RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2019-20

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Athletic Club

Sat 25 Jan 2020 · 12:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 9' Mikel Vesga

Victor Sanchez 17' Y

Marc Roca 56' Y

Bernardo Espinosa 59' Y

Overview

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Athletic Club — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Juan Martinez
Referee Jose Sanchez
Referee Raul Cabanero
Referee Jose Gallego
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	RCD Mallorca	38	42
2	Girona FC	38	41
3	Real Oviedo	38	29
4	Deportivo Alavés	1	3
5	Sevilla FC	1	3
6	RC Deportivo La Coruña	0	0
7	Málaga CF	0	0
8	Real Racing Club de Santander	0	0
9	FC Barcelona	0	0
10	Real Madrid CF	0	0
11	Villarreal CF	0	0
12	Club Atlético de Madrid	0	0
13	Real Betis Balompié	0	0
14	RC Celta de Vigo	0	0
15	Valencia CF	0	0
16	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	0	0
17	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	0	0
18	Athletic Club	0	0
19	Elche CF	0	0
20	Levante UD	0	0
21	CA Osasuna	0	0
22	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	1	0
23	Getafe CF	1	0

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals Athletic Club

Last 5 meetings

2020-01-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club 2019-10-30 Athletic Club 3–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-03-08 Athletic Club 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2018-11-05 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Club

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	Athletic Club	H	1–1	D
19 Jan	Villarreal CF	A	2–1	W
04 Jan	FC Barcelona	H	2–2	D
22 Dec	CD Leganes	A	0–2	L
15 Dec	Real Betis Balompié	H	2–2	D
12 Dec	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	0–1	L

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	1–1	D
19 Jan	RC Celta de Vigo	H	1–1	D
03 Jan	Sevilla FC	A	1–1	D
22 Dec	Real Madrid CF	A	0–0	D
14 Dec	SD Eibar	H	0–0	D
08 Dec	Real Betis Balompié	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Athletic Club
#17	Position	#18
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 17th (0 pts). Athletic Club are 18th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona kicks off things out of here…
5' Ander Capa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 328 appearances.
9' Athletic Club receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 9.
12' Athletic Club is taking the lead after the goal scored by Asier Villalibre on 12.
17' That is a Yellow card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Victor Sanchez will be fuming at that decision.
22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Benat, as he is very good at scoring at RCDE Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
27' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
32' Bernardo Espinosa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 16 cards already picked up this season.
37' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
52' Athletic Club is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
57' The supporters are chanting for Adri Embarba. He replaces Oscar Melendo on 57 minute.
59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bernardo Espinosa.
61' Fresh legs for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona! Lluis Lopez comes on to replace Victor Sanchez.
63' Raul de Tomas adds to his 0 season tally! RCD Espanyol de Barcelona lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
68' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is showing some good football. However, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
69' It is a substitution in Athletic Club team. Inaki Williams is replaced by Raul Garcia on 69 minute.
74' Athletic Club started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
79' Athletic Club seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
82' Muniain makes way for Benat at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Athletic Club.
83' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 83 minute. Jonathan Calleri leaves to be changed by Wu Lei.
84' Another change for Athletic Club made on 84 minute. Asier Villalibre leaves to be changed by Kenan Kodro.
89' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Naldo
8
Iturraspe
1
Andres Prieto
25
Adri Embarba ↑ 57'
22
Matias Vargas
6
Lluis Lopez ↑ 61'
7
Wu Lei ↑ 83'

Coach Abelardo

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Ibai
15
Inigo Lekue
7
Benat ↑ 82'
22
Raul Garcia ↑ 69'
31
Jokin Ezkieta
23
Kenan Kodro ↑ 84'
12
Larra

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Inaki Williams	5
Oihan Sancet	3
Raul de Tomas	2
Tonny Vilhena	2
Martin Braithwaite	2
Muniain	2
Alex Berenguer	1
Asier Villalibre	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2020-01-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club D 2020-01-19 Villarreal CF 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2020-01-04 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 FC Barcelona D 2019-12-22 CD Leganes 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2019-12-15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 Real Betis Balompié D 2019-12-12 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0–1 PFC CSKA Moskva L

Athletic Club Form

2020-01-25 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club D 2020-01-19 Athletic Club 1–1 RC Celta de Vigo D 2020-01-03 Sevilla FC 1–1 Athletic Club D 2019-12-22 Real Madrid CF 0–0 Athletic Club D 2019-12-14 Athletic Club 0–0 SD Eibar D 2019-12-08 Real Betis Balompié 3–2 Athletic Club L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.53 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.64 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona30% Draw41% Athletic Club29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	66%	34%
± 1.5	33%	67%
± 2.5	12%	88%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

70%

Draw or Athletic Club

70%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Athletic Club

59%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona14% Draw69% Athletic Club17%

Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

33.8%

0 – 1

17.9%

1 – 0

14.7%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

3.9%

1 – 2

3.6%

2 – 1

0 – 3

1.2%

2 – 2

1.1%

1 – 3

0.8%

3 – 0

0.7%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	18%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	22%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

53% ✗

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

59% ✗

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