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

Wed 13th May, 18:00 BST, RCDE Stadium, Barcelona

Wednesday evening sees José Manuel González Álvarez’s Espanyol and Ernesto Valverde Tejedor’s Athletic Bilbao go up against one another in a La Liga battle at the RCDE Stadium. Analysing both clubs' last 20 La Liga matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the stats, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The stats suggest there's no obvious winner in this fixture, but there's plenty of reasons to believe that Espanyol and A.Bilbao will score 2 or more goals between them. Goals have flowed freely when they've gone head-to-head historically, and neither José Manuel González Álvarez or Ernesto Valverde Tejedor has subjected their supporters to too many 0-0s of late either. The bookies are predicting over 1.5 goals too, with best odds of 1.33 equating to about a 75% probability.

In-Play
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 Espanyol are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 38% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.62.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Espanyol
38%
2.602.62
Draw
26%
3.303.25
A.Bilbao
36%
2.702.75
Draw 1-1
12%
6.005.75
Espanyol 1-0
9%
8.007.00
A.Bilbao 1-0
9%
8.007.00
Espanyol 2-1
8%
10.009.00
A.Bilbao 2-1
8%
11.009.00
Draw 0-0
7%
8.508.00
Espanyol 2-0
6%
12.0011.00
A.Bilbao 2-0
6%
13.0011.00
Draw 2-2
6%
15.0012.00
Espanyol 3-1
4%
23.0017.00
A.Bilbao 3-1
4%
23.0019.00
Espanyol 3-0
3%
26.0019.00
A.Bilbao 3-0
3%
29.0021.00
Espanyol 3-2
3%
34.0023.00
A.Bilbao 3-2
2%
34.0023.00
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
2.202.10
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
1.671.67
Home 1st Goal
48%
2.002.00
Away 1st Goal
48%
2.052.05
No 1st Goal
4%
8.508.00
BTTS - Yes
54%
1.911.85
BTTS - No
46%
1.911.85
BTTS - Home Win
18%
5.505.25
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.504.20
BTTS - Away Win
17%
6.005.25
Home/draw
64%
1.441.44
Away/draw
62%
1.501.48
Home/away
74%
1.331.33
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1.361.36
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
3.202.90
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
4.003.75
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1.251.25
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
8.007.50
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1.081.07
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
17.0015.00
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1.031.01
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1.071.06
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
8.508.00
Home DNB
56%
1.831.80
Away DNB
54%
1.831.91
Espanyol win to nil
20%
4.33-
A.Bilbao win to nil
19%
4.33-
Espanyol / Espanyol
20%
4.334.00
Espanyol / A.Bilbao
3%
29.0023.00
Espanyol / Draw
6%
15.0011.00
Draw / Espanyol
13%
6.006.00
Draw / A.Bilbao
13%
6.006.00
Draw / Draw
17%
4.754.50
A.Bilbao / Espanyol
3%
29.0023.00
A.Bilbao / A.Bilbao
18%
4.504.20
A.Bilbao / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Espanyol have played 35 matches so far this season and are in 16th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

27 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 5 and won 9. Espanyol have conceded 45 goals, scored 32, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Espanyol have played 17 games at home, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 23 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

A.Bilbao lay in 9th place on 44 points in the La Liga league table having played 35 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 4 and losing 7 games. They have scored 29 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. A.Bilbao have conceded 26 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

A.Bilbao have played 17 away games, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 10 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Espanyol
A.Bilbao
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Barcelona3530146091 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-0A
2
Real Madrid3524563777 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-3A
May 24
3
Villarreal3521682569 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
4
A.Madrid35196102063 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
4-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-2F
5
Real Betis35131571154 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
6
Celta35131111550 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-1F
May 17
l
 
2-0A
7
Getafe3513616-845 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
8
R.Sociedad35111113-144 
May 24
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-2A
9
A.Bilbao3513517-1144 
May 13
w
 
1-2A
-
-
10
Osasuna3511915-342 
w
 
1-0F
May 17
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
11
R.Vallecano34101212-642 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
12
Valencia3511915-1242 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-2A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
13
Sevilla3511717-1340 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-1F
14
Elche3591214-839 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
15
Mallorca3510916-939 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2A
16
Espanyol3510916-1539 
-
-
l
 
1-2F
May 13
17
Girona3491114-1538 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-0A
18
Alaves3591016-1337 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-4A
19
Levante359917-1636 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
w
 
4-2F
w
 
0-2F
20
Real Oviedo3561118-2829 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
Win / draw / win form
18
Espanyol have not won in 18 consecutive league games
Espanyol 16TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
18
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Espanyol0 - 2Real Madrid
Espanyol0 - 0Levante
Espanyol1 - 2Getafe
Espanyol1 - 1Real Oviedo
Espanyol2 - 2Celta
Espanyol1 - 2Alaves
Espanyol0 - 2Girona
Espanyol0 - 2Barcelona
Espanyol1 - 0R.Vallecano
Espanyol2 - 1Sevilla
Espanyol0 - 2Villarreal
Espanyol1 - 0Elche
Espanyol1 - 2Real Betis
Espanyol2 - 2Valencia
Espanyol3 - 2Mallorca
Espanyol1 - 0Osasuna
Espanyol2 - 1A.Madrid
Espanyol2 - 0Las Palmas
Espanyol0 - 2Barcelona
Espanyol1 - 2Real Betis
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
6
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AEspanyol1 - 2Sevilla
HEspanyol0 - 2Real Madrid
HEspanyol0 - 0Levante
AEspanyol0 - 1R.Vallecano
AEspanyol1 - 4Barcelona
AEspanyol0 - 0Real Betis
HEspanyol1 - 2Getafe
AEspanyol1 - 2Mallorca
HEspanyol1 - 1Real Oviedo
AEspanyol2 - 2Elche
AEspanyol2 - 4A.Madrid
HEspanyol2 - 2Celta
AEspanyol1 - 4Villarreal
HEspanyol1 - 2Alaves
AEspanyol2 - 3Valencia
HEspanyol0 - 2Girona
AEspanyol1 - 1Levante
HEspanyol0 - 2Barcelona
AEspanyol2 - 1A.Bilbao
AEspanyol1 - 0Getafe
A.Bilbao 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Alaves2 - 4A.Bilbao
A.Madrid3 - 2A.Bilbao
Getafe2 - 0A.Bilbao
Girona3 - 0A.Bilbao
R.Vallecano1 - 1A.Bilbao
Real Oviedo1 - 2A.Bilbao
Sevilla2 - 1A.Bilbao
Mallorca3 - 2A.Bilbao
Osasuna1 - 1A.Bilbao
Celta2 - 0A.Bilbao
Levante0 - 2A.Bilbao
Barcelona4 - 0A.Bilbao
R.Sociedad3 - 2A.Bilbao
Elche0 - 0A.Bilbao
Villarreal1 - 0A.Bilbao
Valencia2 - 0A.Bilbao
Real Betis1 - 2A.Bilbao
Valencia0 - 1A.Bilbao
Getafe0 - 2A.Bilbao
R.Sociedad0 - 0A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AA.Bilbao4 - 2Alaves
AA.Bilbao2 - 3A.Madrid
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Osasuna
HA.Bilbao1 - 2Villarreal
AA.Bilbao0 - 2Getafe
HA.Bilbao2 - 1Real Betis
AA.Bilbao0 - 3Girona
HA.Bilbao0 - 1Barcelona
AA.Bilbao1 - 1R.Vallecano
HA.Bilbao2 - 1Elche
AA.Bilbao2 - 1Real Oviedo
HA.Bilbao4 - 2Levante
HA.Bilbao1 - 1R.Sociedad
AA.Bilbao1 - 2Sevilla
AA.Bilbao2 - 3Mallorca
AA.Bilbao1 - 1Osasuna
HA.Bilbao1 - 2Espanyol
AA.Bilbao0 - 2Celta
HA.Bilbao1 - 0A.Madrid
HA.Bilbao0 - 3Real Madrid
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Espanyol since 2015
Espanyol
A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
9
7
Games: Scored
8 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
1 / 9
ESP
3
D
5
ATH
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2A.Bilbao
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Espanyol1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Espanyol2 - 1
Espanyol1 - 0
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
ESP
3
D
1
ATH
6
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
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Espanyol of late. It has been 9 La Liga matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Wednesday evening against Athletic Bilbao.

Espanyol 16th A.Bilbao 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Espanyol will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that A.Bilbao will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-22
Espanyol have scored 22% fewer goals at home than predicted
-3
A.Bilbao’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2025/2026 season
Espanyol
PG (predicted goals)
A.Bilbao
1.4
1.3
Attack rating
4%
better
ESP
ATH
view stats
Games scored26
23
Failed to score9
11
Scored first16
14
Goals scored38
40
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal9
8
Conversion rate for12
12
Avg. XG for1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
10%
better
ESP
ATH
view stats
Games conceded26
28
Clean sheets9
6
Conceded first16
19
Goals conceded53
50
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against15%
19%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.1
KickOff rating
+10%

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

Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
356611
M DmitrovićR FernándezE ExpósitoP Lozano
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Dmitrović GLK35
-
R Fernández FWD3563
3
-
L Cabrera DEF343
3
-
T Dolan FWD3424
6
1
K García FWD3461
3
-
C Romero DEF3352
4
-
O Hilali DEF332
9
-
E Expósito MID3316
9
-
U González MID321
7
-
P Lozano MID3121
10
1
P Milla FWD306
6
1
R Terrats MID2711
-
F Calero DEF26
5
-
J Carreras FWD241
1
-
C Pickel MID221
3
2
C Riedel DEF181
5
-
R Sánchez DEF181
2
-
M Rubio DEF121
-
J Salinas DEF11
2
-
A. Roca Vives FWD10
1
-
J Puado FWD102
2
-
L Koleosho FWD3
-
A.Bilbao La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
34959
U SimónG GuruzetaY BerchicheI Galarreta
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
U Simón GLK34
1
-
M. Jauregizar Alboniga MID322
5
1
I Galarreta MID3112
9
-
G Guruzeta FWD3193
5
1
Y Berchiche DEF305
4
-
D Vivian DEF281
8
1
Álex Berenguer FWD2823
4
-
R Navarro FWD2861
1
-
O Sancet MID274
4
1
I Williams FWD2624
2
-
J Areso DEF251
3
-
A. Rego Mora MID2511
5
-
N Williams FWD2463
3
-
A Laporte DEF221
2
-
U Gómez MID2211
1
1
M Vesga MID21
-
A Gorosabel DEF201
3
-
A Paredes DEF182
4
-
N Serrano  FWD141
-
A. Boiro Boiro DEF12
2
-
U. Iruretagoiena Lertxundi FWD11
2
-
I Lekue DEF10
2
1
M. Sannadi Harrouch FWD91
1
-
Y Álvarez DEF3
-
B Prados MID2
1
-
?. Padilla Pérez GLK1
1