Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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 Alaves 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 Alaves 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 Atletico de Madrid A 0–0 D

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 ball is rolling at RCDE Stadium. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are looking to make home advantage count against Athletic Club.
  • 5' Unai Vencedor Paris has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Athletic Club started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Spain international Raul de Tomas has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 33' Raul de Tomas puts RCD Espanyol de Barcelona on the lead.
  • 38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 43' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 48' 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.
  • 52' Magnificent from Inaki Williams! That is 76 goals in 328 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 57' Yeray Alvarez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona tonight.
  • 58' The whistle greets Oscar Melendo as he departs to be replaced by Yangel Herrera.
  • 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Muniain, as he is very good at scoring at RCDE Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 68' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Nico Ribaudo is replaced by Javi Puado.
  • 69' A change in the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona ranks — Manu Morlanes exits the field as Landry Dimata enters on 69.
  • 72' A change in the Athletic Club ranks — Nico Williams exits the field as Alex Berenguer enters on 72.
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Yangel Herrera argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alex Berenguer on 75 minutes.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 85' Athletic Club make a change. Oihan Sancet trudges off to be replaced by Jon Morcillo on 85 minutes.
  • 90' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Vadillo on, Adri Embarba off on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Raul de Tomas is having his name booked by the referee 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

Coach Vicente Moreno

Athletic Club Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelino Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Inaki Williams 5
Oihan Sancet 3
Martin Braithwaite 2
Muniain 2
Raul de Tomas 2
Tonny Vilhena 2
Borja Iglesias 1
Facundo Ferreyra 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 Alaves 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 Alaves 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 Atletico de Madrid 0–0 Athletic Club D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.26 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Athletic Club xG
I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona42% Draw30% Athletic Club28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw
71%
Draw or Athletic Club
58%
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Athletic Club
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona28% Draw51% Athletic Club21%
Actual: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.3%
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers Push Athletic Club covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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