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'

Overview

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Athletic Club vs RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — La Liga .

Athletic Club 38 games · 45 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer (Spain)

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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Athletic Club and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is underway.
With this win, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Inaki Williams	5
Oihan Sancet	3
Tonny Vilhena	2
Martin Braithwaite	2
Muniain	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Roberto Fernandez	1
Pere Milla	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

3 / 4

1.17 Athletic Club xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Athletic Club or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Athletic Club32% Draw30% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona38%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw

62%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

68%

Athletic Club or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Athletic Club24% Draw49% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

10.8%

0 – 1

9.9%

1 – 0

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 2

6.8%

2 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

2.9%

0 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap	Athletic Club covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	19%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	20%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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.