Athletic Club duel Espanyol for recognition and triumph.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Athletic Club form and stats
Only two La Liga home games for Athletic Club so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Athletic Club, as their goalkeeper Unai Simon Mendibil has completely shut out the opponents for 292 minutes in the La Liga.
Club enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Cádiz's place. The match ended 4-0 with Williams, Berenguer and Guruzeta (2) scoring. As mentioned above, Athletic Club "killed" Cádiz in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Defender Vivian got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.74/10. Vivian won 6 of 9 duels.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Valencia.At San Mamés Barria, Athletic Club has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Espanyol form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first La Liga away game of the season. During their previous season 19 away games resulted in 1 win, 6 draws and 12 defeats.
Home advantage was not enough for Espanyol in their previous game as they lost hosting Real Madrid, 1-3. Attacker Joselu got a player rating of 7.85 in the game. "Man of the match" Joselu scored one goal and hit one key pass.
A loss against Rayo Vallecano was the result prior to that, in a home game.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Espanyol has managed 2 goals and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Club have avoided a loss in the last 5 fixtures (2-3-0) versus Espanyol.Top Goalscorers
  A. Berenguer 2 goals |  G. Guruzeta 2 goals |   J. Sanmartín Mato 2 goals |
Athletic Club missing players
Espanyol missing players
| Athletic Club | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 6.3 | 6.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 6.3 |
| 1.7 | 2.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | 19 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14 | 13.7 |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24% | 10% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 8.3 | 8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8 | 12.3 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 4.7 |
| Athletic Club | Last season | Espanyol | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 1 | 10 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 12 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 12 | 16 | ||
| 43 | 29 | Scored | S | 15 | 40 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Conceded | C | 34 | 53 | ||
| 84% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 61% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 68% | 68% | ||
| 34% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 45% | ||
| 21% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 32% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 8% | ||
| 45% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 55% | ||
| 34% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 26% | ||
| 37% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 26% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.9 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 7 | ||
| 12.8 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 10.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 24% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 27% | ||
| 11.8 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.3 | 13.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Real Betis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Atlético Madrid | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Mallorca | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Almeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Girona | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Valencia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Sevilla | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 17 | Elche | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Getafe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 1 |
| 20 | Cádiz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 80 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 49 | 86 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 68 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 30 | 73 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 43 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 71 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 70 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 65 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 62 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 26 | 59 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 55 |
| 9 | Valencia | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 48 | 53 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -5 | 48 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 51 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | -14 | 47 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 46 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 28 | -11 | 42 |
| 13 | Elche | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 52 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 31 | -12 | 42 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 53 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 34 | -13 | 42 |
| 15 | Getafe | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 26 | -8 | 39 |
| 16 | Cádiz | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 51 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -16 | 39 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 63 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 38 | -27 | 39 |
| 18 | Granada | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 61 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 32 | -17 | 38 |
| 19 | Levante | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 76 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 46 | -25 | 35 |
| 20 | Deportivo Alavés | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 65 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 44 | -34 | 31 |
