Wednesday , 30 September 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 7 21
2 Club Atlético de Madrid 7 16
3 Real Betis Balompié 7 16
4 Real Madrid CF 7 15
5 Sevilla FC 7 13
6 Deportivo Alavés 7 11
7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 7 10
8 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 7 10
9 CA Osasuna 7 8
10 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 7 8
11 Villarreal CF 7 8
12 Athletic Club 6 8
13 Getafe CF 7 8
14 RC Celta de Vigo 7 7
15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 7
16 Real Racing Club de Santander 7 7
17 Levante UD 6 5
18 Elche CF 7 5
19 Valencia CF 7 4
20 Málaga CF 7 3

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
#12 Position #1
8 Points 21
6 Played 7
2 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 0
7 Scored 31
6 Conceded 7
+1 GD +24
1.33 PPG 3.00
33% Win % 100%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season
43% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Athletic Club are 12th (8 pts). FC Barcelona are 1st (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Athletic Club
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Barcelona
0-15
4/1
16-30
6/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
5/1
76+
8/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Athletic Club
Roberto Navarro 2 G
Aitor Paredes Casamichana 1 G
FC Barcelona
Raphinha 12 G 2 A
Lamine Yamal 7 G 4 A
Fermin Lopez 4 G 2 A
Karim Adeyemi 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at San Mames. Athletic Club are looking to make home advantage count against FC Barcelona.
  • 3' The Ghana Inaki Williams breaks the deadlock on 3 minutes. 1-0!
  • 8' Jordi Alba, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 13' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 14' Pedri adds to his 0 season tally! FC Barcelona lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 19' Unai Nunez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 332 appearances.
  • 24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 27' Controversy at the stadium! Mikel Vesga argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 32' Balenziaga gets the nod from Athletic Club. He replaces Yuri Berchiche and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ronald Koeman might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 38' What a moment for Lionel Messi! That strike on 38 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Athletic Club side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 48' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 53' Martin Braithwaite has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Clement Lenglet on 57 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Barcelona will be frustrated.
  • 62' GOAL! Lionel Messi fires home to make it 1-3!
  • 65' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — Alex Berenguer on, De Marcos off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Dani Garcia was booked on 70.
  • 75' Martin Braithwaite gets the nod from FC Barcelona. He replaces Ousmane Dembele and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' The whistle greets Raul Garcia as he departs to be replaced by Jon Morcillo.
  • 85' Ronald Araujo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Athletic Club tonight.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Muniain — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 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
Raphinha 2
Memphis Depay 2
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 1
Ivan Rakitic 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
0.93 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.16 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + FC Barcelona to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club19% Draw23% FC Barcelona58%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
43%
Draw or FC Barcelona
81%
Athletic Club or FC Barcelona
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club13% Draw41% FC Barcelona46%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
10.5%
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 1
9.3%
0 – 3
7.4%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 1
4.1%
0 – 4
4%
1 – 4
3.8%
1 – 0
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% 9% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 23% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 19% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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