Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2020-21
FC Barcelona
2 – 1
Full Time
Athletic Club
Sun 31 Jan 2021 · 20:00 UTC Camp Nou HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Y 32' Raul Garcia
Y 39' Yeray Alvarez
Frenkie de Jong 47' Y
Jordi Alba 50' Y
Y 77' Ander Capa

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club — La Liga at Camp Nou.

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Luis Munuera
  • Referee Antonio Mateu
  • Referee Pau Cebrian
  • Referee Carlos Alvarez
  • Referee Sergiu Claudiu Muresan (Spain)

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

12
4
1
FC Barcelona 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals Athletic Club
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-31 FC Barcelona 2–1 Athletic Club 2021-01-06 Athletic Club 2–3 FC Barcelona 2020-06-23 FC Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Club 2019-08-16 Athletic Club 1–0 FC Barcelona 2019-02-10 Athletic Club 0–0 FC Barcelona

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan Athletic Club H 2–1 W
24 Jan Elche CF A 2–0 W
09 Jan Granada CF A 4–0 W
06 Jan Athletic Club A 3–2 W
03 Jan SD Huesca A 1–0 W
29 Dec SD Eibar H 1–1 D
Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan FC Barcelona A 1–2 L
25 Jan Getafe CF H 5–1 W
06 Jan FC Barcelona H 2–3 L
03 Jan Elche CF H 1–0 W
31 Dec Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–1 L
22 Dec Villarreal CF A 1–1 D

Season Stats

FC Barcelona Athletic Club
#1 Position #12
21 Points 8
7 Played 6
7 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 2
31 Scored 7
7 Conceded 6
+24 GD +1
3.00 PPG 1.33
100% Win % 33%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season
50% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season

FC Barcelona are 1st (21 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona
0-15
4/1
16-30
6/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
5/1
76+
8/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Athletic Club
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Raphinha 12 G 2 A
Lamine Yamal 7 G 4 A
Fermin Lopez 4 G 2 A
Karim Adeyemi 2 G 2 A
Athletic Club
Roberto Navarro 2 G
Aitor Paredes Casamichana 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. FC Barcelona get us underway at Camp Nou.
  • 5' Athletic Club started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' What composure from Lionel Messi! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. De Marcos made 332 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Barcelona in their trying to find a way past Athletic Club's compact .
  • 32' Poor challenge from Raul Garcia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 37' Pedri, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 39' Yeray Alvarez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' Yeray Alvarez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 47' That is a Yellow card for FC Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong will be fuming at that decision.
  • 49' Jordi Alba has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordi Alba on 50.
  • 55' 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 Alex Berenguer suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' FC Barcelona have won 783 goals from 517 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 66' Athletic Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mikel Vesga is hanging Unai Vencedor Paris on the field on 66 minute.
  • 67' Sergi Roberto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Miralem Pjanic at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' Athletic Club are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 74' The deadlock is broken! Antoine Griezmann gets on the scoresheet on 74 minutes.
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Ander Capa argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 82' The travelling Athletic Club supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 84' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Antoine Griezmann by Clement Lenglet on 84 minute.
  • 87' The whistle greets Ousmane Dembele as he departs to be replaced by Martin Braithwaite.
  • The points are shared — FC Barcelona 2-1 Athletic Club. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronald Koeman

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Robert Lewandowski 4
Lionel Messi 3
Inaki Williams 2
Raphinha 2
Memphis Depay 2
Ousmane Dembele 2
Sergi Roberto 1
Antoine Griezmann 1

Head to Head

2021-01-31 FC Barcelona 2–1 Athletic Club 2021-01-06 Athletic Club 2–3 FC Barcelona 2020-06-23 FC Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Club 2019-08-16 Athletic Club 1–0 FC Barcelona 2019-02-10 Athletic Club 0–0 FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona Form

2021-01-31 FC Barcelona 2–1 Athletic Club W 2021-01-24 Elche CF 0–2 FC Barcelona W 2021-01-09 Granada CF 0–4 FC Barcelona W 2021-01-06 Athletic Club 2–3 FC Barcelona W 2021-01-03 SD Huesca 0–1 FC Barcelona W 2020-12-29 FC Barcelona 1–1 SD Eibar D

Athletic Club Form

2021-01-31 FC Barcelona 2–1 Athletic Club L 2021-01-25 Athletic Club 5–1 Getafe CF W 2021-01-06 Athletic Club 2–3 FC Barcelona L 2021-01-03 Athletic Club 1–0 Elche CF W 2020-12-31 Athletic Club 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2020-12-22 Villarreal CF 1–1 Athletic Club D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.45 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona70% Draw18% Athletic Club12%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
89%
Draw or Athletic Club
30%
FC Barcelona or Athletic Club
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona52% Draw38% Athletic Club10%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.1%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
8.8%
1 – 0
8.8%
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
7.4%
4 – 0
5.4%
0 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.2%
1 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 21% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 22% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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