Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Primera Division · 2021-22
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 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

4
4
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' In just a few seconds RCDE Stadium will turn into a battlefield for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona and Athletic Club.
  • 5' Nico Williams has been relatively quiet despite scoring 27 goals in his last 331 appearances.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vicente Moreno will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' A goal from the Spain international Raul de Tomas! He fires home on 33 to make it 1-0!
  • 38' Spain international Manu Morlanes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 43' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 48' It is a cagey affair so far. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona in their trying to find a way past Athletic Club's compact .
  • 52' GOAL! Inaki Williams fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 57' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 58' Yangel Herrera has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oscar Melendo on 58 minute.
  • 63' It’s high time Marcelino Garcia made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Nico Ribaudo is replaced by Javi Puado.
  • 69' Manu Morlanes makes way for Landry Dimata at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
  • 72' Alex Berenguer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nico Williams at the 72 minute mark.
  • 74' Yangel Herrera has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alex Berenguer.
  • 80' A quiet spell here at RCDE Stadium. Athletic Club seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — Jon Morcillo on, Oihan Sancet off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Adri Embarba is replaced by Vadillo.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Raul de Tomas on 90 minutes.
  • 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 Vicente Moreno

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Inaki Williams 5
Oihan Sancet 3
Muniain 2
Raul de Tomas 2
Tonny Vilhena 2
Martin Braithwaite 2
Facundo Ferreyra 1
Sergi Darder 1

Head to Head

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

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
1 / 4
1.06 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona38% Draw32% Athletic Club30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw
70%
Draw or Athletic Club
62%
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Athletic Club
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona24% Draw54% Athletic Club22%
Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
2.5%
3 – 0
2.4%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 21% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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