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

Primera Division · 2019-20
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
1 – 1
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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

4
4
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Balompie H 2–2 D
12 Dec PFC CSKA Moskva H 0–1 L
Athletic Club
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Balompie A 2–3 L

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Athletic Club
#11 Position #12
46 Points 45
38 Played 38
12 / 10 / 16 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 19
43 Scored 43
55 Conceded 58
-12 GD -15
1.21 PPG 1.18
32% Win % 34%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts). Athletic Club are 12th (45 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to score. At the same time, Athletic Club does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 9' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mikel Vesga.
  • 12' Brilliant from the ! Asier Villalibre makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 12.
  • 17' The referee has no hesitation. Victor Sanchez is booked for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Yellow card on 17.
  • 22' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 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.
  • 27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 32' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' Raul Garcia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 57' Adri Embarba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oscar Melendo on 57 minute.
  • 59' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Bernardo Espinosa gets a Yellow card.
  • 61' Lluis Lopez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Victor Sanchez at the 61 minute mark.
  • 63' Raul de Tomas is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 68' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 69' Raul Garcia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Inaki Williams on 69 minute.
  • 74' The home supporters are growing impatient. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 79' It looks surprising Athletic Club does not make any changes. Inaki Williams has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Benat. He replaces Muniain on 82 minute.
  • 83' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Jonathan Calleri exits the field as Wu Lei enters on 83.
  • 84' Asier Villalibre makes way for Kenan Kodro at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Athletic Club.
  • 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Abelardo

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Inaki Williams 5
Oihan Sancet 3
Muniain 2
Raul de Tomas 2
Tonny Vilhena 2
Martin Braithwaite 2
Nico Williams 1
Victor Perea 1

Head to Head

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

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 Balompie 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 Balompie 3–2 Athletic Club L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.27 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Athletic Club 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona39% Draw29% Athletic Club32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw
68%
Draw or Athletic Club
61%
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Athletic Club
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona26% Draw49% Athletic Club25%
Actual: Athletic Club win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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