Athletic Club vs Espanyol: result 2-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 23Kick-off on February 7, 2022 at 08:00 PM (UTC)San Mamés Barria, Bilbao
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What was the result of Athletic Club vs Espanyol?
Athletic Club won 2-1 on February 7, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 3′T. VilhenaEspanyol
- 5′Oihan SancetAthletic Club
- 16′Íñigo MartínezAthletic Club
Official lineup for Athletic Club vs Espanyol
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Athletic Club
4-4-2- 33Nico Serrano
- 7Álex Berenguer
- 19Oier Zarraga
- 8Oihan Sancet
- 14Dani García
- 22Raúl García
- 12Dani Vivian
- 15Lekue
- 4Íñigo Martínez
- 24Balenziaga
- 1Unai Simón
Espanyol
4-2-3-1- 9Javi Puado
- 18L. Dimata
- 14Óscar Melendo
- 6Manu Morlanes
- 10Darder
- 19T. Vilhena
- 12Óscar Gil
- 3Adrià Pedrosa
- 24Sergi Gómez
- 4L. Cabrera
- 13Diego López
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Athletic Club have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Espanyol have 6, 2 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2022 | Real Madrid(home) | 1-0 | Copa del Rey |
| Jan 23, 2022 | Rayo Vallecano(away) | 1-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Barcelona(home) | 3-2 | Copa del Rey |
| Jan 16, 2022 | Real Madrid(home) | 0-2 | Super Cup |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 2-1 | Super Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2022 | Real Betis(home) | 1-4 | La Liga |
| Jan 18, 2022 | Cadiz(away) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Mallorca(away) | 1-2 | Copa del Rey |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Elche(home) | 1-2 | La Liga |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Ponferradina(away) | 1-1 | Copa del Rey |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Athletic Club win, 3 draws, 2 Espanyol wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2021 | Espanyol 1-1 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Jan 25, 2020 | Espanyol 1-1 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Oct 30, 2019 | Athletic Club 3-0 Espanyol | La Liga |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Athletic Club 1-1 Espanyol | La Liga |
| Nov 5, 2018 | Espanyol 1-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| May 20, 2018 | Athletic Club 0-1 Espanyol | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Espanyol vs Athletic Club on Oct 26, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
Athletic Club score 1.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Espanyol score 1.5 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Club | 1.2 | 0.9 | 6 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Espanyol | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Athletic Club sit 9th in La Liga (9 points from 7 matches) and Espanyol sit 12th (8 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Athletic Club | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
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