Season so far

UEFA Europa League

Key, Athletic Club v AZ
League position, Athletic Club 16th, AZ 9thTotal points, Athletic Club 1, AZ 3

Goals scored

Athletic Club 1AZ 3

Goals conceded

Athletic Club 1AZ 2

Shots

Athletic Club 10AZ 13

Shots on target

Athletic Club 2AZ 9

Shots off target

Athletic Club 8AZ 4

Blocked shots

Athletic Club 2AZ 3

Passing accuracy %

Athletic Club 76.74AZ 84.18

Points gained from a losing position

Athletic Club 1AZ 3

Form guide

All competitions

Athletic Club draw
v Sevilla
1
1
Primera División
AZ lose
v Utrecht
1
2
Eredivisie
Athletic Club draw
v Roma
1
1
UEFA Europa League
AZ won
v Elfsborg
3
2
UEFA Europa League
Athletic Club won
v Celta de Vigo
3
1
Primera División
AZ won
v PEC Zwolle
1
2
Eredivisie
Athletic Club won
v Leganés
0
2
Primera División
AZ won
v Heerenveen
9
1
Eredivisie
Athletic Club won
v Las Palmas
2
3
Primera División
AZ won
v RKC Waalwijk
0
3
Eredivisie

Previous meetings

All competitions

Athletic Club and AZ
Played
2
Athletic Club Won 0AZ Won 1Draw 1

Previous scores

All competitions

UEFA Europa League

Athletic Club 2 , AZ 2 on the 10th of December 2015
Athletic Club
AZ
10th of December 2015
AZ 2 , Athletic Club 1 on the 1st of October 2015
AZ
Athletic Club
1st of October 2015

Match Facts

  • Athletic Club faced AZ in the 2015-16 UEFA Europa League group stage, failing to win either game against the Dutch side (D1 L1).

  • AZ are winless in their last three away European matches against Spanish teams (D1 L2) since a 2-1 win at Sevilla in December 2006.

  • Athletic Club lost their last two home UEFA Europa League matches, both in 2018 against Spartak Moscow and Marseille. It’s the only time they have ever lost consecutive home games in Europe.

  • AZ have lost their last five away major European matches, losing five in a row in the Conference League between April and December 2023.

  • AZ’s Ruben van Bommel netted a brace against Elfsborg on MD1 of this season’s UEFA Europa League, aged 20 years and 53 days. In their major European history, only Myron Boadu (18y 297d vs Astana in 2019) and Mousa Dembélé (19y 109d vs Grasshoppers in 2006) have scored two goals in a game at a younger age for AZ.