Athletic Club vs 05.09.26 14:153 – 0Full Time
Atletico Madrid — La Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Athletic Club rout Atletico Madrid with three second-half goals
Athletic Club beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 in a La Liga Regular Season - 4 fixture, turning a goalless first half into a one-sided result within minutes of the restart. Nico Williams broke the deadlock a minute into the second period, and Robert Navarro doubled the lead just two minutes later, finishing off an assist from Iñaki Williams to leave Atletico chasing the game.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The hosts kept control from there, and Oihan Sancet added a third in the closing minute to complete the scoreline. Atletico had no response on the night, failing to find a way back despite the match remaining open until Sancet's late strike ended any hope of a comeback.
Athletic managed the win despite seeing far less of the ball, with Atletico dominating possession at 62 percent to 38. Atletico also had more attempts on goal, 15 to 11, yet Athletic made their chances count clinically while their opponents could not convert their territorial advantage into goals.
Robert Navarro scored and was rated the top performer on the pitch with an 8.2, capping a clinical night for Athletic Club's attack alongside fellow scorers Nico Williams and Oihan Sancet.
Atletico Madrid held 62 percent of possession but were undone by Athletic Club's efficiency in front of goal.
Athletic Club beat Atletico Madrid 3–0 (half-time 0–0).
Athletic Club met Atletico Madrid in the La Liga (Regular Season - 4). Kick-off was Saturday, 5 September 2026, 14:15 UTC at San Mamés Stadium. Referee: Jose Luis Munuera Montero.
Team pages: Athletic Club · Atletico Madrid · La Liga
Key moments
- 46' Goal: Nico Williams — 1–0 · Watch Nico Williams's goal video (46')
- 48' Goal: Robert Navarro (assist: Iñaki Williams) — 2–0 · Watch Robert Navarro's goal video (48')
- 90' Goal: Oihan Sancet — 3–0 · Watch Oihan Sancet's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
Atletico Madrid (4-4-2)
- 13 Jan Oblak (c)
- 22 Álex Grimaldo
- 17 Dávid Hancko
- 18 Marc Pubill
- 14 Marcos Llorente
- 11 Ademola Lookman
- 23 Morten Hjulmand
- 8 Pablo Barrios
- 20 Giuliano Simeone
- 10 Álex Baena
- 7 Lee Kang-In
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Athletic Club 24%, the draw 26%, Atletico Madrid 50%. It finished Athletic Club 3–0 Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid's rating gap outweighs Athletic Club's home ground — Atletico Madrid are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Atletico Madrid the lean. The draw at 26% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Atletico Madrid at 50%?
Atletico Madrid sit 215 points higher on our strength rating — 1798 to 2013. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 51.9% of 6,066 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Athletic Club's column. Across 10,911 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 27–23–50.
Why only 50%?
La Liga home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (28.3% vs 30.2%). La Liga homes won 46.7% of 6,112 games vs 44.9% across all 99,727 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.0%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,965. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Atletico Madrid average 6 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 215 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Atletico Madrid come into this after a busy window — 17 arrivals and 34 departures over the summer. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this La Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Nico Williams's goal against Atletico Madrid (46').
- Watch Robert Navarro's goal against Atletico Madrid (48').
- Watch Oihan Sancet's goal against Atletico Madrid (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Athletic Club 3–0 Atletico Madrid. Explore more on the Athletic Club and Atletico Madrid team pages or the La Liga page.