VS
Athletic Club vs Elche is a Spanish league pairing with a clear Athletic edge across the modern sequence, though Elche have shown they can spoil the expected order. Athletic have won 4–1 away and by a single goal at home; Elche answered with a 1–0 win at San Mamés in 2023. Draws have also appeared, keeping the matchup from becoming a simple one-way story. Its appeal is the contrast between Athletic’s broader advantage and Elche’s sharp replies.
Past matches, Athletic Club vs Elche
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Starting eleven
Substitutes Athletic Club
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25F
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7F
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18M
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31D
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30D
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13G
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4D
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6M
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20M
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15D
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21F
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22F
Elche Substitutes
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D
6
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M
8
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D
22
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F
9
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F
24
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M
16
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F
21
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M
18
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M
17
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G
13
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F
19
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D
26
Match events
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50'⚽Facundo Buonanotte Penalty
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56'Federico Redondo Solari Yellow Card
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65'Johaneko Louis-Jean Jesus Areso
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65'Mikel Jauregizar Iñigo Ruiz De Galarreta
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69'Abiel Alessio Osorio Fernando Niño Rodríguez
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69'Thomas Lemar Facundo Buonanotte
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72'Alex Berenguer Robert Navarro Muñoz
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75'Abiel Alessio Osorio Yellow Card
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76'Ruben Sanchez Saez Tete Morente
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79'⚽Iñaki Williams Normal Goal (Asst: Alex Berenguer)
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81'Alex Berenguer Yellow Card
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81'Beñat Gerenabarrena Yellow Card
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81'Maroan Sannadi Iñaki Williams
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82'Lucas Cepeda Germán Valera
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83'Martim Neto Gonzalo Villar
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90' +6Ruben Sanchez Saez Yellow Card
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90' +7Yuri Berchiche Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Athletic Club VS Elche
Athletic set the wider tone
Athletic’s stronger profile is visible in the 2022 calendar year. They won 2–1 at home in April and then carried that advantage into a 4–1 away victory in September. The second result supplied the clearest attacking margin in the sequence, while the first showed Athletic winning a tighter contest. Together, they establish the broader shape of a pairing in which Athletic often find a way to separate.
Elche’s answer at San Mamés
Elche changed the emphasis in May 2023 by winning 1–0 away at Athletic. That result interrupted the expected order and gave the matchup a memorable counterpoint to Athletic’s earlier 4–1 success. A 0–0 draw in October 2025 added another shade, keeping the contest from being defined solely by the stronger side’s wins. The fixture’s interest lies in this balance: Athletic bring the more convincing run of results, while Elche can protect a narrow lead or turn a difficult visit into a decisive reply. That combination gives both sides a credible angle each time, even when Athletic arrive with the stronger historical footing. A future meeting will test whether Athletic’s wider edge can withstand another Elche result decided by a single moment.