%26 games · 5 losses |
| After conceding firstWin rate | 12.9% -29.8p70 games · usual 42.7% | 3.8% -14.7p52 games · usual 18.5% |
| Leading at 75 minutesWin rate | 93.4%61 games | 72.2%18 games |
| Led but failed to win / won from behindgames | 13 / 9 | 14 / 2 |
| Average time of first substitutionmin | 55.1 | 54.9 |
| Goals by substitutes% of team goals | 17.0 35/206 | 18.3 15/82 |
| Average time of first booking / games with nonemin / % | 41.1 / 16.6 | 42.4 / 11.1 |
| Games with 3+ yellow cardsWin rate | +3.8p54 games · usual 36.9% | -11.2p38 games · usual 21.7% |
| Penalties won / concededper game | 0.13 / 0.10 | 0.10 / 0.17 |
| Penalties scoredscored/taken | 16 / 21 | 8 / 8 |
| Goals for / against from 76th minute% of all goals | 22.3 / 23.8 | 22.6 / 22.1 |
| Failed to score / clean sheets% | 30.6 / 33.1 | 27.2 / 14.8 |
C. Shots and defensive shape 2026-27 4 games this season, averages · last season shown as totals
| items | Athletic | Elche |
|---|---|---|
| Shots inside / outside the boxper game | 8.5 / 4.2 | 9 / 5 |
| Shots blockedper game | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| Shots faced / on target / inside boxper game | 13 / 5.2 / 9.5 | 11.2 / 5.5 / 8.2 |
| Keeper saves / goals preventedper game · goals prevented | 4.2 / 0.15 | 2.5 / -0.43 |
| Corners won / concededper game | 6.2 / 6.8 | 6.2 / 3.8 |
| Offsides / fouls wonper game | 1.2 / 10.8 | 1.5 / 13.5 |
| Passes / accuracyper game / % | 411 / 81 | 532 / 85 |
| 2025-26 xG → goalsseason total | 50.7 → 43 -7.7 | 42.2 → 49 +6.8 |
| 2025-26 xGA → concededseason total | 42.2 → 58 +15.8 | 62.9 → 57 -5.9 |
D. Player conditions since 2022-23 · both samples 10+ games
| Player · condition | When true | When not | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic) scoresteam win rate | 70.0%30 games | 35.5%107 games | +34.5p |
| Jesús Areso (Athletic) startingteam win rate · conceded | 41.2% · 1.2417 games | 32.0% · 1.6825 games | +9.2p |
| Ruiz de Galarreta (Athletic) startingteam win rate · conceded | 50.7% · 1.1675 games | 34.9% · 0.9843 games | +15.8p |
| Adama Boiro (Athletic) startingteam win rate · conceded | 33.3% · 1.1921 games | 47.4% · 1.1257 games | -14.1p |
| Álex Berenguer (Athletic) bookedown rating | 6.6413 games | 6.9687 games | -0.32 |
| Yuri (Athletic) bookedown rating | 6.923 games | 7.1581 games | -0.25 |
| Josán Fernández (Elche) startingteam win rate · conceded | 30.8% · 1.0813 games | 16.4% · 1.8267 games | +14.4p |
| Víctor Chust (Elche) startingteam win rate · conceded | 15.4% · 1.8126 games | 40.0% · 1.415 games | -24.6p |
| M. Dituro (Elche) startingteam win rate · conceded | 26.9% · 1.5826 games | 18.8% · 1.7516 games | +8.1p |
E. Individual numbers
| items | Athletic | Elche |
|---|---|---|
| Shot conversion · minutes per goalleague since 2022-23 | Gorka Guruzeta 18.7% · 218minOihan Sancet 20.7% · 244min / Iñaki Williams 13.3% · 348min | Tete Morente 11.4% · 650minE. Ponce 18.2% · 311min / Germán Valera 18.2% · 804min |
| Record vs this opponentsince 2017-18 · apps G A rating | Yuri 5 games 0G 2A 7.48Álex Berenguer 7 games 2G 0A | Josán Fernández 7 games 1G 1A 6.70Bigas 6 games 0G 0A |
| Key passesseason total | Álex Berenguer 8 · Iñaki Williams 5 · Oihan Sancet 5 | Germán Valera 8 · Gonzalo Villar 6 · Josán Fernández 4 |
| Fouls won / committedseason total | Oihan Sancet 6 · Peio Canales 5 · Iñaki Williams 4 / B. Gerenabarrena 7 · Ruiz de Galarreta 6 · Gorka Guruzeta 5 | Gonzalo Villar 15 · Germán Valera 8 · Fernando Niño 6 / Gonzalo Villar 10 · Tete Morente 7 · F. Buonanotte 5 |
| Duel win %20+ duels · % | Jesús Areso 62 · B. Gerenabarrena 62 · Peio Canales 55 | Víctor Chust 68 · Gonzalo Villar 55 · Germán Valera 50 |
| Tackles+interceptions / dribbles won–triedseason total | B. Gerenabarrena 20 · Mikel Jauregizar 11 · J. Louis-Jean 9 / Oihan Sancet 11–14 · Nico Williams 5–13 · Yeray Álvarez 4–5 | Gonzalo Villar 10 · Víctor Chust 10 · Buba Sangare 10 / Germán Valera 5–10 · A. Houary 5–12 · F. Buonanotte 3–5 |
| Home/away ratingsince 2022-23 · 10+ games each | Yuri 7.3/6.88 · Jesús Areso 6.89/6.48 · Yeray Álvarez 7.1/6.79 | Germán Valera 7.07/6.7 · D. Affengruber 7.06/6.76 · Víctor Chust 7.03/6.74 |
Order is always home team (Athletic) then away team (Elche) · usual = the team's overall league win rate over the same window · ±p = percentage-point gap · fewer than 10 games shown as — · ratings are API-Football official ratings
F. Win rate by player involvement League games only (cups and European games excluded) · all games since the player's first appearance for the club (from 2017-18 at the earliest) · pick a player to see the team's win rate when they started, came off the bench, or did not play, plus their record against this opponent · did not play = unused sub or not in the squad · fewer than 10 games shown faded
League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games
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League games only · cups and Europe excluded · win rate = wins ÷ games
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05How the numbers are compiled
- Source
- API-Football (fixtures, line-ups, events, stats, absentees) · Open-Meteo (weather, forecast) · Wikimedia (crests)
- Sample
- La Liga 2017-18 to 2026-27 · some conditions since 2022-23 · minimum 10 games (— below that)
- Match scope
- Conditional stats use league games only · last five games, streaks and rest days use all competitions · win rate = wins ÷ games · usual = league win rate over the same window · home team first
- Updated
- 2026.09.14 13:07 UK
This article summarises historical match data. It does not predict, guarantee or recommend any outcome.