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Athletic Club vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2018-19
Athletic Club
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Sun 10 Feb 2019 · 19:45 UTC San Mames HT 45' · FT 45'
Dani Garcia 52' Y
De Marcos 68' Y
Y 72' Clement Lenglet
Y 78' Busquets
Yeray Alvarez 90' Y
De Marcos 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Athletic Club vs FC Barcelona — La Liga at San Mames.

Match Details

  • Referee Carlos del Cerro
  • Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
  • Referee Abraham Alvarez
  • Referee Guillermo Cuadra
  • Referee Jose Gallego

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 38 94
2 Real Madrid CF 38 86
3 Villarreal CF 38 72
4 Club Atletico de Madrid 38 69
5 Real Betis Balompie 38 60
6 RC Celta de Vigo 38 54
7 Getafe CF 38 51
8 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 38 50
9 Valencia CF 38 49
10 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 38 46
11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 46
12 Athletic Club 38 45
13 Elche CF 38 43
14 Deportivo Alaves 38 43
15 Sevilla FC 38 43
16 CA Osasuna 38 42
17 RCD Mallorca 38 42
18 Levante UD 38 42
19 Girona FC 38 41
20 Real Oviedo 38 29

Head-to-Head

1
4
11
Athletic Club 16 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-10 Athletic Club 0–0 FC Barcelona 2018-09-29 FC Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club

Recent Form

Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Feb FC Barcelona H 0–0 D
02 Feb Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 1–2 L
27 Jan Real Betis Balompie H 1–0 W
20 Jan Villarreal CF A 1–1 D
13 Jan Sevilla FC H 2–0 W
07 Jan RC Celta de Vigo A 2–1 W
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Feb Athletic Club A 0–0 D
02 Feb Valencia CF H 2–2 D
27 Jan Girona FC A 2–0 W
20 Jan CD Leganes H 3–1 W
13 Jan SD Eibar H 3–0 W
06 Jan Getafe CF A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Athletic Club FC Barcelona
#12 Position #1
45 Points 94
38 Played 38
13 / 6 / 19 W / D / L 31 / 1 / 6
43 Scored 95
58 Conceded 36
-15 GD +59
1.18 PPG 2.47
34% Win % 82%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts). FC Barcelona are 1st (94 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds San Mames will turn into a battlefield for Athletic Club and FC Barcelona.
  • 5' It looks surprising FC Barcelona does not make any changes. Marc-Andre ter Stegen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Athletic Club currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Athletic Club started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Athletic Club needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Lionel Messi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 13 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Athletic Club that had 328 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ernesto Valverde will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' The 39-year-old Pique has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' Inaki Williams has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 25 cards already picked up this season.
  • 52' Dani Garcia was booked on 52.
  • 56' San Jose is ready to make an impact after coming on for Benat at the 56 minute mark.
  • 61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Athletic Club. Susaeta is replaced by Muniain.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Carles Alena. He replaces Arturo Vidal on 63 minute.
  • 68' The referee has no hesitation. De Marcos is booked for Athletic Club — Yellow card on 68.
  • 72' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
  • 75' A tactical swap from FC Barcelona — Ousmane Dembele on, Philippe Coutinho off on 75 minutes.
  • 78' It’s a booking for FC Barcelona player. Busquets gets a Yellow card.
  • 83' Dani Garcia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 88' Thomas Vermaelen gets the nod from FC Barcelona. He replaces Clement Lenglet and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yeray Alvarez on 90.
  • 90' Athletic Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kenan Kodro is hanging Inaki Williams on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Robert Lewandowski 4
Lionel Messi 3
Inaki Williams 2
Memphis Depay 2
Ousmane Dembele 2
Sergi Roberto 1
Raphinha 1
Antoine Griezmann 1

Head to Head

2019-02-10 Athletic Club 0–0 FC Barcelona 2018-09-29 FC Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club

Athletic Club Form

2019-02-10 Athletic Club 0–0 FC Barcelona D 2019-02-02 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 Athletic Club L 2019-01-27 Athletic Club 1–0 Real Betis Balompie W 2019-01-20 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club D 2019-01-13 Athletic Club 2–0 Sevilla FC W 2019-01-07 RC Celta de Vigo 1–2 Athletic Club W

FC Barcelona Form

2019-02-10 Athletic Club 0–0 FC Barcelona D 2019-02-02 FC Barcelona 2–2 Valencia CF D 2019-01-27 Girona FC 0–2 FC Barcelona W 2019-01-20 FC Barcelona 3–1 CD Leganes W 2019-01-13 FC Barcelona 3–0 SD Eibar W 2019-01-06 Getafe CF 1–2 FC Barcelona W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.72 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Athletic Club23% Draw27% FC Barcelona50%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
51%
Draw or FC Barcelona
77%
Athletic Club or FC Barcelona
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club12% Draw48% FC Barcelona40%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.6%
0 – 2
12.3%
1 – 1
11.9%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 3
6.6%
1 – 0
5.8%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 1
3.8%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 4
2.7%
2 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 11% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 26% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 18% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
49% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.