Athletic Club vs Espanyol match stats & report

1–2 Full time

La Liga · Spain · Regular Season - 17 · San Mamés, Bilbao · Ref Mateo Busquets Ferrer, Spain

Athletic Club stats & fixtures · Espanyol stats & fixtures

Athletic Club lost to Espanyol 1–2 in La Liga on 22 December 2025. Expected goals finished 1.59–0.90. Athletic Club had 66% of the ball.

Athletic Club vs Espanyol match statistics

Athletic ClubEspanyol

66% Ball possession 34%
1.59 Expected goals (xG) 0.90
17 Total shots 10
7 Shots on target 5
4 Shots off target 3
6 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside the box 5
8 Corners 4
8 Fouls 5
0 Offsides 1
5 Yellow cards 2
527 Passes 280
84% Pass accuracy 70%
3 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

28' Yellow card Ruíz de Galarreta Athletic Club
33' Yellow card N. Williams Athletic Club
38' Goal Álex Berenguer Athletic Club
44' Goal C. Romero Espanyol
45+1' Yellow card A. Gorosabel Athletic Club
52' Goal Pere Milla (assist T. Dolan) Espanyol
77' Yellow card Urko González Espanyol
80' Yellow card Alejandro Rego Athletic Club
86' Yellow card C. Riedel Espanyol
90+5' Yellow card Íñigo Lekue Athletic Club

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Athletic Club

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Ernesto Valverde

1 Unai Simón

19 A. Boiro 4 Aitor Paredes 15 Íñigo Lekue 2 A. Gorosabel

18 Mikel Jauregizar 16 Ruíz de Galarreta

10 N. Williams 8 O. Sancet 7 Álex Berenguer

9 I. Williams

Bench Álex Padilla , Mikel Vesga , G. Guruzeta , Jesús Areso , Unai Gómez , N. Serrano , Robert Navarro , Urko Izeta , Alejandro Rego , S. Sanchez , I. Monreal

Espanyol

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Manolo Gonzalez

13 M. Dmitrović

22 C. Romero 6 L. Cabrera 5 F. Calero 23 O. El Hilali

10 Pol Lozano 4 Urko González

11 Pere Milla 8 Edu Expósito 24 T. Dolan

9 Roberto Fernández

Bench Ángel Fortuño , Pol Tristan Jimenez , Rubén Sánchez , J. Salinas , Miguel Rubio , L. Koleosho , Jofre , K. Garcia , Antoniu Roca , Javier Hernandez , C. Riedel , F. Gomez

Form guide

Athletic Club at home

3–4–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 7.7 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Espanyol away

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.7 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Athletic Club vs Espanyol head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
16 Feb 25	Espanyol v Athletic Club	1–1
19 Oct 24	Athletic Club v Espanyol	4–1
8 Apr 23	Espanyol v Athletic Club	1–2
4 Sep 22	Athletic Club v Espanyol	0–1

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Athletic Club vs Espanyol head-to-head record