Saturday , 14 November 2026

Athletic Club vs FC Barcelona, La Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2020-21
Athletic Club
2 – 3
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Wed 6 Jan 2021 · 20:00 UTC San Mames HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Mikel Vesga 27' Y
Y 57' Clement Lenglet
Dani Garcia 70' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Carlos del Cerro
  • Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
  • Referee Gonzalo Garcia
  • Referee Antonio Solans

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Barcelona 12 33
2 Real Madrid CF 12 30
3 Club Atlético de Madrid 12 28
4 Real Betis Balompié 12 26
5 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 12 22
6 Sevilla FC 12 18
7 Athletic Club 11 16
8 RC Deportivo La Coruña 12 15
9 Villarreal CF 12 15
10 Real Racing Club de Santander 12 14
11 RC Celta de Vigo 12 13
12 Deportivo Alavés 12 13
13 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 11 12
14 CA Osasuna 12 12
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 12
16 Getafe CF 12 12
17 Levante UD 12 11
18 Elche CF 12 10
19 Valencia CF 12 9
20 Málaga CF 12 5

Head-to-Head

1
4
12
Athletic Club 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-06 Athletic Club 2–3 FC Barcelona 2020-06-23 FC Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Club 2019-08-16 Athletic Club 1–0 FC Barcelona 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
06 Jan FC Barcelona H 2–3 L
03 Jan Elche CF H 1–0 W
31 Dec Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–1 L
22 Dec Villarreal CF A 1–1 D
18 Dec SD Huesca H 2–0 W
15 Dec Real Madrid CF A 1–3 L
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Athletic Club A 3–2 W
03 Jan SD Huesca A 1–0 W
29 Dec SD Eibar H 1–1 D
22 Dec Real Valladolid CF A 3–0 W
19 Dec Valencia CF H 2–2 D
16 Dec Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Athletic Club FC Barcelona
#7 Position #1
16 Points 33
11 Played 12
4 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 1
15 Scored 48
11 Conceded 13
+4 GD +35
1.45 PPG 2.75
36% Win % 92%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season
33% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Athletic Club are 7th (16 pts). FC Barcelona are 1st (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Athletic Club
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/–
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Barcelona
0-15
7/2
16-30
8/3
31-45
7/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
10/1
76+
10/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Athletic Club
Alex Berenguer 4 G 4 A
Inaki Williams 3 G 2 A
Nico Williams 2 G 1 A
Roberto Navarro 2 G
Aitor Paredes Casamichana 2 G
FC Barcelona
Raphinha 15 G 2 A
Lamine Yamal 10 G 8 A
Fermin Lopez 7 G 5 A
Gabriel Jesus 3 G 1 A
Karim Adeyemi 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to San Mames that hosts another battle between Athletic Club and FC Barcelona.
  • 3' Against the run of play, Inaki Williams has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 8' Ronald Araujo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 13' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Athletic Club and FC Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 14' What an equalizer from Pedri!
  • 19' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marcelino might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 27' The referee calls foul for Mikel Vesga. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 32' Yuri Berchiche makes way for Balenziaga at the 32 minute mark. A tactical switch from Athletic Club.
  • 37' Over 37 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 38' A goal from the Argentina international Lionel Messi! He fires home on 38 to make it 1-2!
  • 43' Athletic Club currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 48' It looks like no one’s ball. Athletic Club is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Barcelona winning 100% of all matches.
  • 57' Clement Lenglet has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Lionel Messi doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 65' De Marcos makes way for Alex Berenguer at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Athletic Club.
  • 70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Dani Garcia.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Martin Braithwaite. He replaces Ousmane Dembele on 75 minute.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Athletic Club! Jon Morcillo comes on to replace Raul Garcia.
  • 85' Mikel Vesga is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Athletic Club tonight.
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! Muniain makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Barcelona to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronald Koeman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Robert Lewandowski 4
Lionel Messi 3
Inaki Williams 2
Raphinha 2
Memphis Depay 2
Ousmane Dembele 2
Pedri 1
Ferran Torres 1

Head to Head

2021-01-06 Athletic Club 2–3 FC Barcelona 2020-06-23 FC Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Club 2019-08-16 Athletic Club 1–0 FC Barcelona 2019-02-10 Athletic Club 0–0 FC Barcelona 2018-09-29 FC Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club

Athletic Club Form

2021-01-06 Athletic Club 2–3 FC Barcelona L 2021-01-03 Athletic Club 1–0 Elche CF W 2020-12-31 Athletic Club 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2020-12-22 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club D 2020-12-18 Athletic Club 2–0 SD Huesca W 2020-12-15 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Athletic Club L

FC Barcelona Form

2021-01-06 Athletic Club 2–3 FC Barcelona W 2021-01-03 SD Huesca 0–1 FC Barcelona W 2020-12-29 FC Barcelona 1–1 SD Eibar D 2020-12-22 Real Valladolid CF 0–3 FC Barcelona W 2020-12-19 FC Barcelona 2–2 Valencia CF D 2020-12-16 FC Barcelona 2–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.08 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.09 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club22% Draw24% FC Barcelona54%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
46%
Draw or FC Barcelona
78%
Athletic Club or FC Barcelona
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club16% Draw41% FC Barcelona43%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 3
6.6%
0 – 3
6.2%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.1%
2 – 1
4.9%
1 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 4
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 22% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 18% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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