RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Athletic Club, La Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2024-25

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Athletic Club

Sun 16 Feb 2025 · 13:00 UTC Stage Front Stadium 26,645 HT 45' · FT 45'

Roberto Fernandez 62' 1–0

1–1 77' Oihan Sancet

Y 5' Yeray Alvarez

Urko Gonzalez 46' Y

Overview

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

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (Spain)
Assistant 1 Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain)
Assistant 2 Alejandro Estevez Iglesias (Spain)

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

2025-02-16 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club 2024-10-19 Athletic Club 4–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2023-04-08 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Athletic Club 2022-09-04 Athletic Club 0–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2022-02-07 Athletic Club 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Feb	Athletic Club	H	1–1	D
09 Feb	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	1–2	L
01 Feb	Real Madrid CF	H	1–0	W
25 Jan	Sevilla FC	A	1–1	D
17 Jan	Real Valladolid CF	H	2–1	W
11 Jan	CD Leganes	H	1–1	D

Athletic Club

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Feb	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	1–1	D
08 Feb	Girona FC	H	3–0	W
02 Feb	Real Betis Balompié	A	2–2	D
30 Jan	FC Viktoria Plzeň	H	3–1	W
26 Jan	CD Leganes	H	0–0	D
22 Jan	Beşiktaş JK	A	1–4	L

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' KICK OFF: Athletic Club gets underway.
5' The referee calls foul for Yeray Alvarez. He receives a card.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sannadi, as he is very good at scoring at Stage Front Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' Roberto Fernandez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' Unai Simon is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona so far.
25' 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.
30' Pol Lozano has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona player sees a card in front of him.
51' Athletic Club fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
61' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona have won 326 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
62' A stunning finish from Roberto Fernandez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
65' Fresh legs for Athletic Club! Nico Williams comes on to replace Alex Berenguer.
67' Urko Gonzalez makes way for Fernando Calero at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
70' A tactical swap from Athletic Club — Aitor Paredes Casamichana on, Yeray Alvarez off on 70 minutes.
75' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
77' A stunning finish from Oihan Sancet — that came from absolutely nowhere!
79' Edu Exposito has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pol Lozano on 79 minute.
84' It’s high time Ernesto Valverde made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
89' A tactical swap from RCD Espanyol de Barcelona — Pere Milla on, Javi Puado off on 89 minutes.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Javi Puado ↓ Pere Milla 89'
6
Leandro Cabrera
4
Marash Kumbulla
20
Alex Kral
10
Pol Lozano ↓ Edu Exposito 79'
17
Jofre Carreras Pages ↓ Antoniu Roca 79'
19
Urko Gonzalez ↓ Fernando Calero 67'
1
Joan Garcia
23
Omar El Hilali
22
Carlos Romero
2
Roberto Fernandez ↓ Alejo Veliz 79'

Bench

Coach Manolo González

Athletic Club Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Andoni Gorosabel ↓ De Marcos 70'
17
Yuri Berchiche
1
Unai Simon
5
Yeray Alvarez ↓ Aitor Paredes Casamichana 70'
3
Daniel Vivian
9
Inaki Williams
7
Alex Berenguer ↓ Nico Williams 65'
8
Oihan Sancet
24
Benat Prados ↓ Mikel Vesga 65'
23
Mikel Jauregizar
21
Sannadi ↓ Gorka Guruzeta 79'

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Inaki Williams	5
Oihan Sancet	3
Martin Braithwaite	2
Muniain	2
Raul de Tomas	2
Tonny Vilhena	2
Kike Garcia	1
Inigo Martinez	1

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2025-02-16 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club D 2025-02-09 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2025-02-01 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–0 Real Madrid CF W 2025-01-25 Sevilla FC 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2025-01-17 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–1 Real Valladolid CF W 2025-01-11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 CD Leganes D

Athletic Club Form

2025-02-16 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–1 Athletic Club D 2025-02-08 Athletic Club 3–0 Girona FC W 2025-02-02 Real Betis Balompié 2–2 Athletic Club D 2025-01-30 Athletic Club 3–1 FC Viktoria Plzeň W 2025-01-26 Athletic Club 0–0 CD Leganes D 2025-01-22 Beşiktaş JK 4–1 Athletic Club L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.71 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

0.69 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona33% Draw38% Athletic Club29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes27% 0% No73%

Avg goals/match: 1.4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	73%	27%
± 1.5	41%	59%
± 2.5	17%	83%
± 3.5	6%	94%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

71%

Draw or Athletic Club

67%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Athletic Club

62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona18% Draw65% Athletic Club17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

27.4%

1 – 0

15.8%

0 – 1

15.4%

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

5.7%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 1

4.3%

1 – 2

4.2%

2 – 2

1.7%

3 – 0

1.3%

0 – 3

1.2%

3 – 1

1.1%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	21%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	20%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

50% ✓

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