Athletic Club vs Espanyol
Ref: Mateo Busquets Ferrer, SpainSan Mamés Barria, Bilbao · 53,289 cap
Match recap
Espanyol beat Athletic Club 2–1 in their La Liga fixture. Álex Berenguer scored for Athletic Club; Romero and Milla replied for Espanyol. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.59 for Athletic Club versus 0.90 for Espanyol. Athletic Club sit 12th in the La Liga table while Espanyol are 11th.
First Half
Ruíz de Galarreta
Yellow Card
Nico Williams
Yellow Card
⚽
Álex Berenguer
44'
⚽
Romero
Gorosabel
Yellow Card
Second Half
52'
⚽
Milla
Assist: Dolan
⇄
Ruíz de Galarreta
⇄
Nico Williams
57'
⇄
Milla
72'
⇄
Lozano
⇄
Boiro
⇄
Gorosabel
77'
González
Yellow Card
⇄
Williams
Rego
Yellow Card
83'
⇄
Dolan
83'
⇄
Romero
84'
⇄
Edu Expósito
86'
Riedel
Yellow Card
Lekue
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 38 | 31 | 1 | 6 | +59 | 94 |
| 10 |  Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 46 |
| 11 |  Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 46 |
| 12 |  Athletic Club | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -15 | 45 |
| 13 |  Sevilla | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | -14 | 43 |
As of 20 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Athletic ClubEspanyol
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.59VS0.90
Attack5 · 0 won
17
Shots
10
7
Shots on target
5
12
Shots in the box
5
5
Shots outside box
5
4
Shots off goal
3
8
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
66%
Possession
34%
527
Total passes
280
443
Accurate passes
197
84%
Pass accuracy
70%
Discipline1 · 2 won
8
Fouls
5
5
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
6
6
Blocked shots
2
0
Goals prevented
0
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1
Espanyol
4-2-3-1
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Unai SimónG
- 2GorosabelD
- 4Aitor ParedesD
- 7Álex BerenguerM
- 8Oihan SancetM
- 9I. WilliamsF
- 10Nico WilliamsM
- 15LekueD
- 16Ruíz de GalarretaM
- 18Mikel JauregizarM
- 19A. BoiroD
Substitutes
- 6Mikel VesgaM
- 11Gorka GuruzetaF
- 12Jesús AresoD
- 20Unai GómezM
- 22Nico SerranoF
- 23Robert NavarroM
- 25Urko IzetaF
- 27Álex PadillaG
- 30Alejandro RegoM
- 44S. SanchezM
- 47Iker MonrealD
Espanyol
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4Urko GonzálezM
- 5Fernando CaleroD
- 6L. CabreraD
- 8Edu ExpósitoM
- 9Roberto FernándezF
- 10Pol LozanoM
- 11Pere MillaM
- 13M. DmitrovićG
- 22Carlos RomeroD
- 23O. El HilaliD
- 24T. DolanM
Substitutes
- 1Ángel FortuñoG
- 2Rubén SánchezD
- 12José SalinasD
- 15Miguel RubioD
- 16L. KoleoshoF
- 17Jofre CarrerasF
- 19Kike GarcíaF
- 20Antoniu RocaF
- 27Javier HernandezM
- 28F. GomezM
- 30Pol TristánG
- 38C. RiedelD
Athletic Club
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álex Berenguer | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Unai Simón | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Jauregizar | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aitor Paredes | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Andoni Gorosabel | D | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nico Williams | M | 57 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/4 |
| Iñaki Williams(C) | F | 79 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Oihan Sancet | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | M | 57 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/4 |
| Íñigo Lekue | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Adama Boiro | D | 76 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Iker Monreal Agundez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Padilla | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Vesga | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico Serrano | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Selton Sanchez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Urko Izeta | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesús Areso | D | 14 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Unai Gómez | M | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Rego | M | 33 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Robert Navarro | M | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Gorka Guruzeta | F | 33 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Espanyol
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Romero | D | 83 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Marko Dmitrović | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrhys Dolan | M | 83 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Omar El Hilali | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Edu Expósito | M | 84 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1/1 |
| Pere Milla | M | 57 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fernando Calero | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Urko González | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Roberto Fernández | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Pol Lozano | M | 72 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Cabrera(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Pol Tristan Jimenez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Rubio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Javier Hernandez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Koleosho | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antoniu Roca | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ferran Gomez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angel Fortuno | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kike García | F | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Jofre Carreras | F | 33 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jose Salinas | D | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rubén Sánchez | D | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clemens Riedel | D | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |