Espanyol vs Athletic Club match stats & report

1–2 Full time

La Liga · Spain · Regular Season - 28 · RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat · Ref José Munuera

Espanyol stats & fixtures · Athletic Club stats & fixtures

Espanyol lost to Athletic Club 1–2 in La Liga on 8 April 2023. Expected goals finished 0.85–2.33. Athletic Club had 51% of the ball.

Espanyol vs Athletic Club match statistics

EspanyolAthletic Club

49% Ball possession 51%
0.85 Expected goals (xG) 2.33
9 Total shots 12
2 Shots on target 7
6 Shots off target 3
1 Blocked shots 2
5 Shots inside the box 11
8 Corners 7
14 Fouls 18
4 Offsides 2
6 Yellow cards 4
1 Red cards 0
441 Passes 468
82% Pass accuracy 83%
5 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

21' Yellow card M. Braithwaite Espanyol
21' Yellow card Óscar de Marcos Athletic Club
22' Goal I. Williams (assist D. Garcia) Athletic Club
30' Yellow card D. Garcia Athletic Club
44' Yellow card O. Sancet Athletic Club
53' Yellow card José Gragera Espanyol
59' Yellow card Óscar Gil Espanyol
75' Goal N. Williams (assist G. Guruzeta) Athletic Club
78' Yellow card F. Calero Espanyol
90' Goal Darder Espanyol
90+1' Yellow card Aleix Vidal Espanyol
90+1' Yellow card Aleix Vidal Espanyol
90+1' Red card Aleix Vidal Espanyol
90+4' Yellow card Unai Simón Athletic Club

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Espanyol

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Luis García

13 Fernando Pacheco

2 Óscar Gil 4 L. Cabrera 23 C. Montes 27 Rubén Sánchez

15 José Gragera 20 Edu Expósito

17 M. Braithwaite 10 Darder 7 J. Puado

9 Joselu

Bench Aleix Vidal , Nico Melamed , F. Calero , Denis Suárez , Vinicius Souza , José Carlos Lazo , Álvaro Fernández , J. Garcia , R. Pierre-Gabriel , Dani Gómez , K. Bare

Athletic Club

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Ernesto Valverde

1 Unai Simón

17 Yuri 4 Íñigo Martínez 3 D. Vivian 18 Óscar de Marcos

6 Mikel Vesga 14 D. Garcia

7 Álex Berenguer 8 O. Sancet 9 I. Williams

12 G. Guruzeta

Bench Iker Muniain , N. Williams , A. Herrera , Yeray , Aitor Paredes , Balenziaga , U. Vencedor , Raúl García , Capa , Malcom Adu , Julen Agirrezabala , Oier Zarraga

Form guide

Espanyol at home

3–3–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 2.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Athletic Club away

5–1–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 3.0 per game

32% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Espanyol vs Athletic Club head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
4 Sep 22	Athletic Club v Espanyol	0–1

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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