La Liga match research: Espanyol against Athletic Club

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Sat 08.April
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: RCDE Stadium (40500 seats)

19th- against 7th place might not feel all that hot. But look: Here's the facts and figures that makes Espanyol - Athletic Club (even) more appealing!

Insights:
  • Espanyol have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in La Liga
  • Athletic Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Athletic Club could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Copa Del Rey game only four sleeps ago.

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Espanyol form and stats

Espanyol's struggle is real here at RCDE Stadium with only 13 points collected from 13 La Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-4-6. It's trouble wherever Espanyol are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

Espanyol faced defeat in their previous match, away at Girona (1-2). Joselu, a striker, was the highest rated performer for the team in that fixture, earning a rating of 7.15 (out of 10). Joselu hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Celta de Vigo with the scoreline 1-3.

A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 13 most recent league games reveals that 11 of them had goals from both teams.

The Espanyol fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.

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Athletic Club form and stats

As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Athletic Club have produced an overall stat of 4-4-5 so far.

Club delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Osasuna in their previous match; a Copa Del Rey fixture. Vesga got a match rating of 6.8 in that game, top player of the team. Vesga served one assist.

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Getafe.

The visiting Athletic Club have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 13 games. As opposed to that, Athletic Club have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The participants have met each other before in this season, with the result Athletic Club - Espanyol 0-1 registered in the official records. Espanyol-Athletic Club H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Espanyol three wins, Athletic Club three wins, four draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

EspanyolJ. Sanmartín Mato
J. Sanmartín Mato
12 goals
EspanyolM. Braithwait
M. Braithwait
9 goals
Athletic ClubO. Sancet Tirapu
O. Sancet Tirapu
8 goals

Espanyol missing players

Athletic Club missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Espanyol Athletic Club
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 6 Played P 5 13 27
6 3 1 Won W 4 4 10
9 4 2 Drew D 1 4 7
12 6 3 Lost L 0 5 10
33 17 8 Scored S 15 18 36
44 23 12 Conceded C 5 17 28
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 81%
78% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 56%
59% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 48%
41% 54% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 80% 46% 37%
7% 15% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 8% 15%
74% 69% 83% BTTS BTTS 80% 54% 37%
15% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 23% 37%
11% 15% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 44%
 
4.1 5.4 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.8 6.3
5.1 3.6 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.2 3.4
2.5 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.9
8 5 2 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
10.5 12.2 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 16 12.5 14.9
3.3 3.6 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.6 4.1 4.6
38% 36% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 34% 29%
 
13.8 11.9 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 12.8 10.7
4.7 4.4 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.7 3.6
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Athletic Club have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Athletic Club have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Espanyol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Espanyol have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in La Liga
  • Espanyol have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Espanyol haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 27 23 2 2 53 9 13 11 2 0 27 2 14 12 0 2 26 7 44 71
2 Real Madrid 27 18 5 4 57 21 13 9 4 0 32 9 14 9 1 4 25 12 36 59
3 Atletico Madrid 27 16 6 5 43 19 14 8 3 3 26 11 13 8 3 2 17 8 24 54
4 Real Sociedad 27 14 6 7 35 26 13 6 4 3 15 12 14 8 2 4 20 14 9 48
5 Real Betis 27 13 6 8 34 27 13 7 3 3 19 12 14 6 3 5 15 15 7 45
6 Villarreal 27 13 5 9 34 24 13 8 2 3 19 10 14 5 3 6 15 14 10 44
7 Athletic Club 27 10 7 10 36 28 14 6 3 5 18 11 13 4 4 5 18 17 8 37
8 Rayo Vallecano 27 9 10 8 32 31 13 5 5 3 18 14 14 4 5 5 14 17 1 37
9 Osasuna 27 9 8 10 22 27 13 6 1 6 12 14 14 3 7 4 10 13 -5 35
10 Celta de Vigo 27 9 8 10 34 37 14 5 5 4 21 16 13 4 3 6 13 21 -3 35
11 Girona 27 9 7 11 42 42 14 7 3 4 25 19 13 2 4 7 17 23 0 34
12 Mallorca 27 9 6 12 22 27 14 6 4 4 13 10 13 3 2 8 9 17 -5 33
13 Sevilla 27 8 7 12 31 42 13 5 3 5 16 16 14 3 4 7 15 26 -11 31
14 Getafe 27 7 9 11 27 34 14 5 4 5 16 16 13 2 5 6 11 18 -7 30
15 Cadiz 27 6 10 11 21 40 14 4 6 4 14 19 13 2 4 7 7 21 -19 28
16 Real Valladolid 27 8 4 15 20 44 13 6 2 5 12 13 14 2 2 10 8 31 -24 28
17 Almeria 27 7 6 14 32 47 14 7 2 5 21 18 13 0 4 9 11 29 -15 27
18 Valencia 27 7 6 14 29 32 14 6 3 5 21 13 13 1 3 9 8 19 -3 27
19 Espanyol 27 6 9 12 33 44 13 3 4 6 17 23 14 3 5 6 16 21 -11 27
20 Elche 27 2 7 18 19 55 14 1 4 9 11 25 13 1 3 9 8 30 -36 13

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Table
  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 27 23 2 2 53 9 13 11 2 0 27 2 14 12 0 2 26 7 44 71
2 Real Madrid 27 18 5 4 57 21 13 9 4 0 32 9 14 9 1 4 25 12 36 59
3 Atletico Madrid 27 16 6 5 43 19 14 8 3 3 26 11 13 8 3 2 17 8 24 54
4 Real Sociedad 27 14 6 7 35 26 13 6 4 3 15 12 14 8 2 4 20 14 9 48
5 Real Betis 27 13 6 8 34 27 13 7 3 3 19 12 14 6 3 5 15 15 7 45
6 Villarreal 27 13 5 9 34 24 13 8 2 3 19 10 14 5 3 6 15 14 10 44
7 Athletic Club 27 10 7 10 36 28 14 6 3 5 18 11 13 4 4 5 18 17 8 37
8 Rayo Vallecano 27 9 10 8 32 31 13 5 5 3 18 14 14 4 5 5 14 17 1 37
9 Osasuna 27 9 8 10 22 27 13 6 1 6 12 14 14 3 7 4 10 13 -5 35
10 Celta de Vigo 27 9 8 10 34 37 14 5 5 4 21 16 13 4 3 6 13 21 -3 35
11 Girona 27 9 7 11 42 42 14 7 3 4 25 19 13 2 4 7 17 23 0 34
12 Mallorca 27 9 6 12 22 27 14 6 4 4 13 10 13 3 2 8 9 17 -5 33
13 Sevilla 27 8 7 12 31 42 13 5 3 5 16 16 14 3 4 7 15 26 -11 31
14 Getafe 27 7 9 11 27 34 14 5 4 5 16 16 13 2 5 6 11 18 -7 30
15 Cadiz 27 6 10 11 21 40 14 4 6 4 14 19 13 2 4 7 7 21 -19 28
16 Real Valladolid 27 8 4 15 20 44 13 6 2 5 12 13 14 2 2 10 8 31 -24 28
17 Almeria 27 7 6 14 32 47 14 7 2 5 21 18 13 0 4 9 11 29 -15 27
18 Valencia 27 7 6 14 29 32 14 6 3 5 21 13 13 1 3 9 8 19 -3 27
19 Espanyol 27 6 9 12 33 44 13 3 4 6 17 23 14 3 5 6 16 21 -11 27
20 Elche 27 2 7 18 19 55 14 1 4 9 11 25 13 1 3 9 8 30 -36 13

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