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 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)
Athletic Club 38 games · 45 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	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

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 Balompie	A	2–2	D
30 Jan	FC Viktoria Plzen	H	3–1	W
26 Jan	CD Leganes	H	0–0	D
22 Jan	Besiktas JK	A	1–4	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 ball is rolling at Stage Front Stadium. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are looking to make home advantage count against Athletic Club.
5' A moment of madness from Yeray Alvarez on 5 minutes earns him a card. Athletic Club will be frustrated.
10' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona currently sit 18 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' A quiet spell here at Stage Front Stadium. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' Athletic Club 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.
30' It is a cagey affair so far. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Athletic Club's compact 4-2-3-1.
35' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Athletic Club backline.
40' It looks like no one’s ball. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
46' Controversy at the stadium! Urko Gonzalez argues furiously but the card stands.
51' Gorka Guruzeta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
61' It looks surprising Athletic Club does not make any changes. Leandro Cabrera has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
62' The Spain Roberto Fernandez breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 1-0!
65' The Athletic Club bench stirs into life. Alex Berenguer is withdrawn and Nico Williams gets his opportunity.
67' Another change for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona made on 67 minute. Urko Gonzalez leaves to be changed by Fernando Calero.
70' Aitor Paredes Casamichana is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yeray Alvarez at the 70 minute mark.
75' It’s high time Ernesto Valverde made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
77' Oihan Sancet adds to his 0 season tally! Athletic Club lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
79' The RCD Espanyol de Barcelona bench stirs into life. Pol Lozano is withdrawn and Edu Exposito gets his opportunity.
84' Alex Kral is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona so far.
89' The supporters are chanting for Pere Milla. He replaces Javi Puado on 89 minute.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Raul de Tomas	2
Tonny Vilhena	2
Martin Braithwaite	2
Muniain	2
Alex Berenguer	1
Asier Villalibre	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 Balompie 2–2 Athletic Club D 2025-01-30 Athletic Club 3–1 FC Viktoria Plzen W 2025-01-26 Athletic Club 0–0 CD Leganes D 2025-01-22 Besiktas JK 4–1 Athletic Club L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.45 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Athletic Club xG

I would bet for: RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Athletic Club 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona40% Draw28% Athletic Club32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

68%

Draw or Athletic Club

60%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Athletic Club

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona29% Draw47% Athletic Club24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.5%

0 – 0

8.5%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.4%

0 – 1

7.4%

2 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Athletic Club covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Athletic Club keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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