Athletic Club vs Barcelona: result 0-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 23, 2015 at 04:30 PM (UTC)San Mamés Barria, Bilbao
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What was the result of Athletic Club vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 0-1 on August 23, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 54′L. SuárezBarcelona
Official lineup for Athletic Club vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Athletic Club
- 20Aduriz
- 25Sabin Merino
- 3Gorka Elustondo Urkola
- 5Eraso
- 7Beñat
- 14Susaeta
- 17Mikel Rico
- 4Aymeric Laporte
- 10De Marcos
- 24Balenziaga
- 1Gorka Iraizoz Moreno
Barcelona
- 9L. Suárez
- 10L. Messi
- 4I. Rakitić
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 8Andrés Iniesta
- 12Rafinha
- 14J. Mascherano
- 6Dani Alves
- 18Jordi Alba
- 23Thomas Vermaelen
- 13C. Bravo
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Athletic Club have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Barcelona have 12, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2015 | Žilina(away) | 2-3 | UEFA Europa League |
| Aug 6, 2015 | İnter Bakı(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Jul 30, 2015 | İnter Bakı(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| May 23, 2015 | Villarreal(home) | 4-0 | La Liga |
| May 17, 2015 | Elche(away) | 3-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2015 | Juventus(away) | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| May 23, 2015 | Deportivo La Coruna(home) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| May 17, 2015 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| May 12, 2015 | Bayern München(away) | 2-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| May 9, 2015 | Real Sociedad(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Athletic Club win, 1 draw, 4 Barcelona wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2015 | Athletic Club 2-5 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Barcelona 2-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Apr 20, 2014 | Barcelona 2-1 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Dec 1, 2013 | Athletic Club 1-0 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Athletic Club 2-2 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Dec 1, 2012 | Barcelona 5-1 Athletic Club | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Athletic Club vs Barcelona on Feb 8, 2015
How many goals should we expect?
Athletic Club score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.9 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Club | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Barcelona | 2.9 | 0.6 | 10 | 5/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Athletic Club sit 7th in La Liga (15 points from 10 matches) and Barcelona sit 1st (30 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 30 |
| 7 | Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 15 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy