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Athletic Bilbao v Espanyol : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 20th Nov, 20:00 BST, San Mamés, Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol clash at the San Mamés on Friday night, with both Edin Terzic and Eder Sarabia Armesto hoping for success in the La Liga. The predictions shown are based on in-depth statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across 17 of the biggest betting markets. Data shown and the odds is designed to fit each market, and head-to-head stats are included across them all.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means that there will be 3 goals or less scored by A.Bilbao and Espanyol combined during 90 minutes. Latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) performances have led us to our prediction, and we think there's a 74% chance of it being a winning tip. The top price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.36.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think A.Bilbao are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 53% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.57.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
A.Bilbao
53%
1.57
2%
-
Draw
25%
3.75-
Espanyol
23%
5.75
5%
-
A.Bilbao 1-0
12%
7.00
8%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
7.50-
A.Bilbao 2-0
10%
7.50-
A.Bilbao 2-1
10%
8.50-
Draw 0-0
7%
11.00
10%
-
Espanyol 1-0
7%
15.00
15%
-
Espanyol 2-1
6%
17.00-
A.Bilbao 3-0
5%
12.00-
A.Bilbao 3-1
5%
13.00-
Draw 2-2
5%
17.00-
Espanyol 2-0
4%
29.00-
A.Bilbao 3-2
3%
26.00-
A.Bilbao 4-0
2%
23.00-
A.Bilbao 4-1
2%
26.00-
Espanyol 3-1
2%
41.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
1.91-
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
1.91-
Home 1st Goal
54%
1.50-
Away 1st Goal
42%
2.75-
No 1st Goal
5%
11.00
10%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
1.91
2%
-
BTTS - No
50%
1.91
6%
-
BTTS - Home Win
22%
3.50
3%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
5.00-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
11.00-
Home/draw
77%
1.14-
Away/draw
47%
2.30-
Home/away
75%
1.25-
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
1.29-
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
3.75-
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
3.20
6%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
1.36
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
6.00-
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1.13-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
13.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1.04-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1.05
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
11.00
10%
-
Home DNB
70%
1.20
2%
-
Away DNB
40%
4.33
8%
-
A.Bilbao win to nil
30%
2.63-
Espanyol win to nil
12%
10.00
11%
-
A.Bilbao / A.Bilbao
34%
2.40
4%
-
A.Bilbao / Espanyol
2%
41.00-
A.Bilbao / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / A.Bilbao
19%
4.33-
Draw / Espanyol
8%
11.00-
Draw / Draw
14%
6.00
9%
-
Espanyol / A.Bilbao
4%
21.00-
Espanyol / Espanyol
9%
9.50
6%
-
Espanyol / Draw
5%
17.00-
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

A.Bilbao have played 10 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the La Liga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 3 and lost 1 match. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. A.Bilbao have outscored their opponents by 14 goals to 13 goals.

Home League Performance

A.Bilbao have played 6 games at home winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 11 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Espanyol are in 14th position in the La Liga on 11 points having played 11 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 7 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and found the back of the net in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Espanyol have conceded 8 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
A.Bilbao
Espanyol
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona1110013430 
Feb 28
l
 
2-0A
Jan 3
Apr 18
2
A.Madrid119111428 
w
 
3-0F
May 23
l
 
0-1A
Jan 31
3
Real Madrid119021827 
Dec 6
Feb 14
l
 
1-2A
Mar 14
4
Real Betis11722323 
Dec 20
Apr 18
Jan 10
May 9
5
R.Sociedad11614019 
w
 
2-1F
May 2
Apr 21
l
 
2-1A
6
Sevilla12534-218 
l
 
1-3A
Jan 31
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
7
A.Bilbao10433415 
-
-
Mar 21
Nov 20
8
Deportivo11353114 
Apr 21
Dec 13
Nov 7
May 23
9
Alaves12345-213 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 7
May 30
Dec 6
10
Villarreal11335012 
Jan 10
Apr 11
Jan 24
w
 
0-1F
11
Celta11263012 
Feb 21
w
 
0-2F
Dec 13
Feb 28
12
R.Vallecano10334-512 
May 30
Dec 9
Feb 7
l
 
2-1A
13
Getafe11335-812 
w
 
4-0F
Jan 17
Nov 29
Apr 4
14
Espanyol11326-111 
Nov 20
Mar 21
-
-
15
Osasuna11326-1111 
Feb 7
Nov 7
Feb 21
w
 
0-2F
16
R.Santander11326-1411 
Apr 4
Jan 3
Mar 7
l
 
2-1F
17
Elche11245-410 
d
 
1-1A
May 16
l
 
1-3A
May 2
18
Levante11245-510 
Jan 24
l
 
3-1A
w
 
3-0F
Jan 17
19
Valencia11236-99 
Mar 14
d
 
0-00-0
May 16
Dec 20
20
Malaga11056-135 
May 9
Nov 29
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
Win / draw / win form
A.Bilbao 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
A.Bilbao2 - 1R.Sociedad
A.Bilbao4 - 0Getafe
A.Bilbao0 - 0Alaves
A.Bilbao1 - 1Elche
A.Bilbao3 - 0A.Madrid
A.Bilbao1 - 3Sevilla
A.Bilbao1 - 1Celta
A.Bilbao0 - 1Valencia
A.Bilbao1 - 0Osasuna
A.Bilbao1 - 2Villarreal
A.Bilbao2 - 1Real Betis
A.Bilbao0 - 1Barcelona
A.Bilbao2 - 1Elche
A.Bilbao4 - 2Levante
A.Bilbao1 - 1R.Sociedad
A.Bilbao1 - 2Espanyol
A.Bilbao1 - 0A.Madrid
A.Bilbao0 - 3Real Madrid
A.Bilbao1 - 0Real Oviedo
A.Bilbao0 - 1Getafe
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HA.Bilbao2 - 1R.Sociedad
HA.Bilbao4 - 0Getafe
AA.Bilbao1 - 3Levante
AA.Bilbao0 - 0Valencia
HA.Bilbao0 - 0Alaves
HA.Bilbao1 - 1Elche
HA.Bilbao3 - 0A.Madrid
AA.Bilbao2 - 0Celta
AA.Bilbao0 - 2Barcelona
HA.Bilbao1 - 3Sevilla
AA.Bilbao2 - 4Real Madrid
HA.Bilbao1 - 1Celta
AA.Bilbao0 - 2Espanyol
HA.Bilbao0 - 1Valencia
AA.Bilbao4 - 2Alaves
AA.Bilbao2 - 3A.Madrid
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Osasuna
HA.Bilbao1 - 2Villarreal
AA.Bilbao0 - 2Getafe
HA.Bilbao2 - 1Real Betis
Espanyol 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Villarreal0 - 1Espanyol
R.Santander2 - 1Espanyol
Malaga1 - 1Espanyol
R.Vallecano2 - 1Espanyol
Osasuna0 - 2Espanyol
R.Sociedad2 - 1Espanyol
Osasuna1 - 2Espanyol
Sevilla2 - 1Espanyol
R.Vallecano1 - 0Espanyol
Barcelona4 - 1Espanyol
Real Betis0 - 0Espanyol
Mallorca2 - 1Espanyol
Elche2 - 2Espanyol
A.Madrid4 - 2Espanyol
Villarreal4 - 1Espanyol
Valencia3 - 2Espanyol
Levante1 - 1Espanyol
A.Bilbao1 - 2Espanyol
Getafe0 - 1Espanyol
Celta0 - 1Espanyol
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AEspanyol1 - 0Villarreal
AEspanyol1 - 2R.Santander
HEspanyol0 - 1A.Madrid
AEspanyol1 - 1Malaga
HEspanyol1 - 3Elche
AEspanyol1 - 2R.Vallecano
AEspanyol2 - 0Osasuna
HEspanyol1 - 1Sevilla
AEspanyol1 - 2R.Sociedad
HEspanyol1 - 2Real Madrid
HEspanyol3 - 0Levante
HEspanyol1 - 1R.Sociedad
AEspanyol2 - 1Osasuna
HEspanyol2 - 0A.Bilbao
AEspanyol1 - 2Sevilla
HEspanyol0 - 2Real Madrid
HEspanyol0 - 0Levante
AEspanyol0 - 1R.Vallecano
AEspanyol1 - 4Barcelona
AEspanyol0 - 0Real Betis
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at A.Bilbao since 2014
A.Bilbao
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
18
9
Games: Scored
8 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
2 / 10
ATH
6
D
1
ESP
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT A.Bilbao
1 - 2Espanyol
A.Bilbao4 - 1
0 - 1Espanyol
A.Bilbao2 - 1
A.Bilbao3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Espanyol
A.Bilbao2 - 0
A.Bilbao2 - 1
A.Bilbao3 - 1
League games at Espanyol since 2015
Espanyol
A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
11
7
Games: Scored
9 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
1 / 10
ATH
1
D
5
ESP
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
Espanyol2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2A.Bilbao
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Espanyol1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Espanyol2 - 1
Espanyol1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Espanyol of late. It has been 6 La Liga matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Friday night against Athletic Bilbao.

A.Bilbao 7th Espanyol 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that A.Bilbao will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Espanyol scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
A.Bilbao have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
+3
Espanyol’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2026/2027 season
A.Bilbao
PG (predicted goals)
Espanyol
1.6
1
Attack rating
ATH
ESP
15%
better
view stats
Games scored7
10
Failed to score3
1
Scored first4
5
Goals scored14
13
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.2
Avg. shots per game12
8
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for12
14
Avg. XG for1.6
1.2
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
24%
better
ATH
ESP
view stats
Games conceded5
8
Clean sheets5
3
Conceded first4
6
Goals conceded10
14
Avg. goals conceded1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
9
Conversion rate against11%
12%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+24%

A.Bilbao v Espanyol La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

A.Bilbao La Liga squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10444
U SimónÁlex BerenguerÁlex BerenguerY Berchiche
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
U Simón GLK10
-
I Williams FWD1022
1
-
Álex Berenguer FWD1044
1
-
A Laporte DEF9
1
1
N Williams FWD911
-
Y Berchiche DEF81
3
1
J Louisjean DEF8
1
-
P. Canales Urtasun MID8
-
B. Gerenabarrena Zendoia MID8
4
-
I Galarreta MID81
3
-
R Navarro FWD82
1
-
A Paredes DEF72
-
M. Jauregizar Alboniga MID7
-
O Sancet MID71
-
M. Sannadi Harrouch FWD7
1
-
H. Rincón Lumbreras DEF6
1
-
J Areso DEF6
1
-
Y Álvarez DEF61
-
G Guruzeta FWD5
2
-
A. Rego Mora MID3
-
D Vivian DEF2
-
B Prados MID2
-
Álvaro Djaló FWD1
-
N Serrano  FWD1
-
Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11665
F. Hernandez CoarasaR FernándezF. Hernandez CoarasaR. Hinojo Estrada
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F. Hernandez Coarasa MID116
2
-
E Expósito MID111
3
-
R Fernández FWD116
-
R. Hinojo Estrada DEF10
5
-
O Hilali DEF101
2
1
A. Calatrava Torrado MID101
3
-
U González MID9
3
-
M. Fernández Sánchez FWD911
2
-
L Cabrera DEF81
-
C Riedel DEF8
4
-
T Dolan FWD81
-
B Zaragoza FWD811
2
-
M Dmitrović GLK7
-
U Núñez DEF7
1
-
P Lozano MID7
2
-
V Drkusic DEF6
-
G Salles MID6
1
-
P Milla FWD6
1
-
Q Hartman DEF5
-
R. Bauzà Sureda MID51
2
-
Ángel Fortuño GLK4
1
-
J Carreras FWD3
-
J Puado FWD3
1
-