Athletic Club vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2025-26

Athletic Club

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Mon 22 Dec 2025 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Athletic Club vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga .

Athletic Club 6 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer (Spain)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	7	21
2	Club Atletico de Madrid	7	16
3	Real Betis Balompie	6	15
4	Real Madrid CF	7	15
5	Sevilla FC	7	13
6	Deportivo Alaves	7	11
7	RC Deportivo La Coruna	6	9
8	CA Osasuna	7	8
9	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	7	8
10	Athletic Club	6	8
11	Getafe CF	7	8
12	RC Celta de Vigo	7	7
13	Real Sociedad de Futbol	6	7
14	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	7	7
15	Real Racing Club de Santander	7	7
16	Villarreal CF	6	5
17	Levante UD	5	5
18	Elche CF	7	5
19	Valencia CF	6	4
20	Malaga CF	7	3

Head-to-Head

Athletic Club 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-22 Athletic Club 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2025-02-16 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club 2024-10-19 Athletic Club 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2023-04-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Athletic Club 2022-09-04 Athletic Club 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	1–2	L
14 Dec	RC Celta de Vigo	A	0–2	L
10 Dec	Paris Saint-Germain FC	H	0–0	D
06 Dec	Club Atletico de Madrid	H	1–0	W
03 Dec	Real Madrid CF	H	0–3	L
29 Nov	Levante UD	A	2–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Athletic Club	A	2–1	W
13 Dec	Getafe CF	A	1–0	W
07 Dec	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	1–0	W
30 Nov	RC Celta de Vigo	A	1–0	W
24 Nov	Sevilla FC	H	2–1	W
08 Nov	Villarreal CF	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Athletic Club		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#10	Position	#14
8	Points	7
6	Played	7
2 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 4
7	Scored	10
6	Conceded	10
+1	GD	+0
1.33	PPG	1.00
33%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Athletic Club are 10th (8 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 14th (7 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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Athletic Club

Roberto Navarro	2 G
Aitor Paredes Casamichana	1 G

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Athletic Club vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the football do the talking.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Inaki Williams	5
Oihan Sancet	3
Muniain	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Tonny Vilhena	2
Martin Braithwaite	2
Daniel Vivian	1
Alex Berenguer	1

Head to Head

Athletic Club Form

2025-12-22 Athletic Club 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-12-14 RC Celta de Vigo 2–0 Athletic Club L 2025-12-10 Athletic Club 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain FC D 2025-12-06 Athletic Club 1–0 Club Atletico de Madrid W 2025-12-03 Athletic Club 0–3 Real Madrid CF L 2025-11-29 Levante UD 0–2 Athletic Club W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2025-12-22 Athletic Club 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-12-13 Getafe CF 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-12-07 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W 2025-11-30 RC Celta de Vigo 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2025-11-24 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Sevilla FC W 2025-11-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Villarreal CF L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.11 Athletic Club xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.12 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Athletic Club or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Athletic Club33% Draw31% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona36%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.23

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw

64%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

67%

Athletic Club or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Athletic Club24% Draw52% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

13%

0 – 1

10.8%

1 – 0

10.7%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 3

2.7%

3 – 1

2.7%

0 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap	Athletic Club covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	20%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	20%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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