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

Sun 16th Feb, 13:00 BST, RCDE Stadium, Barcelona

Athletic Bilbao pay La Liga rivals Espanyol a visit on Sunday afternoon, as Ernesto Valverde Tejedor guides his team into an away clash with José Manuel González Álvarez & co. at the RCDE Stadium. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've searched our 20+ year database and pulled out the statistics that will help you do exactly that. Head to head (H2H) and recent form are included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds are there to make sure you get the best return.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Espanyol are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 37% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 4.00.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Espanyol
29%
9/2
38%
19/5
4%
Draw
26%
12/55/2
A.Bilbao
45%
8/11
9%
4/5
Draw 1-1
13%
11/211/2
A.Bilbao 1-0
11%
9/2
21%
17/4
5%
A.Bilbao 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Espanyol 1-0
9%
10/117/2
6%
A.Bilbao 2-0
8%
6/1
18%
6/1
Draw 0-0
8%
13/2
17%
6/1
Espanyol 2-1
7%
18/1
46%
12/1
Draw 2-2
5%
20/1
40%
16/1
13%
Espanyol 2-0
5%
25/1
24%
18/1
12%
A.Bilbao 3-1
4%
16/112/1
A.Bilbao 3-0
4%
12/1
24%
11/1
Espanyol 3-1
3%
50/1
50%
33/1
17%
A.Bilbao 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
Espanyol 3-2
2%
50/1
24%
40/1
21%
Espanyol 3-0
2%
50/1
24%
40/1
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
13/10
10%
5/4
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
8/13
6%
4/7
2%
Home 1st Goal
44%
9/4
24%
-
Away 1st Goal
51%
1/2
4%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
13/2
17%
-
BTTS - Yes
51%
6/5
15%
23/20
2%
BTTS - No
49%
8/13
15%
13/20
BTTS - Home Win
13%
11/1
50%
17/2
6%
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/1
5%
4/1
BTTS - Away Win
19%
7/2
4%
10/3
Home/draw
55%
21/20
12%
1/1
3%
Away/draw
71%
1/7
7%
2/11
2%
Home/away
74%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
4/9
8%
4/9
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
7/4
19%
17/10
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
10/3
15%
16/5
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
2/9
5%
1/5
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
9/1
43%
15/2
6%
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/16
4%
1/16
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/1
27%
16/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/50
1%
1/150
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/12
1%
1/12
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
7/1
11%
6/1
Home DNB
47%
11/4
36%
12/5
6%
Away DNB
63%
1/4
11%
2/7
1%
Espanyol win to nil
16%
7/1
23%
-
A.Bilbao win to nil
25%
6/4
23%
-
Espanyol / Espanyol
10%
8/1
38%
13/2
7%
Espanyol / A.Bilbao
3%
25/1
13%
20/1
Espanyol / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
14/1
15%
Draw / Espanyol
8%
9/1
25%
8/1
6%
Draw / A.Bilbao
19%
10/3
9%
10/3
Draw / Draw
17%
15/4
5%
7/2
A.Bilbao / Espanyol
2%
40/1
21%
33/1
A.Bilbao / A.Bilbao
29%
7/4
11%
7/4
2%
A.Bilbao / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win La Liga table

Espanyol have played 23 matches so far this season and are in 16th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 3 and won 4. Espanyol have conceded 29 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Espanyol have played 12 games at home, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 16 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

A.Bilbao lay in 4th place on 44 points in the La Liga league table having played 23 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below them in the table, winning 11, drawing 8 and losing 1 game. They have scored 33 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. A.Bilbao have conceded 16 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

A.Bilbao have played 11 away games, winning 5, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 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
Real Madrid2315532950 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1F
w
 
2-1F
Apr 20
2
A.Madrid2314722349 
Mar 30
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
Mar 2
3
Barcelona2315353948 
May 14
l
 
3-1A
May 25
l
 
2-1A
4
A.Bilbao Away2312831644 
Feb 16
l
 
4-1A
-
-
5
Villarreal2311751240 
l
 
1-2F
Mar 2
w
 
2-0F
Apr 6
6
R.Vallecano23986335 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
Apr 13
w
 
1-2A
7
R.Sociedad239410031 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
May 4
8
Girona239410-231 
Mar 9
l
 
4-1A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
9
Osasuna237106-431 
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
Mar 30
w
 
1-2A
10
Mallorca239410-931 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 16
Mar 9
d
 
0-00-0
11
Real Betis23788-429 
May 4
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
12
Celta238411-328 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 13
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2F
13
Sevilla23779-928 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
Mar 16
14
Getafe23698127 
Apr 20
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
May 14
15
Las Palmas236512-1023 
May 25
l
 
1-0A
Apr 23
w
 
2-3F
16
Espanyol Home236512-1323 
-
-
w
 
4-1F
Feb 16
17
Leganes235810-1323 
d
 
1-1F
May 11
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
18
Valencia235711-1322 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 23
w
 
1-0F
May 18
19
Alaves235612-1021 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 22
May 11
d
 
1-1F
20
Valladolid234316-3315 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Feb 23
d
 
1-1A
Win / draw / win form
6
Espanyol have not lost in 6 consecutive home league games
14
A.Bilbao have not lost in 14 consecutive league games
Espanyol 16TH
20 league games
Home
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
A.Bilbao 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
14
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
7
L
2
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Espanyol since 2015
Espanyol
A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
8
6
Games: Scored
7 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
1 / 8
ESP
3
D
4
ATH
1
League games at A.Bilbao since 2014
A.Bilbao
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
17
7
Games: Scored
7 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
2 / 9
ESP
2
D
1
ATH
6
Goal Statistics

Espanyol's defensive record is to be admired, J. González Álvarez's men having conceded 1 or less in 9 consecutive La Liga games. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.4 for Athletic Bilbao makes sense in this context.

Espanyol 16th A.Bilbao 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Espanyol will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that A.Bilbao will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Espanyol’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
A.Bilbao’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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Espanyol
PG (predicted goals)
A.Bilbao
1.1
1.4
Attack rating
%
better
ESP
ATH
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
ESP
ATH
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23837
J GarcíaJ PuadoJ CarrerasO Hilali
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J García GLK23
2
-
A Kral MID231
1
-
O Hilali DEF222
7
-
J Carreras FWD2223
5
-
M Kumbulla DEF212
6
-
Álvaro Tejero DEF2113
2
-
J Puado FWD2181
3
-
C Romero DEF1921
5
-
L Cabrera DEF1921
3
-
A Véliz FWD191
2
-
B Oliván DEF171
2
-
P Lozano MID17
7
-
W Cheddira FWD1711
2
-
A. Roca Vives FWD121
3
-
S Gómez DEF11
1
-
Álvaro Aguado MID11
2
-
J Gragera MID10
-
F Calero DEF8
-
P Milla FWD8
2
-
R. Bauzà Sureda MID5
1
-
E Expósito MID5
1
-
R Fernández FWD41
1
-
U González MID2
-
A.Bilbao La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
211176
I WilliamsO SancetI WilliamsB Prados
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Guruzeta FWD2252
2
-
I Williams FWD2247
-
Álex Berenguer FWD2256
3
-
D Vivian DEF203
1
-
M. Jauregizar Alboniga MID201
4
1
U Gómez MID2012
1
-
Y Berchiche DEF19
3
-
O Sancet MID19111
2
-
N Williams FWD1913
1
-
Óscar de Marcos DEF184
-
B Prados MID181
6
-
I Galarreta MID162
2
-
M Vesga MID16
1
-
J Agirrezabala GLK14
1
1
Y Álvarez DEF13
2
-
A Paredes DEF133
3
1
Álvaro Djaló FWD131
-
A. Boiro Boiro DEF11
1
-
A Gorosabel DEF101
1
-
I Lekue DEF8
1
-
U Simón GLK6
-
U Núñez DEF3
1
-
P. Canales Urtasun MID3
-
E. Bujan de Rueda FWD1
-
M. Sannadi Harrouch FWD1
-