Athletic Club vs Barcelona: result 0-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 28, 2016 at 06:15 PM (UTC)San Mamés Barria, Bilbao
Full time
What was the result of Athletic Club vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 0-1 on August 28, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 21′I. RakitićBarcelona
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Athletic Club have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Barcelona have 11, 0 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2016 | Sporting Gijon(away) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| May 14, 2016 | Sevilla(home) | 3-1 | La Liga |
| May 8, 2016 | Las Palmas(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| May 1, 2016 | Celta Vigo(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Apr 24, 2016 | Levante(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2016 | Real Betis(home) | 6-2 | La Liga |
| Aug 17, 2016 | Sevilla(home) | 3-0 | Super Cup |
| Aug 14, 2016 | Sevilla(away) | 2-0 | Super Cup |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Liverpool(away) | 0-4 | International Champions Cup |
| Aug 3, 2016 | Leicester(home) | 4-2 | International Champions Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Athletic Club win(s), 0 draw(s), 5 Barcelona win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2016 | Barcelona 6-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Aug 23, 2015 | Athletic Club 0-1 Barcelona | La Liga |
| 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 |
Last archived meeting: Barcelona vs Athletic Club on Jan 17, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Athletic Club score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 3.0 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Club | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
| Barcelona | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 5/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Athletic Club sit 18th in La Liga (0 points from 1 matches) and Barcelona sit 4th (3 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Athletic Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy