Athletic Club vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

Athletic Club

4 – 1

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Sat 19 Oct 2024 · 12:00 UTC San Mames Barria 46,713 HT 45' · FT 45'

Daniel Vivian 6' 1–0

Inaki Williams 28' 2–0

Inaki Williams 30' 3–0

Alex Berenguer 55' 4–0

4–1 90+2' Alvaro Tejero

Yuri Berchiche 45' Y

Unai Nunez 48' Y

Y 51' Pere Milla

Y 74' Leandro Cabrera

Y 82' Omar El Hilali

Overview

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

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)
Assistant 1 Gonzalo Garcia Gonzalez (Spain)
Assistant 2 Adrian Diaz Gonzalez (Spain)

3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2022-02-07 Athletic Club 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2021-10-26 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club

Recent Form

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	4–1	W
06 Oct	Girona FC	A	1–2	L
03 Oct	AZ	H	2–0	W
29 Sep	Sevilla FC	H	1–1	D
26 Sep	AS Roma	A	1–1	D
22 Sep	RC Celta de Vigo	H	3–1	W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Oct	Athletic Club	A	1–4	L
05 Oct	RCD Mallorca	H	2–1	W
29 Sep	Real Betis Balompié	A	0–1	L
26 Sep	Villarreal CF	H	1–2	L
21 Sep	Real Madrid CF	A	1–4	L
14 Sep	Deportivo Alavés	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

Athletic Club		RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
#12	Position	#15
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 12th (8 pts). RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (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' It’s Showtime! The match between Athletic Club and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is underway.
5' The travelling RCD Espanyol de Barcelona supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
6' What composure from Daniel Vivian! The Spain international strokes it home. 1-0.
11' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
16' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
21' Athletic Club currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
26' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
28' What composure from Inaki Williams! The Ghana international strokes it home. 2-0.
30' Inaki Williams with the second goal in the match!
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Athletic Club that had 331 games and scored 389 goals.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Yuri Berchiche.
46' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 46 minute. Alejo Veliz leaves to be changed by Walid Cheddira.
48' Unai Nunez was booked on 48.
51' Pere Milla catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 51.
55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alex Berenguer makes it 4-0.
60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
62' Yuri Berchiche makes way for Adama Boiro at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Athletic Club.
63' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Jofre Carreras Pages is replaced by Irvin Cardona.
68' It’s high time Ernesto Valverde made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
72' The Athletic Club bench stirs into life. Inaki Williams is withdrawn and Nico Serrano gets his opportunity.
73' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — Alvaro Djalo on, Nico Williams off on 73 minutes.
74' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona receives a card for a hard tackle on 74.
78' It is a substitution in Athletic Club team. Alex Berenguer is replaced by Unai Gomez on 78 minute.
82' Poor challenge from Omar El Hilali. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
87' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
The final score is 4-1.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

21
Ander Herrera
2
Andoni Gorosabel
5
Yeray Alvarez
15
Inigo Lekue
22
Nico Serrano ↑ 72'
11
Alvaro Djalo ↑ 73'
20
Unai Gomez ↑ 78'
26
Alex Padilla
24
Benat Prados ↑ 62'
19
Javi Marton
32
Adama Boiro ↑ 62'

Coach Ernesto Valverde

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Sergi Gomez
4
Marash Kumbulla ↓ Alvaro Tejero 73'
14
Brian Olivan
20
Alex Kral
10
Pol Lozano
17
Jofre Carreras Pages ↓ Irvin Cardona 63'
1
Joan Garcia
23
Omar El Hilali
9
Alejo Veliz ↓ Walid Cheddira 46'
15
Jose Gragera ↓ Leandro Cabrera 46'
22
Carlos Romero ↓ Pere Milla 46'

Bench

6
Leandro Cabrera ↑ 46'
11
Pere Milla ↑ 46'
18
Aguado
12
Alvaro Tejero ↑ 73'
24
Irvin Cardona ↑ 63'
33
Angel Fortuno Vinas
16
Walid Cheddira ↑ 46'
19
Salvi
31
Antoniu Roca
34
Llorenc Serred
35
Rafael Bauza

Coach Manolo González

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

2024-10-19 Athletic Club 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2024-10-06 Girona FC 2–1 Athletic Club L 2024-10-03 Athletic Club 2–0 AZ W 2024-09-29 Athletic Club 1–1 Sevilla FC D 2024-09-26 AS Roma 1–1 Athletic Club D 2024-09-22 Athletic Club 3–1 RC Celta de Vigo W

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2024-10-19 Athletic Club 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2024-10-05 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 RCD Mallorca W 2024-09-29 Real Betis Balompié 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2024-09-26 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Villarreal CF L 2024-09-21 Real Madrid CF 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2024-09-14 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 3–2 Deportivo Alavés W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.9 Athletic Club xG

Expected Goals

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

0.88 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Athletic Club to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Athletic Club60% Draw23% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona17%

Actual: Athletic Club win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw

83%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

40%

Athletic Club or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Athletic Club42% Draw44% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona14%

Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

1 – 0

11.1%

2 – 0

11%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

3 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

0 – 1

4.6%

1 – 2

4.4%

2 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

3.2%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap	Athletic Club covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	19%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	24%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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