Athletic Club
4 shots on target
3–0
Full time
Atlético de Madrid
5 shots on target
La Liga · Matchweek 4 · Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 14:15 UTC
Written before kick-off · preview
Athletic Club v Atlético de Madrid: what the records say
Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.
Athletic Club host Atlético de Madrid on Saturday 5 September in the La Liga, matchweek 4. Athletic Club have won two of their last eight games. They have scored 10 and conceded 15 in those eight games — 1.3 goals a game, 1.9 against.
Atlético de Madrid have won one of their two games so far. They scored 5 and conceded 3 across the two.
Álex Berenguer has been Athletic Club's most productive, with one goal. We hold no scoring contribution for any Atlético de Madrid player yet this season.
Commentary
Minute by minute, as it happened.- 1' First half begins.
- 3' Lee Kang-In from Atletico Madrid hits the left post with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, assisted by Pablo Barrios. Pablo Barrios
- 7' Attempt missed. Giuliano Simeone of Atletico Madrid takes a right-footed shot from outside the box that goes close but misses to the left. He was assisted by Pablo Barrios. Pablo Barrios
- 8' Athletic Club wins a corner after Marcos Llorente concedes. Marcos Llorente
- 10' Athletic Club wins a corner after Alejandro Grimaldo concedes. Alejandro Grimaldo
- 11' Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams from Athletic Club takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box but misses to the left. He was assisted by Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, who provided a headed pass after a corner. Iñaki Williams
- 14' Athletic Club is awarded a corner after Alejandro Grimaldo concedes it. Alejandro Grimaldo
- 15' Iñaki Williams from Athletic Club has a right-footed shot from outside the box, but it is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Oihan Sancet. Oihan Sancet
- 16' Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo from Atletico Madrid takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes high and wide to the left. He was assisted by Morten Hjulmand. Alejandro Grimaldo
- 18' Morten Hjulmand of Atletico Madrid wins a free kick in the defensive half. Morten Hjulmand
- 18' Iñaki Williams from Athletic Club commits a foul. Iñaki Williams
- 18' Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet from Athletic Club takes a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it goes just to the left. Oihan Sancet
- 18' Oihan Sancet from Athletic Club has a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it is blocked. Oihan Sancet
- 18' Attempt missed. Robert Navarro from Athletic Club takes a right-footed shot from outside the box that is close but goes to the right. He was assisted by Jesús Areso. Robert Navarro
- 23' Álex Baena from Atletico Madrid had a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it was saved in the top center of the goal by Unai Simón of Athletic Club. The attempt was assisted by Lee Kang-In. Álex Baena
- 23' Álex Baena from Atletico Madrid misses an attempt, shooting right-footed from over 35 yards, sending the ball high and wide to the left. He was assisted by Morten Hjulmand. Álex Baena
- 25' Marc Pubill of Atletico Madrid commits a foul. Marc Pubill
- 25' Oihan Sancet from Athletic Club is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Oihan Sancet
- 26' The match is currently delayed for a drinks break.
- 28' Delay is over and the match is ready to continue.
- 28' Atletico Madrid is called offside as Giuliano Simeone is caught in an offside position. Giuliano Simeone
- 30' Morten Hjulmand from Atletico Madrid wins a free kick in the defensive half. Morten Hjulmand
- 30' Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta commits a foul for Athletic Club. Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
- 30' Foul committed by Lee Kang-In of Atletico Madrid.
- 30' Beñat Gerenabarrena from Athletic Club is awarded a free kick in the attacking half. Beñat Gerenabarrena
- 32' Atletico Madrid are awarded a corner after Beñat Gerenabarrena concedes. Beñat Gerenabarrena
- 33' Attempt missed. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) has a right-footed shot from a tough angle on the right that is close, but goes wide to the right. He was assisted by Álex Baena, who provided a cross after a corner. Álex Baena
- 33' Ademola Lookman from Atletico Madrid misses an attempt with a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, sending it high and wide to the right. The assist came from Giuliano Simeone. Ademola Lookman
- 35' Yeray Álvarez from Athletic Club is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Yeray Álvarez
- 35' Ademola Lookman from Atletico Madrid commits a foul. Ademola Lookman
- 39' Lee Kang-In of Atletico Madrid receives a yellow card for a foul.
- 39' Foul committed by Lee Kang-In of Atletico Madrid.
- 39' Yuri Berchiche from Athletic Club wins a free kick in the defensive half. Yuri Berchiche
- 40' Atletico Madrid wins a corner after Yeray Álvarez concedes. Yeray Álvarez
- 40' Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In from Atletico Madrid has his left-footed shot from outside the box blocked. Marcos Llorente provided the assist. Marcos Llorente
- 43' Marc Pubill of Atletico Madrid commits a foul. Marc Pubill
- 43' Iñaki Williams from Athletic Club wins a free kick on the right wing. Iñaki Williams
- 45' The match is delayed due to an injury to Yeray Álvarez from Athletic Club. Yeray Álvarez
- 45+1' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 45+1' The fourth official has indicated that there will be 3 minutes of added time.
- 45+3' Atletico Madrid wins a corner after Unai Simón concedes. Unai Simón
- 45+3' Pablo Barrios from Atletico Madrid hits the right post with a right-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right, assisted by Marcos Llorente. Pablo Barrios
- 45+4' The match is delayed due to an injury to Yeray Álvarez from Athletic Club. Yeray Álvarez
- The first half ends with Athletic Club and Atletico Madrid tied at 0-0.
- 45+5' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- Half time · Athletic Club 0 Atlético de Madrid 0
- 46' Substitution for Athletic Club: Aitor Paredes comes on for Yeray Álvarez due to an injury. Aitor Paredes
- 46' The second half begins with the score at Athletic Club 0, Atletico Madrid 0.
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46'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Athletic Club leads Atletico Madrid 1-0. Nico Williams scores for Athletic Club with a header from the center of the box to the center of the goal. The goal is confirmed after a VAR review. Nico Williams - 46' Iñaki Williams from Athletic Club has a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it is blocked. The assist came from Robert Navarro. Robert Navarro
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48'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Athletic Club leads Atletico Madrid 2-0. Robert Navarro scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Iñaki Williams during a fast break. Robert Navarro1Navarro goals this season - 50' Atletico Madrid win a corner after Yuri Berchiche concedes. Yuri Berchiche
- 50' Lee Kang-In from Atletico Madrid wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50' Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta from Athletic Club commits a foul. Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
- 53' Yuri Berchiche from Athletic Club commits a handball. Yuri Berchiche
- 55' Atletico Madrid win a corner after Jesús Areso concedes. Jesús Areso
- 57' Atletico Madrid win a corner after Aymeric Laporte concedes. Aymeric Laporte
- 59' Substitution for Atletico Madrid: Arnau Ortiz comes on for Ademola Lookman. Ademola Lookman
- 59' Atletico Madrid wins a corner after Jesús Areso concedes. Jesús Areso
- 59' Substitution for Atletico Madrid: Julián Alvarez comes on for Lee Kang-In. Julián Alvarez
- 59' Substitution for Atletico Madrid: Cristian Romero comes on for Giuliano Simeone. Giuliano Simeone
- 59' Substitution for Atletico Madrid: Koke comes on for Morten Hjulmand. Morten Hjulmand
- 60' Substitution for Athletic Club: Mikel Jauregizar comes on for Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta. Mikel Jauregizar
- 60' Cristian Romero from Atletico Madrid misses a header from very close range, directing it to the left. The attempt was assisted by Álex Baena with a cross after a corner. Álex Baena
- 62' Oihan Sancet from Athletic Club commits a handball. Oihan Sancet
- 63' Nico Williams from Athletic Club misses the attempt with a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, sending it high and wide to the right. Iñaki Williams assisted him during a fast break. Nico Williams
- 66' Substitution for Athletic Club: Alex Berenguer comes on for Iñaki Williams. Álex Berenguer
- 66' Substitution for Athletic Club: Johaneko Louis-Jean comes on for Robert Navarro. Robert Navarro
- 68' Attempt saved. Unai Simón from Athletic Club saves a right-footed shot from outside the box by Pablo Barrios of Atletico Madrid, directed towards the top right corner. The assist came from Julián Alvarez. Julián Alvarez
- 71' Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez from Atletico Madrid has his left-footed shot from the center of the box saved in the bottom right corner by Unai Simón of Athletic Club. The assist came from Álex Baena. Álex Baena
- 71' Arnau Ortiz from Atletico Madrid misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the right. Arnau Ortiz
- 72' The match is currently delayed for a drinks break.
- 73' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74' Oihan Sancet from Athletic Club wins a free kick in the defensive half. Oihan Sancet
- 74' Foul committed by Marc Pubill of Atletico Madrid. Marc Pubill
- 75' Marc Pubill from Atletico Madrid wins a free kick in the defensive half. Marc Pubill
- 75' Foul committed by Johaneko Louis-Jean of Athletic Club.
- 76' Substitution for Athletic Club: Gorka Guruzeta comes on for Nico Williams. Gorka Guruzeta
- 76' Substitution for Atletico Madrid: Johnny Cardoso comes on for Álex Baena. Álex Baena
- 79' Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente from Atletico Madrid has a right-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right, but it's saved in the center of the goal by Unai Simón from Athletic Club. Pablo Barrios provided the assist with a through ball. Marcos Llorente
- 80' Cristian Romero from Atletico Madrid wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80' Foul committed by Gorka Guruzeta of Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta
- 85' Attempt saved. Mikel Jauregizar from Athletic Club has his right-footed shot from outside the box saved in the center of the goal by Jan Oblak of Atletico Madrid. Mikel Jauregizar
- 86' Atletico Madrid is called offside. Marc Pubill is the player caught in the offside position. Marc Pubill
- 88' Marcos Llorente's right-footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Unai Simón. The attempt was assisted by Koke. Marcos Llorente
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90'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Oihan Sancet scores for Athletic Club with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner. The score is now Athletic Club 3, Atletico Madrid 0. Oihan Sancet - 90+1' The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of added time.
- 90+2' Pablo Barrios from Atletico Madrid wins a free kick in the attacking half. Pablo Barrios
- 90+2' Foul committed by Mikel Jauregizar of Athletic Club. Mikel Jauregizar
- 90+4' Atletico Madrid wins a corner after Aitor Paredes concedes. Aitor Paredes
- The second half ends with Athletic Club leading Atletico Madrid 3-0.
- The match ends with Athletic Club winning 3-0 against Atletico Madrid.
Expected goals
Athletic Club
Atlético de Madrid
1.24
Expected goals
0.93
what the chances were worth
1.68
On target
1.16
what the shots on target were worth
1.10
From open play
0.65
0.14
From set plays
0.28
Athletic Club created the better chances, 1.24 to 0.93.
Expected goals is SportMonks' model: what a chance of that kind is worth, on average,
across a season of them. It says what the chances added up to, not what should have happened.
Pressure, minute by minute
Athletic Club
Atlético de Madrid
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
Pressure is SportMonks' index, not ours: a measure of how close each side was to
scoring in a given minute, published after full time. The marks are the goals.
Match statistics
Athletic Club on the left, Atlético de Madrid on the right.
The game
38%
Ball possession
62%
61
Total attacks
161
24
Dangerous attacks
80
Attack
11
Shots total
15
4
Shots on target
5
4
Shots off target
9
3
Shots blocked
1
8
Shots inside the box
10
3
Shots outside the box
5
0
Hit the woodwork
2
3
Big chances created
0
3
Corners
8
0
Offsides
2
Build-up
387
Passes
631
316
Accurate passes
571
82%
Pass accuracy
90%
10
Crosses
20
2
Accurate crosses
3
12
Dribble attempts
26
8
Successful dribbles
13
13
Throw-ins
31
15
Goal kicks
6
Defence
5
Saves
1
21
Tackles
8
14
Interceptions
13
42
Duels won
35
8
Fouls
6
0
Yellow cards
1
2
Injuries
0
5
Substitutions
5
Player statistics
Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.
Athletic Club
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oihan Sancet | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 0.40 | 1 | 23 | 70 | 40 | 4 | – | – | 60 | 7.64 |
| Jesús Areso | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 34 | 62 | 60 | – | 3 | 2 | 67 | 7.33 |
| Aymeric Laporte | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 56 | 95 | 67 | 1 | – | – | 100 | 6.99 |
| Yuri Berchiche | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 89 | 53 | – | – | 1 | 67 | 6.80 |
| Beñat Gerenabarrena | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 79 | 40 | – | 2 | 4 | 67 | 6.92 |
| Nico Williams | 76 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 0.23 | – | 18 | 67 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 7.30 |
| Iñaki Williams | 66 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0.22 | 2 | 11 | 73 | 20 | – | 1 | – | 29 | 7.16 |
| Robert Navarro | 66 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 0.35 | 1 | 21 | 81 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 7.95 |
| Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 33 | 88 | 38 | 1 | – | 1 | NaN | 6.62 |
| Yeray Álvarez | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 85 | 39 | – | – | 1 | 100 | 6.80 |
| Aitor Paredes sub | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 95 | 29 | – | 2 | – | 100 | 6.88 |
| Mikel Jauregizar sub | 30 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | – | 14 | 100 | 20 | – | 2 | – | 43 | 6.78 |
| Álex Berenguer sub | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 100 | 9 | – | 1 | 2 | 50 | 6.58 |
| J. Louis-Jean sub | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 63 | 13 | 1 | 1 | – | 67 | 6.49 |
| Gorka Guruzeta sub | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 100 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 25 | 6.49 |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unai Simón | 90 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 47 | 72 | 7.99 |
Atlético de Madrid
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Barrios | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 73 | 95 | 7.61 |
| Jan Oblak | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 19 | 79 | 5.99 |
| Marcos Llorente | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 68 | 93 | 7.08 |
| Dávid Hancko | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 72 | 90 | 6.72 |
| Marc Pubill | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 83 | 94 | 6.49 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | 90 | – | – | 3 | – | – | 56 | 88 | 6.71 |
| Álex Baena | 76 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 29 | 83 | 6.87 |
| Kang-in Lee | 59 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 23 | 78 | 6.87 |
| Giuliano Simeone | 59 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 34 | 82 | 6.12 |
| Morten Hjulmand | 59 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 35 | 80 | 6.95 |
| Ademola Lookman | 58 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 14 | 93 | 5.97 |
| Arnau Ortiz sub | 32 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6 | 100 | 6.32 |
| Koke sub | 31 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 44 | 98 | 6.86 |
| Julián Alvarez sub | 31 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 16 | 100 | 6.86 |
| Cristian Romero sub | 31 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 35 | 94 | 6.61 |
| Johnny Cardoso sub | 14 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 24 | 96 | 6.35 |
Form
Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.
Athletic Club
DLLLW
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 2–1–5 |
| Goals for · against | 10–15 |
Atlético de Madrid
DW
| Played | 2 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 1–1–0 |
| Goals for · against | 5–3 |
Who to watch
Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.
Athletic Club
|
Álex Berenguer
1 goal
|
1 |
|
Ruíz de Galarreta
1 assist
|
1 |
|
I. Williams
1 assist
|
1 |
Atlético de Madrid
Nothing recorded yet.