§ La Liga · 2025-26 · Matchday 2

Athletic Club 1–0 Rayo Vallecano

  • Sancet 66' (pen.)

25 August 2025

The match in data

A 1–0 win for Athletic Club against Rayo Vallecano on 25 August 2025, on matchday 2 of the 2025-26 La Liga.

Player of the match: Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club), rated 61, thanks above all to 7 final-third passes and 7 duels won. Berchiche produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.

For Rayo Vallecano, the highest-rated player was Fran Pérez, with 54.

61
Player of the match

Yuri Berchiche

Athletic Club · 90'

Produced 1.05× and cost 0.42× their position's average

Added
  • 7 final-third passes 1.3×
  • 7 duels won 1.5×
  • 3 aerials won 2.0×
Took away
  • 8 misplaced passes 1.2×
  • 2 duels lost 0.5×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Athletic Club
PlayerPositionMinRating
Yuri Berchiche ★ Defender 90 61
Aitor Paredes Defender 90 59
Nico Williams Forward 87 56
Jesús Areso Defender 90 55
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Midfielder 67 55
Unai Simón Goalkeeper 90 52
Dani Vivian Defender 90 45
Beñat Prados Midfielder 23 44
Iñaki Williams Forward 79 43
Álex Berenguer Forward 88 42
Maroan Sannadi Forward 46 41
Oihan Sancet Midfielder 44 26
Mikel Jauregizar Midfielder 90 24
Gorka Guruzeta Forward 11 no rating
Unai Gómez Midfielder 3 no rating
Mikel Vesga Midfielder 2 no rating
Rayo Vallecano
PlayerPositionMinRating
Florian Lejeune Defender 90 54
Unai López Midfielder 55 54
Fran Pérez Forward 35 54
Augusto Batalla Goalkeeper 90 51
Pathé Ciss Midfielder 90 51
Luiz Felipe Defender 90 43
Álvaro García Forward 90 42
Pep Chavarría Defender 82 40
Jorge de Frutos Forward 79 40
Andrei Rațiu Defender 90 38
Isi Palazón Forward 79 35
Pedro Díaz Midfielder 55 24
Gerard Gumbau Midfielder 35 24
Randy Nteka Midfielder 11 no rating
Sergio Camello Forward 11 no rating
Oscar Trejo Midfielder 8 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Athletic Club player recovered the most balls?

Jesús Areso, with 10 recoveries. Next: Dani Vivian 5, Nico Williams 5.

Jesús Areso delivered strong defensive work with 10 recoveries for Athletic Club, doubling the tally of Dani Vivian and Nico Williams, who had 5 each.

Which Rayo Vallecano player recovered the most balls?

Pathé Ciss, with 7 recoveries. Next: Álvaro García 6, Pep Chavarría 5.

Pathé Ciss led Rayo Vallecano in regaining possession with 7 recoveries, closely trailed by Álvaro García with 6 and Pep Chavarría with 5.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Athletic Club 1–0 Rayo Vallecano, La Liga 2025-26. Player of the match: Yuri Berchiche, 61
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.