La Liga: Two contenders in good form get together for this game. FC Barcelona might have a slight advantage with their 1st position in the table?
- Athletic Club have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (8) in La Liga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Athletic Club form and stats
The complete La Liga statistics at home this season for Athletic Club are 6-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Athletic Club travelled for their previous game, a trip to Rayo Vallecano that ended 0-0.
Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Osasuna in the Copa Del Rey.
A decent goal production from Athletic Club in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 12 league matches. Athletic Club have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
FC Barcelona form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of FC Barcelona so far, with 10-0-2 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are La Liga statistics.
Impressive finishing from Raphinha secured the home win 1-0 against Valencia in their previous game. The attacker Raphinha got a match rating of 8.31 in that game. Raphinha scored one goal and hit four key passes.
Ahead of that, the Copa Del Rey victory away at Real Madrid.
Few goals the story here? 8 of this side's latest 10 league matches have had zero, one or two goals.
Barcelona has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 12 games. FC Barcelona are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties meet on the pitch this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: FC Barcelona - Club 4-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Athletic Club victories, one draw and six FC Barcelona wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Lewandowski 15 goals |   O. Sancet Tirapu 8 goals |  P. López 6 goals |
Athletic Club missing players
FC Barcelona missing players
| Athletic Club | FC Barcelona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | 18 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 21 | 46 |
| 26 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 58% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 58% |
| 50% | 42% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 46% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 21% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 58% | 75% |
| 42% | 42% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 5.9 | 7.4 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.1 | 6 |
| 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.9 | 3 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 14.8 | 17.4 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 12.9 | 15.1 |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| 30% | 28% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 41% | 35% |
| 10.6 | 8.6 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 10.7 | 9 |
| 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
- Athletic Club have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Athletic Club have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- FC Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals (8) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (18) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most clean sheets (7) away in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most points (30) away in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have the the best goal difference (+38) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- FC Barcelona haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- FC Barcelona is in the best form (5-0-1) in La Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 29 | 53 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 45 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 44 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 37 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 33 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 11 | Girona | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 24 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Cadiz | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 26 |
| 16 | Sevilla | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Almeria | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -14 | 25 |
| 18 | Getafe | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 25 |
| 19 | Valencia | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 23 |
| 20 | Elche | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 28 | -30 | 12 |
