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Athletic Club vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2021-22
Athletic Club
2 – 1
Full Time
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Mon 7 Feb 2022 · 20:00 UTC San Mames Barria HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Manu Morlanes
Y 16' Manu Morlanes
Mikel Vesga 62' Y
Mikel Vesga 63' Y
Y 70' David Lopez
Y 75' Oscar Gil Regano
Y 76' Oscar Gil Regano
Alex Petxa 86' Y
Inigo Martinez 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Athletic Club vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga at San Mames Barria.

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Martinez
  • Referee Roberto Alonso
  • Referee Jose Gonzalez
  • Referee Alvaro Lopez
  • Referee Miguel Martinez
  • Referee Guadalupe Porras
  • Referee Cesar Soto

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

4
4
4
Athletic Club 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-07 Athletic Club 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-10-26 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club 2020-01-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club 2019-10-30 Athletic Club 3–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-03-08 Athletic Club 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Feb RCD Espanyol de Barcelona H 2–1 W
23 Jan Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 1–0 W
09 Jan Deportivo Alavés A 0–0 D
03 Jan CA Osasuna A 3–1 W
22 Dec Real Madrid CF H 1–2 L
19 Dec Real Betis Balompié H 3–2 W
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Feb Athletic Club A 1–2 L
21 Jan Real Betis Balompié H 1–4 L
18 Jan Cadiz CF A 2–2 D
10 Jan Elche CF H 1–2 L
31 Dec Valencia CF A 2–1 W
17 Dec RC Celta de Vigo A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Athletic Club RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#7 Position #15
16 Points 12
11 Played 12
4 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 6
15 Scored 13
11 Conceded 14
+4 GD -1
1.45 PPG 1.00
36% Win % 25%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season
33% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

Athletic Club are 7th (16 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (12 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
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/2
76+
2/6
■ 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
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Roberto Fernandez 6 G
Tyrhys Dolan 1 G
Alex Calatrava 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Athletic Club get us underway at San Mames Barria.
  • 3' Brilliant from the ! Tonny Vilhena makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 3.
  • 4' Tonny Vilhena does the damage! The net is bulging and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona surge ahead!
  • 5' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Oihan Sancet makes it 1-2.
  • 6' A goal from the Spain international Oihan Sancet! He fires home on 6 to make it 2-2!
  • 11' Unai Simon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 339 appearances.
  • 15' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 16' Manu Morlanes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 16' A stunning finish from Inigo Martinez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 26' Sergi Darder has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 31' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Balenziaga suffering a number of foals already.
  • 36' It looks surprising Athletic Club does not make any changes. Loren has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' Oscar Gil Regano needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 58' The Athletic Club manager makes a substitution. Dani Garcia departs to be replaced by Mikel Vesga.
  • 62' Mikel Vesga was booked on 62.
  • 63' Mikel Vesga is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 63' Adri Embarba gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Oscar Melendo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Loren is hanging Landry Dimata on the field on 64 minute.
  • 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nico Serrano, as he is very good at scoring at San Mames Barria with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' David Lopez was booked on 70.
  • 72' Athletic Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Asier Villalibre is hanging Oihan Sancet on the field on 72 minute.
  • 75' Yangel Herrera gets the nod from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. He replaces Manu Morlanes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' The referee calls foul for Oscar Gil Regano. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 76' A moment of madness from Oscar Gil Regano on 76 minutes earns him a Yellow card. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona will be frustrated.
  • 81' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 86' Alex Petxa was booked on 86.
  • 90' Inigo Martinez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Athletic Club players.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino Garcia

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vicente Moreno

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Inaki Williams 5
Oihan Sancet 3
Muniain 2
Raul de Tomas 2
Tonny Vilhena 2
Martin Braithwaite 2
Nico Williams 1
Victor Perea 1

Head to Head

2022-02-07 Athletic Club 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-10-26 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club 2020-01-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club 2019-10-30 Athletic Club 3–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-03-08 Athletic Club 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Athletic Club Form

2022-02-07 Athletic Club 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2022-01-23 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 Athletic Club W 2022-01-09 Deportivo Alavés 0–0 Athletic Club D 2022-01-03 CA Osasuna 1–3 Athletic Club W 2021-12-22 Athletic Club 1–2 Real Madrid CF L 2021-12-19 Athletic Club 3–2 Real Betis Balompié W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-02-07 Athletic Club 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–4 Real Betis Balompié L 2022-01-18 Cadiz CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-01-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Elche CF L 2021-12-31 Valencia CF 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2021-12-17 RC Celta de Vigo 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Athletic Club xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Athletic Club54% Draw26% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20%
Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw
79%
Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
46%
Athletic Club or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Athletic Club35% Draw47% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona18%
Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap Athletic Club covers Push RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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