La Liga · Matchweek 34
Antonio Blanco 8'
Nahuel Tenaglia 68'
HT 1:0
Robert Navarro 46'
Oihan Sancet 74'
Nico Williams 83'
Nico Williams 87'
Sat, 2 May 2026, 17:30 (UK) · Estadio Mendizorrotza, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Alaves 17th · 36 pts|Athletic Club 10th → 8th · 44 pts

Athletic Club won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.49–0.93).

Player of the matchNico Williams8.6Decisive moment83' Nico Williams+1.6

Alaves 2-4 Athletic Club

Key numbers

  • Possession 50% – 50%
  • Shots 7 (4 on target) – 9 (4)
  • Decisive moment: 83' Nico Williams, FN xPts +1.6
Player of the match
Nico Williams 8.6Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)

Game state

1-01-12-12-22-32-4
Alaves ahead 44 min · level 39 min · Athletic Club ahead 7 min
  • Oihan Sancet — off the bench 45 min · 1G 0A
  • Robert Navarro — off the bench 45 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

8' Antonio Blanco Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Ángel Pérez +0.3 +0.9
46' Robert Navarro Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Nico Williams +0.3 +0.9
68' Nahuel Tenaglia Goal · scorer +0.9 · assist Abderrahman Rebbach +0.4 +1.3
74' Oihan Sancet Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Yuri Berchiche +0.3 +1.0
83' Nico Williams Goal · scorer +1.1 · assist Gorka Guruzeta +0.5 +1.6
87' Nico Williams Goal · assist Gorka Guruzeta +0.2
Alaves Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +2.2Opponent moments −3.6Time effect +0.1→ League points won 0
Athletic Club Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +3.7Opponent moments −1.7Time effect −0.4→ League points won 3

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

AlavesAthletic Club
50%Possession50%
0.49Expected goals (xG)0.93
0.07xG per shot0.1
7Shots9
4Shots on target4
57%Shots on target %44%
4Shots in box7
402Passes402
78%Pass accuracy82%
4Corners7
0Saves2
8Fouls13
4Yellow cards3
4Offsides0

Compared with usual

Alaves

last 27 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.4
Conceded41.6high
xG0.491.2
xG against0.931.3
Shots712.4
On target44.3
Shots faced913.3
xG per shot0.070.1
Possession50%49.5%
Passes402417.8
Pass accuracy78%80.4%
Corners44.6
Fouls815.2

Athletic Club

46 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals41.1
Conceded21.5
xG0.931.3
xG against0.491.2
Shots913.5
On target44.2
Shots faced710.1
xG per shot0.10.1
Possession50%47.6%
Passes402405.8
Pass accuracy82%78.5%
Corners75.5
Fouls1314

Timeline

  • 8' Goal Antonio Blanco league goal #2 assist Ángel Pérez
  • 28' Yellow Toni Martínez
  • 45+1' VAR Toni Martínez
  • 46' Sub Iñaki Williams → Robert Navarro
  • 46' Sub Mikel Jauregizar → Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
  • 46' Sub Unai Gómez → Oihan Sancet
  • 46' Goal Robert Navarro league goal #6 assist Nico Williams
  • 49' Yellow Pablo Ibáñez
  • 59' Yellow Antonio Blanco
  • 59' Yellow Gorka Guruzeta
  • 62' Sub Denis Suárez → Jon Guridi
  • 62' Sub Pablo Ibáñez → Ander Guevara
  • 68' Goal Nahuel Tenaglia league goal #2 assist Abderrahman Rebbach
  • 73' Sub Ibrahim Diabaté → Carles Aleñá
  • 73' Sub Andoni Gorosabel → Jesús Areso
  • 74' Goal Oihan Sancet league goal #4 assist Yuri Berchiche
  • 76' Yellow Nico Williams
  • 83' Goal Nico Williams league goal #5 assist Gorka Guruzeta
  • 87' Goal Nico Williams league goal #6 assist Gorka Guruzeta
  • 89' Sub Nico Williams → Adama Boiro
  • 90+2' Yellow Carles Aleñá

Category leaders

  • Key passesGorka Guruzeta2
  • Duels wonToni Martínez9/15
  • DribblesNico Williams2/3
  • Defensive actionsAlejandro Rego Mora8
  • ShotsNico Williams3 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonAbderrahman Rebbach3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.