Barcelona vs Athletic Club: result 2-1 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 24Kick-off on February 20, 2011 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona
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What was the result of Barcelona vs Athletic Club?
Barcelona won 2-1 on February 20, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 4′David VillaBarcelona
- 50′Andoni Iraola SagarnaAthletic Club (pen.)
- 78′L. MessiBarcelona
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 14 wins, 1 draws and 0 defeats; Athletic Club have 9, 1 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2011 | Sporting Gijon(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 5, 2011 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 29, 2011 | Hércules(away) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 22, 2011 | Racing Santander(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 16, 2011 | Malaga(home) | 4-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2011 | Mallorca(away) | 0-1 | La Liga |
| Feb 5, 2011 | Sporting Gijon(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 30, 2011 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 2-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 24, 2011 | Hércules(home) | 3-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 15, 2011 | Racing Santander(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Barcelona win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Athletic Club win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2010 | Athletic Club 1-3 Barcelona | La Liga |
Last archived meeting: Athletic Club vs Barcelona on Sep 25, 2010
How many goals should we expect?
Barcelona score 3.8 and concede 0.4 goals per match over their last 15; Athletic Club score 1.5 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 3.8 | 0.4 | 9 | 6/15 | 14/15 |
| Athletic Club | 1.5 | 1.2 | 6 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Barcelona sit 5th in La Liga (3 points from 1 matches) and Athletic Club sit 20th (0 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | 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