Athletic vs Rayo

La Liga 25 Aug 2025, 17:30
Athletic
Athletic
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Rayo
Rayo
🏟 Estadio de San Mamés (Bilbao) 👤 Juan Martínez Munuera Round 2

Match report

Athletic edged past Rayo 1-0 in the La Liga on 25 August 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Athletic had 11 shots to Rayo's 6.

The match was played at Estadio de San Mamés (Bilbao), with Juan Martínez Munuera in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 41% - 59% Shots 11 - 6 On target 4 - 1 Corners 3 - 6 Fouls 13 - 13 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Jesús Areso
Athletic · captained the side
8 Nico Williams captained the side
7 Oihan Sancet 1 goal
7 Unai Simón captained the side
7 Daniel Vivian captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–3 5–3
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–0
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 3–4 0–2
Attacks 42–47 54–42
Match statistics
3 Corners 6
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
96 Attacks 89
59 Dangerous Attacks 44
4 On Target 1
7 Off Target 5
11 Shots Total 6
4 Shots On Goal 1
3 Shots Off Goal 2
4 Shots Blocked 3
5 Shots Inside Box 2
6 Shots Outside Box 4
13 Fouls 13
3 Corners 6
0 Offsides 7
41% Ball Possession 59%
0 Yellow Cards 4
1 Saves 3
334 Passes Total 491
255 Passes Accurate 408
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Athletic · 4-2-3-1
1 U. Simón
12 J. Areso 3 D. Vivian 4 A. Paredes 17 Y. Berchiche
18 M. Jauregizar 16 I. Galarreta
9 I. Williams 7 Á. Berenguer 10 N. Williams
21 M. Sannadi
Rayo · 4-4-1-1
13 A. Batalla
2 A. Rațiu 24 F. Lejeune 5 L. Felipe 3 J. Chavarría
7 I. Palazón 6 P. Ciss 17 U. López 18 Á. García
4 P. Díaz
19 J. Frutos
Athletic
Coach
Ernesto Valverde Tejedor
Substitutes
  • 8 Oihan Sancet
  • 24 Beñat Prados
  • 11 Gorka Guruzeta
  • 6 Mikel Vesga
  • 20 Unai Gómez
  • 27 Alex Padilla
  • 2 Andoni Gorosabel
  • 15 Íñigo Lekue
  • 19 Adama Boiro
  • 34 Jon de Luis
  • 23 Robert Navarro
  • 22 Nico Serrano
Rayo
Coach
Iñigo Pérez Soto
Substitutes
  • 15 Gerard Gumbau
  • 21 Fran Pérez
  • 10 Sergio Camello
  • 11 Randy Nteka
  • 8 Óscar Trejo
  • 30 Juanpe
  • 1 Dani Cárdenas
  • 20 Iván Balliu
  • 33 Jozhua Vertrouwd
  • 22 Alfonso Espino
  • 27 Pelayo Fernández
  • 23 Óscar Valentín
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Oihan Sancet ↓ M. Sannadi Athletic
  • 55' ↑ Fran Pérez ↓ Pedro Díaz Rayo
  • 55' ↑ Gerard Gumbau ↓ Unai López Rayo
  • 67' ↑ Beñat Prados ↓ Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta Athletic
  • 79' ↑ Gorka Guruzeta ↓ I. Williams Athletic
  • 79' ↑ Sergio Camello ↓ Jorge de Frutos Rayo
  • 79' ↑ Randy Nteka ↓ Isi Palazón Rayo
  • 82' ↑ Ó. Trejo ↓ Pep Chavarría Rayo
  • 87' ↑ Mikel Vesga ↓ Alex Berenguer Athletic
  • 88' ↑ Unai Gómez ↓ Nico Williams Athletic
Cards
  • 22' A. Ratiu Rayo
  • 23' U. Lopez Rayo
  • 69' A. Garcia Rayo
  • 79' P. Chavarria Rayo
Head-to-head
Athletic 7 1 draws 1 Rayo
2026-02-28 Rayo Vallecano vs Ath Bilbao 1 - 1
2025-08-25 Athletic vs Rayo 1 - 0
2025-08-25 Ath Bilbao vs Rayo Vallecano 1 - 0
2025-04-13 Athletic Bilbao vs Rayo Vallecano 3 - 1
2024-12-01 Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Bilbao 1 - 2
2024-05-25 Rayo Vallecano vs Athletic Bilbao 0 - 1
Recent form
Athletic D D D D D
Rayo D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Athletic vs Rayo?
Athletic won 1-0 against Rayo on 25 August 2025.
Who won Athletic vs Rayo?
Athletic won the match 1-0.
Where was Athletic vs Rayo played?
The match was played at Estadio de San Mamés (Bilbao).
Who had more possession in Athletic vs Rayo?
Rayo had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.