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Athletic Club vs Alaves is a regional Spanish matchup in which Athletic Club have the stronger long-term profile, but Alaves can make the contest turn on a single opening. Athletic won 4–2 in May 2026, while Alaves took a 1–0 victory at San Mamés in September 2025. That contrast keeps a future meeting focused on control, resistance and who converts the decisive phase.
Past matches, Athletic Club vs Alaves
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Alaves
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13G
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31G
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16D
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34
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3D
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27
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9F
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10M
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18M
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6M
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5D
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20M
Athletic Club Substitutes
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G
27
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F
7
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D
3
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D
12
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M
23
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D
4
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F
22
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M
16
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M
6
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M
8
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F
25
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D
19
Match events
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-5'Mikel Jauregizar Yellow Card
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8'⚽A. Blanco Normal Goal (Asst: A. Perez)
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28'Toni Martínez Yellow Card
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45' +1Toni Martínez Penalty cancelled
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46'R. Navarro I. Williams
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46'I. Ruiz de Galarreta M. Jauregizar
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46'O. Sancet U. Gomez
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46'⚽R. Navarro Normal Goal (Asst: N. Williams)
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49'Pablo Ibáñez Yellow Card
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59'Antonio Blanco Yellow Card
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59'Gorka Guruzeta Yellow Card
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62'J. Guridi D. Suarez
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62'A. Guevara P. Ibanez
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68'⚽N. Tenaglia Normal Goal (Asst: A. Rebbach)
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73'C. Alena I. Diabate
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73'J. Areso A. Gorosabel
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74'⚽O. Sancet Normal Goal (Asst: Y. Berchiche)
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76'Nico Williams Yellow Card
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83'⚽N. Williams Normal Goal (Asst: G. Guruzeta)
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87'⚽N. Williams Normal Goal (Asst: G. Guruzeta)
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89'A. Boiro N. Williams
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90' +2Carles Aleñá Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Athletic Club VS Alaves
Athletic usually set the level
Athletic Club have more often imposed their quality in this La Liga pairing. Their 4–2 win away at Alaves in May 2026 required a response after the hosts led, with Nico Williams scoring twice and Oihan Sancet and Robert Navarro also finding the net. It was a wide margin by the final whistle, but the path to it shows that Athletic’s advantage can be tested before it becomes decisive. A 2–0 home win in March 2024 offers the more controlled version.
Alaves can keep the hierarchy open
Alaves’ 1–0 victory at San Mamés in September 2025 is the essential counterweight. The goal came through an Alex Berenguer own goal, but the result still captures Alaves’ ability to make a technically stronger opponent work in a narrow game. Draws in December 2024 and January 2022 reinforce the sense that this regional fixture can stay close when Alaves deny Athletic an early separation. The durable question for a new meeting is whether Athletic’s pressure produces a clear margin or Alaves again reduce the contest to one crucial moment.