Espanyol vs Athletic Club

2 - 1
🕒 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 11:00 Europe/London 📍 Stage Front Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Eduardo Prieto Iglesias 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished
Season
2015-2016 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 30
Regular Season Table
Espanyol 14 · Athletic Club 5
Referee Stats
20 matches · 5.15 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.15
Reds avg 0.15
Penalties avg 0.15
Over 4.5 cards 55%
Home wins 40%
Draws 35%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (17-14).
  • Athletic Club controlled possession (60%).
  • Espanyol had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Espanyol (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-5-5

Goals For / Against

22 / 28
Avg: 1.16 / 1.47

Points

32
Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

4
Athletic Club (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-4-8

Goals For / Against

23 / 28
Avg: 1.21 / 1.47

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.68
PPG
1.32
1.16
GF
1.21
1.47
GA
1.47
47%
O2.5
53%
47%
BTTS
37%
53%
Score 1st
58%

League-position context

Espanyol rank14th
Athletic Club rank5th
Espanyol points43
Athletic Club points62
Espanyol: #14 · 43 pts · GD -34
47 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Athletic Club: #5 · 62 pts · GD +13
28 pts off the top 2. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.
19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Espanyol last 5 home

W W D L W
Points10/15
Weighted index73
Goals9-7
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Athletic Club last 5 away

D D W L W
Points8/15
Weighted index47
Goals6-4
Record2-2-1
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Athletic Club trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Espanyol score at home79%
Espanyol clean sheet at home37%
Athletic Club score away68%
Athletic Club clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

Espanyol score first53%
Espanyol win after scoring first80%
Athletic Club score first58%
Athletic Club win after scoring first64%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Espanyol 50% · Athletic Club 17%
Avg first goal minute: Espanyol 25.6' · Athletic Club 30.8'

Vs league average

Espanyol score at home1.16 vs 1.62
Espanyol concede at home1.47 vs 1.13
Athletic Club score away1.21 vs 1.13
Athletic Club concede away1.47 vs 1.62
Espanyol score 28% below league average, while Athletic Club score 7% above league average.
Defensive side: Espanyol are 31% above league average at home, and Athletic Club are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Espanyol goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
46-60 5
16-30 3
31-45 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
0-15 6
76-90+ 6
46-60 5
61-75 3
31-45 1

Athletic Club goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
16-30 6
0-15 4
61-75 4
46-60 3
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
61-75 6
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
4
Total Shots
17
14
Shots off Goal
7
5
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
10
8
Shots Outside Box
7
6
Ball Possession
40%
60%
Corner Kicks
6
2
Fouls
0
0
Offsides
6
3
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
3
5
Total Passes
350
506
Passes Accurate
244
389
Passes %
70%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
20' ⚽
⚽
20' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
Eraso
Normal Goal
47'
47' Mikel Rico
53' ↑↓
↑↓
53' ⇄ Marco Asensio
1st substitution · For: F. Caicedo
54' ↑↓
↑↓
54' ⇄ Mikel Rico
1st substitution · For: Mikel San José Domínguez
54' ⚽
⚽
54' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
P. Diop
Normal Goal · Assist: Abraham
57' ⚽
⚽
57' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
F. Caicedo
Normal Goal · Assist: Gerard Moreno
60'
60' Álvaro González
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ Iturraspe
2nd substitution · For: Beñat
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ Eneko Bóveda Altube
3rd substitution · For: Raúl García
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ Gerard Moreno
2nd substitution · For: Javi López
84'
84' Lekue
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ F. Caicedo
3rd substitution · For: M. Sylla
86'
86' H. Pérez
90'
90' Pau López
90'
90' Beñat

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

Espanyol beat Athletic Club 2-1 on Sunday, 20 March 2016 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Eduardo Prieto Iglesias. It was played at Stage Front Stadium.

First half: Athletic Club took the lead at 20' when Eraso scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Mikel Rico received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 47'. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 53', with Marco Asensio replacing F. Caicedo. Athletic Club made their 1st substitution at 54', with Mikel Rico replacing Mikel San José Domínguez. Espanyol leveled the score at 54' when P. Diop scored, with the assist credited to Abraham, making the score 1-1. Espanyol took the lead at 57' when F. Caicedo scored, with the assist credited to Gerard Moreno, making the score 2-1. Álvaro González received a yellow card for Espanyol at 60'. Athletic Club made their 2nd substitution at 64', with Iturraspe replacing Beñat. Athletic Club made their 3rd substitution at 64', with Eneko Bóveda Altube replacing Raúl García. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Gerard Moreno replacing Javi López. Lekue received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 84'. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 84', with F. Caicedo replacing M. Sylla. H. Pérez received a yellow card for Espanyol at 86'. Pau López received a yellow card for Espanyol at 90'. Beñat received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 90'.

Espanyol used 3 substitutions while Athletic Club used 3 substitutions. Espanyol got 3 yellow cards, while Athletic Club got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (17-14).
  • Athletic Club controlled possession (60%).
  • Espanyol had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins6
Draws5
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals7 (41.2%)
BTTS10 (58.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws4
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (25.0%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)

Espanyol vs Athletic Club Head-to-Head History by Season