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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Full Time

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 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 6 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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
#15	Position	#12
7	Points	8
7	Played	6
2 / 1 / 4	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 2
10	Scored	7
10	Conceded	6
+0	GD	+1
1.00	PPG	1.33
29%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona this season

50% Clean Sheets
Athletic Club this season

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 15th (7 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

2/3

■ 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)

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Roberto Fernandez	6 G
Tyrhys Dolan	1 G
Alex Calatrava	1 G

Athletic Club

Roberto Navarro	2 G
Aitor Paredes Casamichana	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona get us underway at RCDE Stadium.
5' Athletic Club come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
9' Mikel Vesga has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 9.
12' Magnificent from Asier Villalibre! That is 17 goals in 331 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
17' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Victor Sanchez gets a Yellow card.
22' The energy levels are beginning to show. Abelardo might look to freshen things up shortly.
27' Inigo Martinez, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
32' Athletic Club have won 389 goals from 331 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
37' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Athletic Club backline.
42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
47' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Athletic Club needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
52' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' Marc Roca is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
57' Oscar Melendo makes way for Adri Embarba at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
59' That is a Yellow card for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Bernardo Espinosa will be fuming at that decision.
61' The whistle greets Victor Sanchez as he departs to be replaced by Lluis Lopez.
63' What a moment for Raul de Tomas! That strike on 63 puts his side firmly in control.
68' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
69' A change in the Athletic Club ranks — Inaki Williams exits the field as Raul Garcia enters on 69.
74' Muniain needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
79' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
82' The Athletic Club bench stirs into life. Muniain is withdrawn and Benat gets his opportunity.
83' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wu Lei is hanging Jonathan Calleri on the field on 83 minute.
84' The crowd applauds Asier Villalibre as he leaves the pitch. Kenan Kodro steps in for Athletic Club.
89' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1-1 Athletic Club.

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
Muniain	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Tonny Vilhena	2
Martin Braithwaite	2
Raul Garcia	1
Nico Williams	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

1 / 4

1.08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Athletic Club 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona36% Draw30% Athletic Club34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

66%

Draw or Athletic Club

64%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Athletic Club

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona23% Draw52% Athletic Club25%

Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

13%

0 – 1

11.2%

1 – 0

10.2%

1 – 2

7.5%

0 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

2.9%

0 – 3

2.6%

3 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	19%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	21%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

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