Athletic Club vs Barcelona: result 2-3 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 2Kick-off on January 6, 2021 at 08:00 PM (UTC)San Mamés Barria, Bilbao
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What was the result of Athletic Club vs Barcelona?
Barcelona won 2-3 on January 6, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 3′I. WilliamsAthletic Club
- 14′PedriBarcelona
- 38′L. MessiBarcelona
- 62′L. MessiBarcelona
- 90′MuniainAthletic Club
Official lineup for Athletic Club vs Barcelona
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Athletic Club
4-4-2- 9I. Williams
- 10Muniain
- 27Unai Vencedor
- 6Mikel Vesga
- 22Raúl García
- 3Unai Núñez
- 21Capa
- 4Íñigo Martínez
- 17Yuri
- 18De Marcos
- 1Unai Simón
Barcelona
4-3-3- 16Pedri
- 11O. Dembélé
- 7A. Griezmann
- 10L. Messi
- 21F. de Jong
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 2S. Dest
- 4R. Araújo
- 15C. Lenglet
- 18Jordi Alba
- 1M. ter Stegen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Athletic Club have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Barcelona have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2021 | Elche(home) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Real Sociedad(home) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Villarreal(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Huesca(home) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 15, 2020 | Real Madrid(away) | 1-3 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2021 | Huesca(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Eibar(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Valladolid(away) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Valencia(home) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Real Sociedad(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Athletic Club wins, 2 draws, 2 Barcelona wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2020 | Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Feb 6, 2020 | Athletic Club 1-0 Barcelona | Copa del Rey |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Athletic Club 1-0 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Feb 10, 2019 | Athletic Club 0-0 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Sep 29, 2018 | Barcelona 1-1 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Mar 18, 2018 | Barcelona 2-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Barcelona vs Athletic Club on Jun 23, 2020
How many goals should we expect?
Athletic Club score 1.1 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Barcelona score 2.0 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Club | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
| Barcelona | 2.0 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
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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