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 38 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 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	FC Barcelona	38	94
2	Real Madrid CF	38	86
3	Villarreal CF	38	72
4	Club Atletico de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompie	38	60
6	RC Celta de Vigo	38	54
7	Getafe CF	38	51
8	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	38	50
9	Valencia CF	38	49
10	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	38	46
11	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	38	46
12	Athletic Club	38	45
13	Elche CF	38	43
14	Deportivo Alaves	38	43
15	Sevilla FC	38	43
16	CA Osasuna	38	42
17	RCD Mallorca	38	42
18	Levante UD	38	42
19	Girona FC	38	41
20	Real Oviedo	38	29

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
#12	Position	#11
45	Points	46
38	Played	38
13 / 6 / 19	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 16
43	Scored	43
58	Conceded	55
-15	GD	-12
1.18	PPG	1.21
34%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Athletic Club vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — let the football do the talking.
5' Athletic Club are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RCD Espanyol de Barcelona backline.
10' Nico Williams has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Athletic Club in their trying to find a way past RCD Espanyol de Barcelona's compact .
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
45' Leandro Cabrera picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Edu Exposito makes way for Keidi Bare at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
51' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oihan Sancet on 54.
56' A change in the Athletic Club ranks — Nico Williams exits the field as Gorka Guruzeta enters on 56.
61' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Keidi Bare trudges off to be replaced by Wassim Keddari on 61 minutes.
66' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Athletic Club and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
71' Omar El Hilali has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fernando Calero on 71 minute.
76' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Athletic Club and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
81' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
83' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is taking the lead after the goal scored by Martin Braithwaite on 83.
84' The crowd applauds Inigo Lekue as he leaves the pitch. Jon Morcillo steps in for Athletic Club.
86' Athletic Club ring the changes. Inigo Lekue has done his job and it is now time for Jon Morcillo to step up.
90' Controversy at the stadium! De Marcos argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
It finishes all square. Athletic Club and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona share the spoils 0-1.

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

1.17 Athletic Club xG

Expected Goals

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

1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Athletic Club or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Athletic Club40% Draw31% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona29%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.17

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw

71%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

60%

Athletic Club or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Athletic Club26% Draw53% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

13.8%

1 – 0

12.1%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap	Athletic Club covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	22%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	18%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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