Saturday , 14 November 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 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

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 #7
33 Points 16
12 Played 11
11 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 3
48 Scored 15
13 Conceded 11
+35 GD +4
2.75 PPG 1.45
92% Win % 36%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season
45% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season

FC Barcelona are 1st (33 pts). Athletic Club are 7th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona
0-15
7/2
16-30
8/3
31-45
7/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
10/1
76+
10/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Raphinha 15 G 2 A
Lamine Yamal 10 G 8 A
Fermin Lopez 7 G 5 A
Gabriel Jesus 3 G 1 A
Karim Adeyemi 2 G 2 A
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Camp Nou!
  • 5' The travelling Athletic Club supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Marc-Andre ter Stegen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' The Argentina Lionel Messi breaks the deadlock on 20 minutes. 1-0!
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' 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 Jordi Alba suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' The referee shows Athletic Club player a Yellow card on 32.
  • 37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Barcelona winning 100% of all matches.
  • 39' The referee shows Athletic Club player a Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' Athletic Club fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 47' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 47.
  • 49' GOAL! Jordi Alba scores on 49.
  • 50' It’s a booking for FC Barcelona player. Jordi Alba gets a Yellow card.
  • 55' FC Barcelona are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Athletic Club's shape.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marcelino might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Barcelona and Athletic Club are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Athletic Club! Mikel Vesga comes on to replace Unai Vencedor Paris.
  • 67' The whistle greets Miralem Pjanic as he departs to be replaced by Sergi Roberto.
  • 72' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 74' Against the run of play, Antoine Griezmann has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 77' The referee shows Athletic Club player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 82' Ronald Araujo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 84' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Antoine Griezmann is replaced by Clement Lenglet.
  • 87' A tactical swap from FC Barcelona — Martin Braithwaite on, Ousmane Dembele off on 87 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Barcelona to claim maximum points.

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
Memphis Depay 2
Ousmane Dembele 2
Inaki Williams 2
Raphinha 2
Marc Guiu 1
Munir El Haddadi 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
2.37 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona68% Draw19% Athletic Club13%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
87%
Draw or Athletic Club
32%
FC Barcelona or Athletic Club
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona49% Draw38% Athletic Club13%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8%
3 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
4.9%
4 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
4.4%
1 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 20% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 22% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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