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
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What was the result of Athletic Club vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 0-1 on August 28, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 21′I. RakitićBarcelona
Official lineup for Athletic Club vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Athletic Club
4-2-3-1- 11I. Williams
- 20Aduriz
- 5Eraso
- 18De Marcos
- 8Iturraspe
- 7Beñat
- 14Susaeta
- 4Aymeric Laporte
- 2Eneko Bóveda Altube
- 24Balenziaga
- 1Gorka Iraizoz Moreno
Barcelona
4-3-3- 9L. Suárez
- 10L. Messi
- 6Denis Suárez
- 20Sergi Roberto
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 4I. Rakitić
- 7A. Turan
- 23S. Umtiti
- 18Jordi Alba
- 3Piqué
- 1M. ter Stegen
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, 0 draws, 5 Barcelona wins.
| 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 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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