Athletic Club vs Elche

2 - 1

🕒 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 San Mamés Barria 🧑‍⚖️ Alejandro Hernandez 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Athletic Club 12 · Elche 13

Referee Stats

Alejandro Hernandez

22 matches · 4.45 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.45
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.59
Over 4.5 cards	45%
Home wins	73%
Draws	14%
Away wins	14%

How the match was won

Athletic Club outshot their opponent (18-2).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Athletic Club had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Athletic Club (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-7

Goals For / Against

22 / 21

Avg: 1.16 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Elche (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-5-13

Goals For / Against

19 / 38

Avg: 1.00 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.58

PPG

0.42

1.16

1.00

1.11

2.00

42%

O2.5

63%

53%

BTTS

84%

53%

Score 1st

16%

League-position context

Athletic Club rank12th

Elche rank13th

Athletic Club points45

Elche points43

Athletic Club: #12 · 45 pts · GD -15

41 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Elche: #13 · 43 pts · GD -8

43 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Athletic Club last 5 home

D L W L W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals5-5

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Elche last 5 away

D L L W L

Points4/15

Weighted index24

Goals5-8

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Athletic Club trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 0%

Elche trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS84%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Athletic Club score at home74%

Athletic Club clean sheet at home21%

Elche score away84%

Elche clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Athletic Club score first53%

Athletic Club win after scoring first80%

Elche score first16%

Elche win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Athletic Club 43% · Elche 23%

Avg first goal minute: Athletic Club 43.1' · Elche 30.7'

Vs league average

Athletic Club score at home1.16 vs 1.57

Athletic Club concede at home1.11 vs 1.12

Elche score away1.00 vs 1.12

Elche concede away2.00 vs 1.57

Athletic Club score 26% below league average, while Elche score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: Athletic Club are 1% below league average at home, and Elche are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Athletic Club goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

16-30 0

Elche goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 14

0-15 6

16-30 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

351

442

Passes Accurate

264

337

Passes %

75%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11'

11' Aleix Febas

45+1'

45+1' L. Cepeda

55'

55' Unai Gómez

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Gorka Guruzeta

Normal Goal · Assist: Yuri

67'

67' Lekue

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

André Silva

Penalty

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Alejandro Rego

1st substitution · For: Mikel Vesga

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Unai Gómez

2nd substitution · For: E. Garcia

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ L. Pétrot

1st substitution · For: D. Affengruber

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Tete Morente

2nd substitution · For: Buba Sangaré

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Á. Rodríguez

3rd substitution · For: Rafa Mir

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Oihan Sancet

3rd substitution · For: Robert Navarro

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Lekue

4th substitution · For: Jesús Areso

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ I. Williams

5th substitution · For: Urko Izeta

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Germán Valera

4th substitution · For: Adrià Pedrosa

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ VAR

Aymeric Laporte

Penalty confirmed

88'

88' Bigas

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Gorka Guruzeta

Penalty

90+1'

90+1' E. Garcia

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ Bigas

5th substitution · For: Adam Boayar

Athletic Club vs Elche 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Athletic Club beat Elche 2-1 on Friday, 20 February 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Alejandro Hernandez. It was played at San Mamés Barria.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Aleix Febas received a yellow card for Elche at 11'. L. Cepeda received a yellow card for Elche at 45+1'.

Second half: Unai Gómez received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 55'. Athletic Club took the lead at 64' when Gorka Guruzeta scored, with the assist credited to Yuri, making the score 1-0. Lekue received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 67'. Elche leveled the score at 68' when André Silva scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Athletic Club made their 1st substitution at 70', with Alejandro Rego replacing Mikel Vesga. Athletic Club made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Unai Gómez replacing E. Garcia. Elche made their 1st substitution at 75', with L. Pétrot replacing D. Affengruber. Elche made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Tete Morente replacing Buba Sangaré. Elche made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Á. Rodríguez replacing Rafa Mir. Athletic Club made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Oihan Sancet replacing Robert Navarro. Athletic Club made their 4th substitution at 80', with Lekue replacing Jesús Areso. Athletic Club made their 5th substitution at 80', with I. Williams replacing Urko Izeta. Elche made their 4th substitution at 81', with Germán Valera replacing Adrià Pedrosa. VAR intervened at 87' for Athletic Club (Penalty confirmed). Bigas received a yellow card for Elche at 88'. Athletic Club took the lead at 89' when Gorka Guruzeta scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. E. Garcia received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 90+1'. Elche made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with Bigas replacing Adam Boayar.

Athletic Club used 5 substitutions while Elche used 5 substitutions. Athletic Club got 3 yellow cards, while Elche got 3 yellow cards.