La Liga · Matchweek 7
HT 0:0
Sat, 19 Sept 2026, 15:15 (UK) · San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
Athletic Club 10th → 8th · 8 pts|Alaves 6th · 11 pts

Athletic Club had 24 shots but could not beat Antonio Sivera, who made six saves, including from a penalty, to secure a goalless draw for Alaves.

Player of the matchAntonio Sivera8.5

Athletic Club 0-0 Alaves: Sivera's six saves earn a point

Key numbers

  • 24 shots to 2, yet no goals
  • xG 1.62 vs 0.05, still 0-0
  • Six saves from Sivera held the point

Plenty of shots, no breakthrough

Athletic Club fired in 24 shots yet ended goalless. Quantity outstripped quality: their xG per shot was 0.07, below their average across five earlier league and cup matches this season. Alaves managed just two shots, neither on target.

Sancet misses, Sivera stands firm

Alaves were kept alive by Sivera's six saves. Oihan Sancet's penalty miss in the 70th minute cost Athletic −1.0 FN xPts, the only moment of real weight in the match. Alaves left with a point and stayed sixth.

Player of the match
Antonio Sivera 8.5Dominant

He made six saves, including one from a penalty, to keep a clean sheet.

Sivera earned his points almost entirely through goalkeeping. His penalty save in the 70th minute was part of a six-save afternoon that kept the match goalless and gave Alaves a point.

Game state

Athletic Club ahead 0 min · level 90 min · Alaves ahead 0 min

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.

70' Oihan Sancet Pen miss −1.0
Athletic Club Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments −1.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.2→ League points won 1
Alaves Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments 0.0Opponent moments +0.6Time effect −0.5→ League points won 1

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.

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Match stats

Athletic ClubAlaves
69%Possession31%
1.62Expected goals (xG)0.05
0.07xG per shot0.03
24Shots2
6Shots on target0
25%Shots on target %0%
9Shots in box0
631Passes280
91%Pass accuracy75%
5Corners1
0Saves6
14Fouls13
2Yellow cards0
0Offsides4

Compared with usual

Athletic Club

5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.4
Conceded01.2
xG1.621.6
xG against0.051.5
Shots2414
On target64.4
Shots faced211
xG per shot0.070.11
Possession69%49.2%
Passes631451.8
Pass accuracy91%82.4%
Corners56.4
Fouls1410.6

Alaves

6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.8
Conceded01
xG0.051.5
xG against1.621.1
Shots214.2
On target05.2
Shots faced2410.2
xG per shot0.030.1
Possession31%44%
Passes280326.8
Pass accuracy75%79%
Corners14.8
Fouls1313.7

Timeline

  • 46' Sub Johaneko Louis Jean → Jesús Areso
  • 62' Sub Mikel Jauregizar → Álex Berenguer
  • 62' Sub Iñaki Williams → Maroan Sannadi
  • 65' Sub Abderrahman Rebbach → Youssef Enriquez
  • 65' Sub Mariano Díaz → Toni Martínez
  • 70' Pen miss Oihan Sancet
  • 71' Yellow Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
  • 75' Sub Robert Navarro → Peio Canales
  • 75' Sub Carlos Benavídez → Antonio Blanco
  • 75' Sub Lucas Boyé → Ángel Pérez
  • 85' Sub Pablo Ibáñez → Carles Aleñá
  • 86' Sub Yuri Berchiche → Nico Serrano
  • 90+3' Yellow Jesús Areso

Category leaders

  • Key passesNico Williams3
  • Duels wonIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta12/18
  • DribblesIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta3/3
  • Defensive actionsAnder Guevara7
  • ShotsYuri Berchiche4 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta3
#La Liga#Athletic Club#Alaves#Antonio Sivera#Oihan Sancet

This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.