Athletic Club 0-0 Deportivo Alavés: Sancet Misses Penalty as Alavés Hold Firm

Athletic Club 0-0 Deportivo Alavés

No goals at San Mamés Barria in this LaLiga matchweek 7 fixture. Athletic Club's best chance came and went in the 70th minute when Oihan Sancet missed from the penalty spot.

The match

Saturday, 19 September 2026 kick-off: 15:15 UK time / 16:15 CEST.

Athletic Club made their first change of the match at half-time, sending on Jesús Areso for J. Louis-Jean.

In the second half, further changes followed. In the 62nd minute, Álex Berenguer and Maroan Sannadi replaced Mikel Jauregizar and Iñaki Williams for the home side. Shortly after, in the 65th minute, Alavés made a double substitution of their own, bringing on Youssef Enríquez and Toni Martínez for Abde Rebbach and Mariano Díaz.

The decisive moment arrived in the 70th minute: Athletic Club were awarded a penalty, but Oihan Sancet failed to convert, leaving the score at 0-0. A minute later, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta was booked.

More changes followed as the match wore on. In the 75th minute, Alavés brought on Antonio Blanco and Ángel Pérez for Carlos Protesoni and Lucas Boyé, while Athletic Club introduced Peio Canales in place of Robert Navarro. Carles Aleñá replaced Pablo Ibáñez for Alavés in the 85th minute, and Nico Serrano came on for Yuri Berchiche for Athletic Club a minute later.

In stoppage time, in the 90+3rd minute, Jesús Areso picked up a second yellow card of the match for Athletic Club. The game ended 0-0.

The numbers

Athletic Club dominated the statistical picture without being able to turn it into goals. The home side finished with 24 shots to Alavés' 2, six of which were on target compared to none for the visitors. Possession heavily favoured the Basque side, 68% to 32%.

Athletic Club also came out on top in corners, 5 to 1. On the disciplinary front, the hosts committed 16 fouls and picked up 2 yellow cards, while Alavés committed 13 fouls without any bookings.

Standings and next fixtures

The draw takes Deportivo Alavés to 11 points from 7 games (3 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses, 11 goals scored, 6 conceded), sitting 6th in the table. Athletic Club remain on 8 points from 6 games (2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses, 7 goals scored, 6 conceded), in 10th place.

At the top of the table, Barcelona lead with 21 points, ahead of Atlético de Madrid and Real Betis on 16 each, with Real Madrid on 15.

Next up: Athletic Club travel to face Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, 10 October 2026 (14:00 CEST). On the same day, at 16:15 CEST, Deportivo Alavés host Atlético de Madrid.