Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Athletic Club & Barcelona face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
Athletic Club and Barcelona should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Athletic Club form and stats
Last season their Copa Del Rey adventure ended in the semi-finals.7 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Athletic Club have to build on here at Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla in the La Liga. 3W-2D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Copa Del Rey for Athletic Club. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Athletic Club has four draws from their last four matches. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Club, who played 0-0 against Deportivo Alaves. That match was also played at this venue (Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla). Before that, Club played out a La Liga draw 1-1 when visiting Real Sociedad.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Athletic Club as they are travelling to their away game against Real Betis in the La Liga. That match is four days after this one.
The Club fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 15 league matches. Athletic Club have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Barcelona form and stats
They also participated in Copa Del Rey last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Barcelona have an excellent away record in the La Liga so far with 10-1-4 from 15 games. When we have look at the Copa Del Rey statistics, we find 4W-0D-1L. This is both home and away.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Barcelona, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Real Madrid. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Real Valladolid in the La Liga.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Barcelona are regular goalscorers on their travels. Barcelona are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Athletic Club-Barcelona H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Club three wins, Barcelona five wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  L. Messi 23 goals |  A. Griezmann 8 goals |   A. Berenguer Remiro 7 goals |
Athletic Club missing players
Barcelona missing players
| Athletic Club | Barcelona | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 11 | 17 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 37 | 16 | Scored | S | 35 | 58 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 72% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 4% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.8 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.3 | 16.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 6.5 | ||
| 36% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 32 | 67 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 29 | 66 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 43 | 65 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 61 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 47 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -3 | 47 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 46 |
| 8 | Granada | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | -14 | 39 |
| 9 | Levante | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | Celta de Vigo | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -7 | 37 |
| 11 | Athletic Club | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 37 |
| 12 | Cádiz | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -18 | 35 |
| 13 | Valencia | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -5 | 34 |
| 14 | Osasuna | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 34 |
| 15 | Getafe | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -12 | 30 |
| 16 | Huesca | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -14 | 27 |
| 17 | Real Valladolid | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -14 | 27 |
| 18 | Elche | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 27 | -19 | 26 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -23 | 24 |
| 20 | Eibar | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -14 | 23 |