Athletic Club vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2022-23

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Sun 4 Sep 2022 · 14:15 UTC San Mames Barria HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Leandro Cabrera

Oihan Sancet 54' Y

De Marcos 90' Y

Y 90' Dani Gomez

Unai Vencedor Paris 90' Y

Overview

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

Athletic Club 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Juan Martinez
Referee Diego Barbero
Referee Jose Gonzalez
Referee Manuel Pozueta
Referee Miguel Martinez
Referee Ivan Masso Granado

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-09-04 Athletic Club 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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

Recent Form

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Sep	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	0–1	L
29 Aug	Cadiz CF	A	4–0	W
21 Aug	Valencia CF	H	1–0	W
15 Aug	RCD Mallorca	H	0–0	D
22 May	Sevilla FC	A	0–1	L
15 May	CA Osasuna	H	2–0	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Sep	Athletic Club	A	1–0	W
28 Aug	Real Madrid CF	H	1–3	L
19 Aug	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	0–2	L
13 Aug	RC Celta de Vigo	A	2–2	D
22 May	Granada CF	A	0–0	D
14 May	Valencia CF	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Athletic Club		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#18	Position	#5
0	Points	3
0	Played	1
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	2
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+2
–	PPG	3.00
–	Win %	100%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Athletic Club are 18th (0 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 5th (3 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Athletic Club host RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the battle begin!
5' Jose Carlos Lazo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona so far.
10' Athletic Club are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's shape.
15' 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 Vinicius de Souza Costa suffering a number of foals already.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Diego Martinez might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' Athletic Club is showing some good football. However, Athletic Club are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' Inaki Williams needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
35' Mikel Vesga has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona have won 326 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Leandro Cabrera.
46' It is a substitution in RCD Espanyol de Barcelona team. Edu Exposito is replaced by Keidi Bare on 46 minute.
51' Alvaro Fernandez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 250 appearances.
54' The referee shows Athletic Club player a Yellow card on 54.
56' The crowd applauds Nico Williams as he leaves the pitch. Gorka Guruzeta steps in for Athletic Club.
61' Wassim Keddari has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keidi Bare on 61 minute.
66' Athletic Club currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
71' Fernando Calero makes way for Omar El Hilali at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
76' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
81' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
83' Martin Braithwaite makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are in front.
84' The Athletic Club manager makes a substitution. Inigo Lekue departs to be replaced by Jon Morcillo.
86' It is a substitution in Athletic Club team. Inigo Lekue is replaced by Jon Morcillo on 86 minute.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for De Marcos on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

6
Mikel Vesga
1
Unai Simon
5
Yeray Alvarez
15
Inigo Lekue ↓ Jon Morcillo 84'
18
De Marcos
3
Daniel Vivian
10
Muniain
9
Inaki Williams ↓ Raul Garcia 71'
7
Alex Berenguer
8
Oihan Sancet ↓ Unai Vencedor Paris 71'
11
Nico Williams ↓ Gorka Guruzeta 56'

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Diego Martinez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Athletic Club Form

2022-09-04 Athletic Club 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2022-08-29 Cadiz CF 0–4 Athletic Club W 2022-08-21 Athletic Club 1–0 Valencia CF W 2022-08-15 Athletic Club 0–0 RCD Mallorca D 2022-05-22 Sevilla FC 1–0 Athletic Club L 2022-05-15 Athletic Club 2–0 CA Osasuna W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-09-04 Athletic Club 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2022-08-28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–3 Real Madrid CF L 2022-08-19 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2022-08-13 RC Celta de Vigo 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-05-22 Granada CF 0–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-05-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Valencia CF D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.47 Athletic Club xG

Expected Goals

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

0.38 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 94% + Under — clean sheet likely 85%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Athletic Club31% Draw47% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona22%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes15% 0% No85%

Avg goals/match: 0.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	54%	46%
± 1.5	22%	78%
± 2.5	6%	94%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw

78%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

69%

Athletic Club or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

53%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Athletic Club13% Draw77% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

45.6%

1 – 0

17.9%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

0 – 2

2.6%

2 – 1

2.2%

1 – 2

1.7%

3 – 0

0.6%

2 – 2

0.6%

3 – 1

0.4%

0 – 3

0.3%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap	Athletic Club covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	20%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	16%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

68% ✗

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

63% ✓

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