There is optimism in FC Barcelona so far this season, with the 4th place in the La Liga table and looking forward to facing Athletic Club (who are in 8th).
- FC Barcelona is in the best form (4-2-0) in La Liga
- FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Athletic Club have scored away.
These are hustling days for the team playing at home, as they had a match only three days ago in the Europa League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Napoli.
FC Barcelona form and stats
23 points is a decent return from 11 La Liga games here at Camp Nou for FC Barcelona. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Two home wins in a row for FC Barcelona bring valid hopes of a third.
de Jong (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.85/10. Jong scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 71 successful passes (of 76 total).
Before that match, a La Liga win away at Valencia.FC Barcelona can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 23 times. On the other hand, Barcelona have conceded 13 goals.
Athletic Club form and stats
As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Athletic Club have produced an overall stat of 3-8-2 so far.
Athletic Club go into this game after a win, the home game against Real Sociedad that ended 4-0. Midfielder Muniain was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.23. Muniain scored one goal, served one assist, hit seven key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Mallorca's place.The schedule is very tough for Club now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Copa Del Rey game at Valencia is waiting in only three days.
The attacking power of Athletic Club when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Athletic Club are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
FC Barcelona and Athletic Club have met previously this season: Athletic Club - Barcelona 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four FC Barcelona victories, two draws and four Athletic Club wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Depay 8 goals |   O. Sancet Tirapu 6 goals |  I. Williams Arthuer 6 goals |
FC Barcelona missing players
Athletic Club missing players
| FC Barcelona | Athletic Club | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 42 | 23 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 29 |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 62% | 80% |
| 75% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 38% | 56% |
| 50% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 15% | 36% |
| 38% | 36% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 20% |
| 21% | 27% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 67% | 73% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 48% |
| 21% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 54% | 40% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 46% | 32% |
| 5.7 | 6.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.6 |
| 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.9 | 14.3 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.7 | 12.9 |
| 5 | 5.9 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 35% | 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 27% |
| 9.8 | 8.3 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 14.6 | 12.4 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
- FC Barcelona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Barcelona have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Athletic Club have scored away.
- FC Barcelona have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- FC Barcelona haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- FC Barcelona is in the best form (4-2-0) in La Liga
| 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 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 31 | 57 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 51 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 4 | FC Barcelona | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 42 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 42 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 39 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 38 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 9 | Celta de Vigo | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 32 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | Valencia | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -5 | 30 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 29 |
| 14 | Elche | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 | Getafe | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Mallorca | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -15 | 26 |
| 17 | Granada | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 24 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -18 | 20 |
| 19 | Deportivo Alaves | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -23 | 20 |
| 20 | Levante | 25 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 30 | -26 | 15 |
