Barcelona vs Athletic Club: result 3-0 and analysis
La LigaRegular Season - 21Kick-off on February 4, 2017 at 03:15 PM (UTC)Camp Nou, Barcelona
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What was the result of Barcelona vs Athletic Club?
Barcelona won 3-0 on February 4, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 18′Paco AlcácerBarcelona
- 40′L. MessiBarcelona
- 67′Aleix VidalBarcelona
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Barcelona have 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeats; Athletic Club have 6, 6 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2017 | Real Betis(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Jan 22, 2017 | Eibar(away) | 4-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 14, 2017 | Las Palmas(home) | 5-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 8, 2017 | Villarreal(away) | 1-1 | La Liga |
| Dec 18, 2016 | Espanyol(home) | 4-1 | La Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2017 | Sporting Gijon(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
| Jan 22, 2017 | Atletico Madrid(home) | 2-2 | La Liga |
| Jan 14, 2017 | Leganes(away) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Jan 8, 2017 | Alaves(home) | 0-0 | La Liga |
| Dec 19, 2016 | Celta Vigo(home) | 2-1 | La Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 6 Barcelona win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Athletic Club win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2016 | Athletic Club 0-1 Barcelona | La Liga |
| 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 |
Last archived meeting: Athletic Club vs Barcelona on Aug 28, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Barcelona score 2.2 and concede 0.7 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 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 7 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Athletic Club | 1.5 | 1.2 | 4 | 10/15 | 8/15 |
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