VALENCIA (Interstat) — Valencia and Ath Bilbao played to a scoreless draw in a global football game on Saturday at Estadio de Mestalla in Valencia, with neither side able to produce a goal. The home side and the visiting side both finished without a goal, leaving the contest level after 90 minutes. The match was defined by tightly contested play and a series of disciplinary and substitution breaks rather than scoring chances. Valencia could not turn its home advantage into a goal, while Ath Bilbao left with a share of the points after a defensively organized performance. The result added another draw to the records of both clubs and kept the contest without a winning moment. The first half produced no goals, and the second half followed the same pattern as clear chances remained scarce.

The yellow-card sequence began in the 19th minute when Valencia’s Raba D. was booked. Ath Bilbao’s Laporte A. was shown yellow in the 38th minute, and Gerenabarrena B. followed in the 42nd. The visitors picked up another booking in the 57th minute when Ruiz de Galarreta I. was cautioned. Valencia’s Pepelu was booked in the 87th minute, and Tarrega C. completed the yellow-card list in the 90th minute. The six bookings underscored the physical nature of a match that never found a goal.

The substitution log started in the 46th minute with an Ath Bilbao change involving Gerenabarrena B. Valencia made substitutions involving Duro H. and Raba D. in the 54th minute. Ath Bilbao then had substitutions involving Louis-Jean J., Williams I. and Ruiz de Galarreta I. in the 63rd minute. Guruzeta G. was involved in an Ath Bilbao substitution in the 69th minute. Valencia made a substitution involving De Haas J. in the 74th minute and substitutions involving Gaya J. and Rodriguez G. in the 86th minute. The changes broke up the rhythm of the second half as both teams searched for a late goal that never arrived.

Ath Bilbao’s record in this competition is now 0 wins, 0 losses and 2 draws. Valencia’s record in this competition is now 1 win, 4 losses and 4 draws. Across all competitions, Ath Bilbao is now 1 win, 0 losses and 2 draws, while Valencia is 1 win, 4 losses and 4 draws. Ath Bilbao entered the match after a scoreless draw at Rayo Vallecano and a 1-0 win at Real Sociedad earlier this season. Valencia’s previous results this season included a 2-2 draw at Racing Santander, a 3-2 home loss to Real Sociedad, scoreless draws with Alaves and Celta, a 5-0 home loss to FC Barcelona, a 3-1 loss at Dep. A Coruna and a 1-0 home loss to Betis. The draw left Valencia still searching for a victory in its recent competition run and gave Ath Bilbao another point in a season that has featured little separation between the sides. Ath Bilbao’s competition record remains without a loss, though the draw prevented it from adding a win. Valencia’s competition record includes four losses and four draws to go with its single win.

Valencia’s upcoming schedule remains busy. The club is set to host Athletic, Villarreal, Real Madrid, Osasuna and Espanyol, while also traveling to Elche CF Ilicitano, Rayo Vallecano, Getafe and Club Atletico de Madrid in the next stretch of competition matches. Those fixtures will give Valencia further chances to address a record that has been weighed down by draws and losses.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Valencia 1, Ath Bilbao 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Valencia with a 90 percent probability to win. Ath Bilbao had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 0 went over the over/under line of 2.5.