Match report

Elche and Athletic Club Draw 0-0 in La Liga

Elche
Elche
0–0
FT
Athletic Club
Athletic Club
Oct 19, 2025

Elche and Athletic Club played out an eventful but goalless encounter in La Liga. Despite several key substitutions and VAR reviews, neither side could break through, leading to a stalemate at the end of the match.

Key Facts

  • • Final score: Elche 0–0 Athletic Club
  • • D. Vivian received two yellow cards for Athletic Club, one in regular time and another during injury time.
  • • Elche's Víctor Chust and Gerard Valera both received yellow cards early in the game.
  • • Athletic Club made five substitutions, including Aymeric Laporte and Rego coming on late.

Lineups

Elche

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 13 I. Pena (G)
  • 15 A. Nunez (D)
  • 23 V. Chust (D)
  • 6 P. Bigas (D)
  • 21 L. Petrot (D)
  • 16 M. Neto (M)
  • 8 M. Aguado (M)
  • 14 A. Febas (M)
  • 10 R. Mir (F)
  • 9 Andre Silva (F)
  • 11 G. Valera (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 M. Dituro
  • 45 A. Iturbe
  • 3 A. Pedrosa
  • 4 B. Diaby
  • 5 F. Redondo Solari
  • 17 Josan
  • 20 A. Rodriguez
  • 30 R. Mendoza
  • 32 A. Boayar
  • 35 A. Houary
  • 18 J. Donald
  • 31 D. Delgado

Athletic Club

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 U. Simon (G)
  • 12 J. Areso (D)
  • 3 D. Vivian (D)
  • 14 A. Laporte (D)
  • 17 Y. Berchiche (D)
  • 18 M. Jauregizar (M)
  • 16 I. Ruiz de Galarreta (M)
  • 7 A. Berenguer (M)
  • 8 O. Sancet (M)
  • 23 R. Navarro (M)
  • 11 G. Guruzeta (F)

Substitutes

  • 27 A. Padilla
  • 2 A. Gorosabel
  • 4 A. Paredes
  • 6 M. Vesga
  • 9 I. Williams
  • 10 N. Williams
  • 15 I. Lekue
  • 19 A. Boiro
  • 20 U. Gomez
  • 21 M. Sannadi
  • 25 Izeta
  • 30 A. Rego

Timeline

  1. Athletic Club
    28' Athletic Club Var · Card reviewed
    D. Vivian
  2. Elche
    29' Elche Card · Yellow Card
    V. Chust

    Argument

  3. Elche
    44' Elche Card · Yellow Card
    G. Valera

    Argument

  4. Athletic Club
    46' Athletic Club subst · Substitution 1
    Off: G. Guruzeta · On: I. Williams
  5. Athletic Club
    46' Athletic Club subst · Substitution 2
    Off: R. Navarro · On: Nico Williams
  6. Athletic Club
    58' Athletic Club subst · Substitution 3
    Off: O. Sancet · On: U. Gomez
  7. Athletic Club
    61' Athletic Club Card · Yellow Card
    I. Ruiz de Galarreta

    Persistent fouling

  8. Elche
    62' Elche subst · Substitution 1
    Off: L. Petrot · On: A. Pedrosa
  9. Athletic Club
    68' Athletic Club subst · Substitution 4
    Off: I. Ruiz de Galarreta · On: A. Rego
  10. Elche
    75' Elche subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Aguado · On: Rodrigo Mendoza
  11. Athletic Club
    81' Athletic Club subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Aymeric Laporte · On: Aitor Paredes
  12. Athletic Club
    83' Athletic Club Card · Yellow Card
    Mikel Jauregizar

    Foul

  13. Elche
    89' Elche subst · Substitution 3
    Off: G. Valera · On: Josan
  14. Elche
    89' Elche subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Alvaro Nunez · On: J. Donald
  15. Athletic Club
    90'+4 Athletic Club Card · Yellow Card
    D. Vivian

    Foul

Match Stats

Stat Elche Athletic Club
Fouls 14 20
Pass Accuracy 87% 73%
Offsides 3 3
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 15 4
Corners 6 2
Total Passes 596 271
Yellow Cards 2 3
Blocked Shots 6 1
Shots on Target 5 1
xG 1.08 0.25
Shots off Target 4 2
Possession 69% 31%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 518 199
Shots Inside Box 11 4
Saves 1 5
Shots Outside Box 4 0

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The introduction of Iñaki Williams' replacement Guruzeta at 46 minutes helped stabilize Athletic Club's midfield.
  • ▸ Elche was reduced to ten men for a period after Gerard Valera and Víctor Chust received yellow cards, but managed to hold off their opponents.