Match Report
Athletic Club went into the game 10th in the table on 8 points; Sevilla sat 5th on 13 — a 5-point gap. Athletic Club had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Per game in the league, Athletic Club were scoring 1.17 and conceding 1, Sevilla 1.43 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 39 times in the GioScore results database: 18 wins for Athletic Club, 5 draws and 16 for Sevilla, at 2.41 goals per meeting.
The venue was San Mamés Barria, with room for 53,289 spectators. C. Soto Grado took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 1.8 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, Sevilla led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Athletic Club: Aitor Paredes (70') · Sevilla: Oso (15'), Chidera Ejuke (50'), Isaac Romero (57')
Key stats
Possession: Athletic Club 65% · Sevilla 35% · Total shots: 18-7 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 10-3