Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Copa Del Rey. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sestao River form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Copa Del Rey for Sestao River, as the manager Ibón Etxebarrieta led his troops to eliminate Lugo, and reach the 2nd Round.20 points is a decent return from 9 Tercera - Group 4 games here for Sestao River. The data says 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
The home team returns after sharing the points with Lagun Onak on their last time out; the Tercera - Group 4 game ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Sestao River won a home game hosting Tolosa (3-0).
Sestao River have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 15 goals in 9 league matches. Defensively Sestao River have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Athletic Club form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Intercity in order to reach 2nd Round of Copa Del Rey. Last season their Copa Del Rey adventure ended in the 8th finals against Sevilla.There's been little loot from Athletic Club's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the La Liga. Athletic Club only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 6 draws. Athletic Club have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row. Visiting Athletic Club has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
193 minutes! That's how long the Athletic Club goalkeeper Iago Herrerin Buisan and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Athletic Club are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Sevilla. Ahead of that match was the La Liga away draw versus Real Madrid that ended 0-0.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Athletic Club have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Óscar Martín 17 goals |  Monteiro 11 goals |
Sestao River missing players
Athletic Club missing players
| Sestao River | Athletic Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 9 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Scored | S | 18 | 31 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 18 | 21 | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 81% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 19% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 6.6 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.5 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 273 | 164 | Total Shots | T S | 151 | 273 | ||
| 124 | 79 | Shots on Target | S O | 44 | 89 | ||
| 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sestao River | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Portugalete | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Aurrera de Vitoria | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 | Balmaseda | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Gernika | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
| 6 | Basconia | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Somorrostro | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Santurtzi | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 27 |
| 9 | San Ignacio | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 10 | Santutxu | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 11 | Pasaia KE | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| 12 | Sodupe | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Beasain | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Lagun Onak | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Tolosa | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 21 |
| 16 | Real Sociedad III | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 20 |
| 17 | Urduliz | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 19 |
| 18 | Deusto | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -14 | 18 |
| 19 | Durango | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 11 | -8 | 17 |
| 20 | Ariznabarra | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 18 | -23 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 40 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Valencia | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Getafe | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Levante | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 26 |
| 10 | Villarreal | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 25 |
| 11 | Granada | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 24 |
| 12 | Osasuna | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alaves | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Eibar | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 19 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 15 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -13 | 14 |
| 19 | Leganés | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 14 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -22 | 11 |