Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primera Division · 2023-24
FC Barcelona
1 – 0
Full Time
Athletic Club
Sun 22 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC Olimpic Lluis Companys 38,194 HT 45' · FT 45'
Marc Guiu 80' 1–0
Pablo Gavira 16' Y
Y 37' Dani Garcia
Oriol Romeu 41' Y
Y 73' Malcom Ares
Marc Guiu 83' Y
Y 89' De Marcos

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club — La Liga at Olimpic Lluis Companys.

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Martinez Munuera (Spain)
  • Assistant 1 Diego Barbero Sevilla (Spain)
  • Assistant 2 Miguel Martinez Munuera (Spain)
4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2023-10-22 FC Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Club 2023-03-12 Athletic Club 0–1 FC Barcelona 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

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Athletic Club H 1–0 W
08 Oct Granada CF A 2–2 D
04 Oct FC Porto A 1–0 W
29 Sep Sevilla FC H 1–0 W
26 Sep RCD Mallorca A 2–2 D
23 Sep RC Celta de Vigo H 3–2 W
Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct FC Barcelona A 0–1 L
06 Oct UD Almeria H 3–0 W
30 Sep Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 0–3 L
27 Sep Getafe CF H 2–2 D
22 Sep Deportivo Alavés A 2–0 W
16 Sep Cadiz CF H 3–0 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Barcelona launch into their encounter with Athletic Club.
  • 5' Athletic Club are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' FC Barcelona has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 16' Pablo Gavira is having his name booked by the referee on 16.
  • 21' 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.
  • 26' Another change for Athletic Club made on 26 minute. Yuri Berchiche leaves to be changed by Inigo Lekue.
  • 31' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Barcelona and Athletic Club are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Barcelona that had 516 games and scored 778 goals.
  • 37' That is a Yellow card for Athletic Club. Dani Garcia will be fuming at that decision.
  • 41' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 46' Inigo Lekue needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' Lamine Yamal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oriol Romeu at the 60 minute mark.
  • 65' 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.
  • 67' Athletic Club make a change. Ruiz de Galarreta trudges off to be replaced by Benat Prados on 67 minutes.
  • 72' 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 Ruiz de Galarreta suffering a number of foals already.
  • 73' Malcom Ares catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — Alex Berenguer on, Nico Williams off on 76 minutes.
  • 77' Alex Berenguer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nico Williams on 77 minute.
  • 79' Marc Guiu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fermin Lopez at the 79 minute mark.
  • 80' Marc Guiu does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Barcelona surge ahead!
  • 83' That is a Yellow card for FC Barcelona. Marc Guiu will be fuming at that decision.
  • 88' Athletic Club started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
  • 89' The referee has no hesitation. De Marcos is booked for Athletic Club — Yellow card on 89.
  • Full Time. FC Barcelona beats Athletic Club

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

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
Antoine Griezmann 1
Marc Guiu 1

Head to Head

2023-10-22 FC Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Club 2023-03-12 Athletic Club 0–1 FC Barcelona 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

FC Barcelona Form

2023-10-22 FC Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Club W 2023-10-08 Granada CF 2–2 FC Barcelona D 2023-10-04 FC Porto 0–1 FC Barcelona W 2023-09-29 FC Barcelona 1–0 Sevilla FC W 2023-09-26 RCD Mallorca 2–2 FC Barcelona D 2023-09-23 FC Barcelona 3–2 RC Celta de Vigo W

Athletic Club Form

2023-10-22 FC Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Club L 2023-10-06 Athletic Club 3–0 UD Almeria W 2023-09-30 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–0 Athletic Club L 2023-09-27 Athletic Club 2–2 Getafe CF D 2023-09-22 Deportivo Alavés 0–2 Athletic Club W 2023-09-16 Athletic Club 3–0 Cadiz CF W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.57 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: FC Barcelona to win 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona75% Draw16% Athletic Club9%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
91%
Draw or Athletic Club
25%
FC Barcelona or Athletic Club
84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona58% Draw36% Athletic Club6%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.4%
3 – 0
12%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
7.8%
4 – 0
7.7%
1 – 1
6.8%
3 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
5.7%
4 – 1
4.4%
5 – 0
4%
5 – 1
2.4%
2 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 23% 42%
-1.5 58% — 42%
-1 58% 21% 20%
-0.5 80% — 20%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
58% ✓
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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