FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

FC Barcelona

4 – 0

Full Time

Athletic Club

Sun 27 Feb 2022 · 20:00 UTC Camp Nou HT 45' · FT 45'

Busquets 48' Y

Y 54' Balenziaga

Pique 70' Y

Overview

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

FC Barcelona 38 games · 94 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 38 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Roberto Alonso
Referee Guillermo Cuadra
Referee Juan Lopez
Referee Jose Gonzalez
Referee
Referee Miguel Ortiz

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

FC Barcelona 16 games · Avg 2.2 goals Athletic Club

Last 5 meetings

2022-02-27 FC Barcelona 4–0 Athletic Club 2021-08-21 Athletic Club 1–1 FC Barcelona 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

Recent Form

FC Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	Athletic Club	H	4–0	W
24 Feb	SSC Napoli	A	4–2	W
20 Feb	Valencia CF	A	4–1	W
17 Feb	SSC Napoli	H	1–1	D
13 Feb	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	2–2	D
06 Feb	Club Atletico de Madrid	H	4–2	W

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Feb	FC Barcelona	A	0–4	L
20 Feb	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	4–0	W
14 Feb	RCD Mallorca	A	2–3	L
07 Feb	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	H	2–1	W
23 Jan	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	1–0	W
09 Jan	Deportivo Alaves	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

FC Barcelona		Athletic Club
#1	Position	#12
94	Points	45
38	Played	38
31 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 19
95	Scored	43
36	Conceded	58
+59	GD	-15
2.47	PPG	1.18
82%	Win %	34%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Barcelona are 1st (94 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Barcelona launch into their encounter with Athletic Club.
5' 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.
10' Inaki Williams has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Barcelona and Athletic Club are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' It looks surprising FC Barcelona does not make any changes. Sergino Dest has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marcelino Garcia will be considering his options from the bench.
35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Inigo Martinez made 121 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
37' GOAL! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores on 37.
42' Ronald Araujo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 513 appearances.
46' The crowd applauds Yeray Alvarez as he leaves the pitch. Inigo Martinez steps in for Athletic Club.
48' Poor challenge from Busquets. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
53' Pique, a Spain , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
54' Balenziaga catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 54.
59' Dani Garcia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Athletic Club so far.
64' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
67' The supporters are chanting for Frenkie de Jong. He replaces Pablo Gavira on 67 minute.
70' It’s a booking for FC Barcelona player. Pique gets a Yellow card.
73' Ousmane Dembele is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 11 goals this season for the .
77' The whistle greets Asier Villalibre as he departs to be replaced by Inaki Williams.
82' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Adama Traore by Memphis Depay on 82 minute.
86' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is replaced by Luuk de Jong.
87' Nico Gonzalez is replacing Busquets for the FC Barcelona side.
90' The deadlock is broken! Luuk de Jong gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
Full Time. FC Barcelona beats Athletic Club

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

25
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ↓ Luuk de Jong 86'
11
Adama Traore ↓ Memphis Depay 82'
8
Dani Alves
19
Ferran Torres ↓ Ousmane Dembele 67'
1
Marc-Andre ter Stegen
3
Pique
5
Busquets ↓ Nico Gonzalez 87'
2
Sergino Dest
4
Ronald Araujo
16
Pedri
30
Pablo Gavira ↓ Frenkie de Jong 67'

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

6
Mikel Vesga ↓ Dani Garcia 67'
1
Unai Simon
24
Balenziaga
5
Yeray Alvarez ↓ Inigo Martinez 46'
15
Inigo Lekue
22
Raul Garcia ↓ Oihan Sancet 46'
12
Daniel Vivian
20
Asier Villalibre ↓ Inaki Williams 77'
16
Unai Vencedor Paris
19
Oier Zarraga ↓ Nico Williams 67'
33
Nico Serrano

Bench

Coach Marcelino Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Robert Lewandowski	4
Lionel Messi	3
Ousmane Dembele	2
Inaki Williams	2
Memphis Depay	2
Ivan Rakitic	1
Pedri	1
Ferran Torres	1

Head to Head

FC Barcelona Form

2022-02-27 FC Barcelona 4–0 Athletic Club W 2022-02-24 SSC Napoli 2–4 FC Barcelona W 2022-02-20 Valencia CF 1–4 FC Barcelona W 2022-02-17 FC Barcelona 1–1 SSC Napoli D 2022-02-13 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 FC Barcelona D 2022-02-06 FC Barcelona 4–2 Club Atletico de Madrid W

Athletic Club Form

2022-02-27 FC Barcelona 4–0 Athletic Club L 2022-02-20 Athletic Club 4–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2022-02-14 RCD Mallorca 3–2 Athletic Club L 2022-02-07 Athletic Club 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2022-01-23 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 0–1 Athletic Club W 2022-01-09 Deportivo Alaves 0–0 Athletic Club D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.93 FC Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.78 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Barcelona75% Draw16% Athletic Club9%

Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw

90%

Draw or Athletic Club

25%

FC Barcelona or Athletic Club

84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Barcelona60% Draw32% Athletic Club8%

Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.7%

3 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

3 – 1

7.7%

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

7.2%

1 – 1

6.3%

4 – 1

5.7%

5 – 0

4.3%

0 – 0

3.6%

5 – 1

3.4%

2 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap	FC Barcelona covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	39%	—	61%
-2	39%	21%	40%
-1.5	60%	—	40%
-1	60%	19%	21%
-0.5	79%	—	21%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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