Barcelona vs Athletic Club: result 2-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 24, 2024 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona
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What was the result of Barcelona vs Athletic Club?
Barcelona won 2-1 on August 24, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 24′Lamine YamalBarcelona
- 42′Oihan SancetAthletic Club (pen.)
- 75′R. LewandowskiBarcelona
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Athletic Club have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2024 | Valencia(away) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Monaco(home) | 0-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 6, 2024 | AC Milan(home) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Real Madrid(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Manchester City(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2024 | Getafe(home) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Aug 10, 2024 | VfB Stuttgart(away) | 0-4 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Aston Villa(away) | 2-3 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Osasuna(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Eibar(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Barcelona win(s), 1 draw(s), 1 Athletic Club win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2024 | Athletic Club 0-0 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Athletic Club 4-2 Barcelona | Copa del Rey |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Mar 12, 2023 | Athletic Club 0-1 Barcelona | La Liga |
| Oct 23, 2022 | Barcelona 4-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Barcelona 4-0 Athletic Club | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Athletic Club vs Barcelona on Mar 3, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Barcelona score 2.0 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Athletic Club score 1.3 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 2.0 | 1.7 | 4 | 10/15 | 12/15 |
| Athletic Club | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Barcelona sit 4th in La Liga (3 points from 1 matches) and Athletic Club sit 18th (0 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