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 11 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer (Spain)

5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 15.4 goals/game

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

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 Atlético 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
#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' KICK OFF: Athletic Club gets underway.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona players.

Lineups

Athletic Club Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Inaki Williams	5
Oihan Sancet	3
Muniain	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Tonny Vilhena	2
Martin Braithwaite	2
Victor Perea	1
Alvaro Tejero	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 Atlético 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

1 / 4

1.11 Athletic Club xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

I would bet for: Athletic Club or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 68% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Athletic Club35% Draw32% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona33%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Athletic Club or Draw

66%

Draw or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

65%

Athletic Club or RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Athletic Club25% Draw53% RCD Espanyol de Barcelona22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

14.2%

1 – 0

11.9%

0 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

7.2%

2 – 0

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

3.8%

3 – 1

2.7%

3 – 0

2.5%

1 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Athletic Club

Handicap	Athletic Club covers	Push	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	21%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	19%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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