National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Athletic Club or Barcelona that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Athletic Club nor Barcelona as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Athletic Club form and stats
Athletic Club was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Copa Del Rey. Sevilla was too strong.6-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the La Liga numbers at home for Athletic Club so far this season. 2W-2D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Del Rey for Athletic Club.
The Athletic Club fans got no joy from their last match, a La Liga game also here at San Mamés Barria: A 0-2 defeat against Getafe. Preceding that game was the away draw at Tenerife (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) that finished 3-3.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Athletic Club as they are travelling to their away game against Real Sociedad in the La Liga. That match is three days after this one.
The Athletic Club fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. From these home matches, Athletic Club have conceded only 6 goals.
Barcelona form and stats
Last season their Copa Del Rey adventure ended in the final.Playing away, Barcelona have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the La Liga this season.
Barcelona won their last game, 2-1 versus Levante played at home. That result followed a home victory 5-0 versus Leganes in the Copa Del Rey.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The La Liga trip to Real Betis.
Barcelona have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. 15 goals have been conceded by Barcelona in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Athletic Club, two draws and six wins for Barcelona. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Messi 14 goals |  L. Suárez Díaz 11 goals |  A. Griezmann 7 goals |
Athletic Club missing players
Barcelona missing players
| Athletic Club | Barcelona | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 18 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 32 | 13 | Scored | S | 21 | 58 | ||
| 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 13 | 24 | ||
| 84% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 30% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 332 | 149 | Total Shots | T S | 149 | 348 | ||
| 100 | 49 | Shots on Target | S O | 70 | 169 | ||
| 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 27 | 49 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 46 |
| 3 | Getafe | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 39 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Valencia | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | Atletico Madrid | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 34 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 31 |
| 10 | Granada | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 28 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -4 | 28 |
| 13 | Levante | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 26 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alaves | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Eibar | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -16 | 18 |
| 18 | Leganes | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 18 |
| 19 | Celta de Vigo | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -14 | 17 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -22 | 15 |