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Athletic Club vs Elche – Lineups & Match Details

Athletic Club beat Elche 2-1. Goals: Gorka Guruzeta (64'), André Silva (68' pen.), Gorka Guruzeta (89' pen.). Athletic Club had 46% possession against Elche's 54%. Shots on target: 8-2.

La Liga · Regular Season - 25

Friday, 20 February 2026

Athletic ClubAthletic Club

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

ElcheElche

Referee: Alejandro Hernandez, Spain

Lineups

Athletic ClubAthletic Club4-2-3-1
U. Simon1U. SimonG
I. Lekue15I. LekueD
D. Vivian3D. VivianD
A. Laporte14A. LaporteD
Y. Berchiche17Y. BerchicheD
I. Ruiz de Galarreta16I. Ruiz de GalarretaM
A. Rego30A. RegoM
U. Gomez20U. GomezM
O. Sancet8O. SancetM
I. Williams9I. WilliamsM
G. Guruzeta11G. GuruzetaF

Substitutes

27A. PadillaG
2A. GorosabelD
4A. ParedesD
6M. VesgaM
12J. AresoD
19A. BoiroD
22N. SerranoF
23R. NavarroM
25IzetaF
44S. SanchezM
47I. MonrealD
49E. GarciaM
ElcheElche3-1-4-2
M. Dituro1M. DituroG
L. Petrot21L. PetrotD
V. Chust23V. ChustD
P. Bigas6P. BigasD
M. Aguado8M. AguadoM
Tete Morente15Tete MorenteM
L. Cepeda24L. CepedaM
A. Febas14A. FebasM
G. Valera11G. ValeraM
A. Rodriguez20A. RodriguezF
Andre Silva9Andre SilvaF

Substitutes

13I. PenaG
3A. PedrosaD
5F. Redondo SolariM
7Y. SantiagoF
10R. MirF
12G. VillarM
16M. NetoM
17JosanM
18J. DonaldD
22D. AffengruberD
32A. BoayarF
42Buba SangareD

Match Events

10'Y

Aleix Febas

45'+1Y

L. Cepeda

55'Y

Unai Gómez

64'G

Gorka Guruzeta

Assist: Yuri

67'Y

Lekue

68'P

André Silva

70'S

Alejandro Rego

Substitution 1

70'S

Unai Gómez

Substitution 2

75'S

Oihan Sancet

Substitution 3

75'S

Á. Rodríguez

Substitution 1

75'S

L. Pétrot

Substitution 2

75'S

Tete Morente

Substitution 3

80'S

Lekue

Substitution 4

80'S

I. Williams

Substitution 5

81'S

Germán Valera

Substitution 4

88'Y

Bigas

89'P

Gorka Guruzeta

90'+1Y

E. Garcia

90'+3S

Bigas

Substitution 5

Statistics

Athletic Club
46%54%
Elche
2.97Expected Goals (xG)0.82
18Total Shots2
8Shots on Target2
4Corners1
18Fouls9
3Offsides2
76Pass Accuracy (%)77
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Athletic Club host Elche on Friday, 20 February 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the La Liga schedule. Athletic Club go into the match 9th in the table; Elche sit 16th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Athletic Club have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Elche have collected 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 19 Oct 2025: Athletic Club 0-0 Elche; 28 May 2023: Athletic Club 0-1 Elche; 11 Sept 2022: Athletic Club 4-1 Elche. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Athletic Club beat Elche 2-1. Athletic Club scored through Gorka Guruzeta 64', Gorka Guruzeta 89' (pen.). Elche replied with André Silva 68' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 89 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Athletic Club held 46% of the ball against 54% for Elche. Shots on target finished 8-2. Expected goals read 2.97 for Athletic Club, 0.82 for Elche.

Verdict

The win nudges Athletic Club forward and leaves Elche with work to do. Athletic Club sat 9th and Elche 16th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.