Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' The wait is over. Athletic Club get us underway at San Mames.
  • 3' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Inaki Williams makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 8' Athletic Club are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Barcelona's shape.
  • 13' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuri Berchiche, as he is very good at scoring at San Mames with 7 goals in the last 6 games.
  • 14' What a strike from Pedri! The score is 1-1.
  • 19' It looks like no one’s ball. Athletic Club is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 24' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 27' Athletic Club player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 32' Time for substitution for Athletic Club. Yuri Berchiche is replaced by Balenziaga.
  • 37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 38' The deadlock is broken! Lionel Messi gets on the scoresheet on 38 minutes.
  • 43' Frenkie de Jong, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' With 0 assists to his name this season, Raul Garcia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Athletic Club.
  • 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Clement Lenglet on 57.
  • 62' Brilliant from the ! Lionel Messi makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 62.
  • 65' The whistle greets De Marcos as he departs to be replaced by Alex Berenguer.
  • 70' Dani Garcia is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
  • 75' It is a substitution in FC Barcelona team. Ousmane Dembele is replaced by Martin Braithwaite on 75 minute.
  • 80' Athletic Club ring the changes. Raul Garcia has done his job and it is now time for Jon Morcillo to step up.
  • 85' Athletic Club currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' The Spain Muniain breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 2-3!
  • 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
Ousmane Dembele 2
Inaki Williams 2
Memphis Depay 2
Oihan Sancet 1
Munir El Haddadi 1
Inigo Martinez 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
0.95 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.12 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + FC Barcelona to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club20% Draw24% FC Barcelona56%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
44%
Draw or FC Barcelona
80%
Athletic Club or FC Barcelona
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club14% Draw41% FC Barcelona45%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
10.3%
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 1
9.3%
0 – 3
7.1%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4.5%
2 – 1
4.3%
0 – 4
3.8%
1 – 0
3.7%
1 – 4
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 10% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 37% — 63%
+1 37% 23% 40%
+1.5 60% — 40%
+2 60% 19% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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