Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2022-23
FC Barcelona
4 – 0
Full Time
Athletic Club
Sun 23 Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC Camp Nou HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' De Marcos
Xavi Hernandez 28' Y
Busquets 71' Y
Busquets 72' Y
Eric Garcia 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Martinez
  • Referee Diego Barbero
  • Referee Jose Gonzalez
  • Referee Miguel Martinez
  • Referee Jose Antonio Sanchez
  • Referee Miguel Ortiz

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
2022-10-23 FC Barcelona 4–0 Athletic Club 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

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Athletic Club H 4–0 W
20 Oct Villarreal CF H 3–0 W
16 Oct Real Madrid CF A 1–3 L
12 Oct FC Internazionale Milano H 3–3 D
09 Oct RC Celta de Vigo H 1–0 W
04 Oct FC Internazionale Milano A 0–1 L
Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct FC Barcelona A 0–4 L
18 Oct Getafe CF A 2–2 D
15 Oct Club Atlético de Madrid H 0–1 L
08 Oct Sevilla FC A 1–1 D
30 Sep UD Almeria H 4–0 W
17 Sep Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 3–2 W

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' What a night it is going to be! FC Barcelona welcome Athletic Club for this crunch clash at Camp Nou.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Barcelona in their trying to find a way past Athletic Club's compact .
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 12' Ousmane Dembele adds to his 8 season tally! FC Barcelona lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 16' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for De Marcos.
  • 18' Brilliant from the central midfielder! Sergi Roberto makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 18.
  • 21' A change in the Athletic Club ranks — Ander Herrera exits the field as Dani Garcia enters on 21.
  • 22' A goal from the Poland international Robert Lewandowski! He fires home on 22 to make it 3-0!
  • 27' With 0 assists to his name this season, De Marcos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Barcelona.
  • 28' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 28.
  • 33' The supporters are chanting for Franck Kessie. He replaces Pablo Gavira on 33 minute.
  • 38' FC Barcelona has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 43' Spain international Pablo Gavira has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 48' The travelling Athletic Club supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 53' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 58' FC Barcelona started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
  • 60' The whistle greets De Marcos as he departs to be replaced by Inigo Lekue.
  • 61' Oihan Sancet is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dani Garcia at the 61 minute mark.
  • 63' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ansu Fati is hanging Robert Lewandowski on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' It looks surprising Athletic Club does not make any changes. Frenkie de Jong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' Unai Vencedor Paris has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oier Zarraga on 70 minute.
  • 71' Busquets has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 71.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Busquets on 72 minutes.
  • 73' What a strike from Ferran Torres! The score is 4-0.
  • 77' It is a substitution in FC Barcelona team. Ousmane Dembele is replaced by Pablo Torre on 77 minute.
  • 78' Eric Garcia was booked on 78.
  • 83' FC Barcelona looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Raphinha scoring 1 goals.
  • 88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eric Garcia, as he is very good at scoring at Camp Nou with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Barcelona to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Robert Lewandowski 4
Lionel Messi 3
Memphis Depay 2
Ousmane Dembele 2
Inaki Williams 2
Raphinha 2
Jordi Alba 1
Lamine Yamal 1

Head to Head

2022-10-23 FC Barcelona 4–0 Athletic Club 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

FC Barcelona Form

2022-10-23 FC Barcelona 4–0 Athletic Club W 2022-10-20 FC Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal CF W 2022-10-16 Real Madrid CF 3–1 FC Barcelona L 2022-10-12 FC Barcelona 3–3 FC Internazionale Milano D 2022-10-09 FC Barcelona 1–0 RC Celta de Vigo W 2022-10-04 FC Internazionale Milano 1–0 FC Barcelona L

Athletic Club Form

2022-10-23 FC Barcelona 4–0 Athletic Club L 2022-10-18 Getafe CF 2–2 Athletic Club D 2022-10-15 Athletic Club 0–1 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2022-10-08 Sevilla FC 1–1 Athletic Club D 2022-09-30 Athletic Club 4–0 UD Almeria W 2022-09-17 Athletic Club 3–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.12 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 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona75% Draw15% Athletic Club10%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
90%
Draw or Athletic Club
25%
FC Barcelona or Athletic Club
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona62% Draw31% Athletic Club7%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.2%
3 – 0
10.2%
4 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7.8%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
6.5%
4 – 1
6.1%
1 – 1
5.6%
5 – 0
4.9%
5 – 1
3.9%
0 – 0
3%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 43% — 57%
-2 43% 21% 36%
-1.5 64% — 36%
-1 64% 18% 18%
-0.5 82% — 18%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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