RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Athletic Club

Tue 26 Oct 2021 · 19:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Yangel Herrera 74' Y

Y 75' Alex Berenguer

Raul de Tomas 90' R

Y 90' Yeray Alvarez

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 Jose Gonzalez
Referee Valentin Pizarro
Referee Ivan Masso Granado
Referee
Referee Alejandro Estevez Iglesias (Spain)
Referee Miguel Ortiz

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

2021-10-26 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club 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
26 Oct	Athletic Club	H	1–1	D
23 Oct	Elche CF	A	2–2	D
18 Oct	Cadiz CF	H	2–0	W
03 Oct	Real Madrid CF	H	2–1	W
25 Sep	Sevilla FC	A	0–2	L
22 Sep	Deportivo Alavés	H	1–0	W

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Oct	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	1–1	D
23 Oct	Villarreal CF	H	2–1	W
01 Oct	Deportivo Alavés	H	1–0	W
25 Sep	Valencia CF	A	1–1	D
21 Sep	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	H	1–2	L
18 Sep	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	0–0	D

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' It’s Showtime! The match between RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Athletic Club is underway.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Inaki Williams is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona so far.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' It’s high time Vicente Moreno made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Athletic Club are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Athletic Club's shape.
33' Magnificent from Raul de Tomas! That is 45 goals in 229 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
38' Spain international Oscar Melendo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
43' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
48' Athletic Club is showing some good football. However, Athletic Club are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
52' GOAL! Inaki Williams fires home to make it 1-1!
57' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
58' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Oscar Melendo is withdrawn and Yangel Herrera gets his opportunity.
63' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Athletic Club backline.
68' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona make a change. Nico Ribaudo trudges off to be replaced by Javi Puado on 68 minutes.
69' Landry Dimata is replacing Manu Morlanes for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
72' Another substitution for Athletic Club to replace Nico Williams by Alex Berenguer on 72 minute.
74' It’s a booking for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player. Yangel Herrera gets a Yellow card.
75' The referee has no hesitation. Alex Berenguer is booked for Athletic Club — Yellow card on 75.
80' Both keepers have barely been tested. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Athletic Club are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
85' Athletic Club ring the changes. Oihan Sancet has done his job and it is now time for Jon Morcillo to step up.
90' Vadillo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adri Embarba on 90 minute.
90' Raul de Tomas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Didac
15
David Lopez ↑ 90'
9
Javi Puado ↑ 68'
16
Loren
8
Fran Merida
19
Vadillo ↑ 90'
5
Fernando Calero
25
Yangel Herrera ↑ 58'
18
Landry Dimata ↑ 69'
34
Joan Garcia
7
Lei Wu
39
Ruben Sanchez

Coach Vicente Moreno

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

6
Mikel Vesga
1
Unai Simon
5
Yeray Alvarez
15
Inigo Lekue
18
De Marcos
12
Daniel Vivian ↓ Unai Nunez 58'
10
Muniain ↓ Raul Garcia 72'
9
Inaki Williams
8
Oihan Sancet ↓ Jon Morcillo 85'
16
Unai Vencedor Paris ↓ Dani Garcia 72'
30
Nico Williams ↓ Alex Berenguer 72'

Bench

24
Balenziaga
3
Unai Nunez ↑ 58'
4
Inigo Martinez
22
Raul Garcia ↑ 72'
21
Ander Capa
14
Dani Garcia ↑ 72'
7
Alex Berenguer ↑ 72'
11
Jon Morcillo ↑ 85'
2
Alex Petxa
26
Julen Agirrezabala

Coach Marcelino Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2021-10-26 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club D 2021-10-23 Elche CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2021-10-18 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–0 Cadiz CF W 2021-10-03 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid CF W 2021-09-25 Sevilla FC 2–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-09-22 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Deportivo Alavés W

Athletic Club Form

2021-10-26 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club D 2021-10-23 Athletic Club 2–1 Villarreal CF W 2021-10-01 Athletic Club 1–0 Deportivo Alavés W 2021-09-25 Valencia CF 1–1 Athletic Club D 2021-09-21 Athletic Club 1–2 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid L 2021-09-18 Club Atlético de Madrid 0–0 Athletic Club D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.52 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.46 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 91% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona32% Draw44% Athletic Club24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes17% 0% No83%

Avg goals/match: 0.98

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	60%	40%
± 1.5	27%	73%
± 2.5	9%	91%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

76%

Draw or Athletic Club

68%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Athletic Club

56%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona14% Draw74% Athletic Club12%

Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

40.5%

1 – 0

17.7%

0 – 1

15.1%

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.4%

2 – 1

2.6%

1 – 2

2.3%

2 – 2

0.8%

3 – 0

0.8%

0 – 3

0.5%

3 – 1

0.5%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	20%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	18%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

64% ✗

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

60% ✗

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