Sunday , 16 August 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 RCD Mallorca 38 42
2 Girona FC 38 41
3 Real Oviedo 38 29
4 Deportivo Alavés 1 3
5 Sevilla FC 1 3
6 RC Deportivo La Coruña 0 0
7 Málaga CF 0 0
8 Real Racing Club de Santander 0 0
9 FC Barcelona 0 0
10 Real Madrid CF 0 0
11 Villarreal CF 0 0
12 Club Atlético de Madrid 0 0
13 Real Betis Balompié 0 0
14 RC Celta de Vigo 0 0
15 Valencia CF 0 0
16 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 0
17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 0
18 Athletic Club 0 0
19 Elche CF 0 0
20 Levante UD 0 0
21 CA Osasuna 0 0
22 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1 0
23 Getafe CF 1 0

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
#18 Position #9
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

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

Athletic Club are 18th (0 pts). FC Barcelona are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Athletic Club welcome FC Barcelona for this crunch clash at San Mames.
  • 3' Inaki Williams is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 8' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 13' It looks surprising FC Barcelona does not make any changes. Clement Lenglet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 14' The deadlock is broken! Pedri gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
  • 19' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' A moment of madness from Mikel Vesga on 27 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Athletic Club will be frustrated.
  • 32' Balenziaga gets the nod from Athletic Club. He replaces Yuri Berchiche and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 37' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 38' What a moment for Lionel Messi! That strike on 38 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 48' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 53' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Clement Lenglet.
  • 62' Against the run of play, Lionel Messi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Athletic Club team. De Marcos is replaced by Alex Berenguer on 65 minute.
  • 70' Athletic Club player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 75' Martin Braithwaite is replacing Ousmane Dembele for the FC Barcelona side.
  • 80' Jon Morcillo is replacing Raul Garcia for the Athletic Club side.
  • 85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Athletic Club and FC Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Muniain makes it 2-3.
  • Full Time. FC Barcelona beats Athletic Club

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
Inigo Martinez 1
Dani Olmo 1
De Marcos 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
0 / 4
0.49 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Athletic Club23% Draw39% FC Barcelona38%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 69%
31%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
62%
Draw or FC Barcelona
77%
Athletic Club or FC Barcelona
61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Athletic Club12% Draw67% FC Barcelona21%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
31.4%
0 – 1
20.1%
1 – 0
12.2%
1 – 1
11.7%
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
3%
2 – 1
2.7%
0 – 3
1.9%
2 – 2
1.2%
1 – 3
1.2%
3 – 0
0.5%

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% 15% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 25% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
47% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
62% ✗

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