Athletic Club and Espanyol have delivered a "par" performance until now, to use a golf phrase. Both have mid-table places in the La Liga.
- Athletic Club have the most matches under the total-line (12) in La Liga
- Espanyol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
The hosts Athletic Club saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Copa Del Rey. This match was also played here at San Mamés Barria. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Espanyol have had more rest.
Athletic Club form and stats
Athletic Club have played 10 La Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Athletic Club, as their goalkeeper Unai Simon Mendibil has completely shut out the opponents for 260 minutes in the La Liga.
Defender Martínez got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.0/10. Martínez won 5 of 6 duels.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Rayo Vallecano.The Athletic Club fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. Athletic Club have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Espanyol form and stats
There's been little loot from Espanyol's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 11 away games in the La Liga. Espanyol only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
Home advantage was not enough for Espanyol in their previous game as they lost hosting Real Betis, 1-4. Defender Gil was the best team player with a rating of 7.22. Gil served one assist, hit three key passes and won 8 of 15 duels.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Cadiz.The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Espanyol have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the results database show this recent fixture: Espanyol - Athletic Club 1-1. Last ten meetings with these teams: Athletic Club won two, Espanyol were winners in three and we saw five draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  R. de Tomás Gómez 12 goals |   I. Williams Arthuer 5 goals |  O. Sancet Tirapu 4 goals |
Athletic Club missing players
Espanyol missing players
| Athletic Club | Espanyol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 21 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 26 |
| 17 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 30 |
| 77% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 91% | 91% |
| 50% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 68% |
| 27% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 50% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 27% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 45% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 55% |
| 41% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 9% | 27% |
| 36% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 27% |
| 6.7 | 7.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 4.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 14.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.6 | 12 |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 23% | 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 24% | 28% |
| 12.6 | 10.3 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 13.1 | 13.4 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
- Athletic Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Athletic Club have the most matches under the total-line (12) in La Liga
- Athletic Club have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Athletic Club haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Espanyol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 50 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 32 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Athletic Club | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Valencia | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -5 | 28 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 27 |
| 14 | Granada | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Elche | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Getafe | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 22 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 20 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 18 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 17 |
| 20 | Levante | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -22 | 11 |
