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Athletic Club vs Valencia is a balanced LaLiga matchup built around narrow margins, venue swings and occasional cup complications. Athletic Club won 1–0 at home in August 2024, while Valencia won 1–0 at Mestalla in January 2024. The teams drew 2–2 at San Mamés in October 2023, and Athletic won 2–1 at Valencia in February 2023. A future meeting will ask which side turns a close contest into separation.
Past matches, Athletic Club vs Valencia
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Athletic Club
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9F
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3D
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7F
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20M
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6M
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27G
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19D
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4D
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15D
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12D
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22F
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25F
Valencia Substitutes
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M
23
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F
6
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F
17
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D
4
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D
21
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G
25
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G
13
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D
26
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M
10
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M
22
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F
19
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F
7
Match events
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15'Aymeric Laporte Yellow Card
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36'I. Williams N. Williams
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46'D. Vivian A. Laporte
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50'Eray Cömert Yellow Card
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55'Alejandro Rego Mora Yellow Card
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59'Pepelu Yellow Card
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65'A. Berenguer O. Sancet
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70'U. Gomez R. Navarro
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70'U. Sadiq H. Duro
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70'F. Ugrinic Pepelu
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70'L. Ramazani D. Lopez
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71'M. Vesga A. Rego
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72'⚽U. Sadiq Normal Goal (Asst: L. Rioja)
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83'U. Nunez J. Guerra
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88'Umar Sadiq Yellow Card
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90' +6J. Vazquez Renzo Saravia
Stats for this game
Matchup Athletic Club VS Valencia
Neither venue guarantees control
The dated league results show a pairing decided more often by a single moment than by a settled hierarchy. Athletic Club won 1–0 at San Mamés in August 2024, but Valencia answered with a 1–0 home victory in January 2024. Athletic also won 2–1 at Mestalla in February 2023, while Valencia won 1–0 at San Mamés in September 2019. The direction of those results gives both teams evidence that the away side can remain fully involved.
Cup meetings add another layer
The 2–2 league draw at San Mamés in October 2023 captures the fixture’s capacity for a late change of shape, with both clubs scoring twice. Earlier cup meetings also underline the narrow margins: Athletic won 3–1 at Valencia in the Copa del Rey in January 2023, while Valencia won 2–1 at home in the Europa League in March 2016. The profile therefore combines repeated one-goal results with enough variation to keep the matchup open. A future meeting will be compelling if it again turns on whether pressure becomes a goal or remains contained.