Valencia 0-0 Athletic Club: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How the match unfolded

Neither side found a way through. Valencia and Athletic Club shared a goalless draw, and the ninety minutes were decided by the defences and the goalkeepers rather than the forwards.

The referee, A. Cordero Vega, showed 6 yellow cards: 3 to Valencia and 3 to Athletic Club.

Valencia: J. Aguirre Onaindía, 4-2-3-1 · Athletic Club: E. Terzic, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

The prediction was right. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Under 2.50, and on 0-0 it was right.

The estimate's most likely result was an Athletic Club win at 39%; a draw, at 30%, is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (14%).

The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 2.2 and the match produced none.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 39%; with 0 goals the under came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 46%; they did not both score, in line with the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had an Athletic Club win at 44%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-09, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.75 for Valencia and 1.13 for Athletic Club.

Athletic Club left about 1.1 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Valencia had 3 shots on target, Athletic Club 2.

Athletic Club had 63% of the ball.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Valencia came into it with 12 La Liga matches played, scoring 0.7 and conceding 1.7 a match, with 0.97 expected goals for and 1.51 against, and had won 17% of their matches.

Athletic Club came into it with 11 La Liga matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.72 expected goals for and 1.23 against, and had won 36% of their matches.

Valencia vs Athletic Club: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: César Tárrega (Valencia), rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.

Valencia

• César Tárrega 7.9
• Pablo Maffeo 7.7
• José Gayà 7.4
• Pepelu 7.4
• Luis Rioja 7.1

Athletic Club

• Aymeric Laporte 7.3
• Aitor Paredes 7.2
• Unai Simón 7.2
• Hugo Rincón 7.0
• Álex Berenguer 7.0

The lowest-rated starter was Peio Canales Urtasun at 6.5. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Valencia: Rayo Vallecano vs Valencia Saturday 21 November 2026 · La Liga
• Athletic Club: Athletic Club vs Espanyol Friday 20 November 2026 · La Liga

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Valencia vs Athletic Club

What was the score in Valencia vs Athletic Club?

Valencia 0-0 Athletic Club (half-time 0-0), La Liga, Saturday 17 October 2026.

Who scored in Valencia vs Athletic Club?

Nobody: the match finished 0-0.

Did Moneyball predict Valencia vs Athletic Club correctly?

The prediction was right. Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Under 2.50, and on 0-0 it was right.

Who was man of the match in Valencia vs Athletic Club?

César Tárrega, rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Valencia vs Athletic Club?

A. Cordero Vega.