Athletic Club vs Espanyol

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🕒 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 San Mamés Barria 🧑‍⚖️ Mateo Busquets Ferrer 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Athletic Club 12 · Espanyol 11

Referee Stats

Mateo Busquets Ferrer

19 matches · 4.74 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.74
Reds avg	0.37
Penalties avg	0.32
Over 4.5 cards	63%
Home wins	32%
Draws	21%
Away wins	47%

How the match was won

Athletic Club outshot their opponent (17-10).
Athletic Club controlled possession (66%).
Athletic Club had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Athletic Club (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-7

Goals For / Against

22 / 21

Avg: 1.16 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Espanyol (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 31

Avg: 1.16 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this LaLiga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.58

PPG

1.05

1.16

1.11

1.63

42%

O2.5

58%

53%

BTTS

63%

53%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Athletic Club rank12th

Espanyol rank11th

Athletic Club points45

Espanyol points46

Athletic Club: #12 · 45 pts · GD -15

41 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Espanyol: #11 · 46 pts · GD -12

40 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Athletic Club last 5 home

D L W L W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals5-5

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Espanyol last 5 away

W L L L D

Points4/15

Weighted index36

Goals4-8

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Athletic Club trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 0%

Espanyol trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Athletic Club score at home74%

Athletic Club clean sheet at home21%

Espanyol score away79%

Espanyol clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Athletic Club score first53%

Athletic Club win after scoring first80%

Espanyol score first32%

Espanyol win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Athletic Club 43% · Espanyol 22%

Avg first goal minute: Athletic Club 43.1' · Espanyol 33.7'

Vs league average

Athletic Club score at home1.16 vs 1.57

Athletic Club concede at home1.11 vs 1.12

Espanyol score away1.16 vs 1.12

Espanyol concede away1.63 vs 1.57

Athletic Club score 26% below league average, while Espanyol score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Athletic Club are 1% below league average at home, and Espanyol are 4% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Athletic Club goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

16-30 0

Espanyol goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

66%

34%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

527

280

Passes Accurate

443

197

Passes %

84%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

28'

28' Ruíz de Galarreta

33'

33' Nico Williams

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Álex Berenguer

Normal Goal

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Carlos Romero

Normal Goal

45+1'

45+1' Gorosabel

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Pere Milla

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Dolan

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Nico Williams

1st substitution · For: Gorka Guruzeta

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Ruíz de Galarreta

2nd substitution · For: Alejandro Rego

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Pere Milla

1st substitution · For: Jofre Carreras

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Pol Lozano

2nd substitution · For: Kike García

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Gorosabel

3rd substitution · For: Jesús Areso

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ A. Boiro

4th substitution · For: Unai Gómez

77'

77' Urko González

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ I. Williams

5th substitution · For: Robert Navarro

80'

80' Alejandro Rego

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ T. Dolan

3rd substitution · For: José Salinas

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Carlos Romero

4th substitution · For: C. Riedel

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Edu Expósito

5th substitution · For: Rubén Sánchez

86'

86' C. Riedel

90+5'

90+5' Lekue

Athletic Club vs Espanyol 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Espanyol beat Athletic Club 2-1 on Monday, 22 December 2025 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Mateo Busquets Ferrer. It was played at San Mamés Barria.

First half: Ruíz de Galarreta received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 28'. Nico Williams received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 33'. Athletic Club took the lead at 38' when Álex Berenguer scored, making the score 1-0. Espanyol leveled the score at 44' when Carlos Romero scored, making the score 1-1. Gorosabel received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 45+1'.

Second half: Espanyol took the lead at 52' when Pere Milla scored, with the assist credited to T. Dolan, making the score 1-2. Athletic Club made their 1st substitution at 57', with Nico Williams replacing Gorka Guruzeta. Athletic Club made their 2nd substitution at 57', with Ruíz de Galarreta replacing Alejandro Rego. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 57', with Pere Milla replacing Jofre Carreras. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 72', with Pol Lozano replacing Kike García. Athletic Club made their 3rd substitution at 76', with Gorosabel replacing Jesús Areso. Athletic Club made their 4th substitution at 76', with A. Boiro replacing Unai Gómez. Urko González received a yellow card for Espanyol at 77'. Athletic Club made their 5th substitution at 79', with I. Williams replacing Robert Navarro. Alejandro Rego received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 80'. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 83', with T. Dolan replacing José Salinas. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 83', with Carlos Romero replacing C. Riedel. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 84', with Edu Expósito replacing Rubén Sánchez. C. Riedel received a yellow card for Espanyol at 86'. Lekue received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 90+5'.

Athletic Club used 5 substitutions while Espanyol used 5 substitutions. Athletic Club got 5 yellow cards, while Espanyol got 2 yellow cards.