Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona

12 March 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Jesús Gil Manzano

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Raphinha 45+1’

Match summary

Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 on the road. Barcelona led 1-0 at half-time.

Raphinha put Barcelona ahead in first-half stoppage time, set up by Sergio Busquets.

Athletic Bilbao can feel hard done by, creating 1.15 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Barcelona's 0.72 from 10.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
15 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.14 xG 0.72
1.14 Non-penalty xG 0.72
7 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
Kick-off
45+1’
Raphinha
Assist: Sergio Busquets0-1 (Barcelona)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Athletic Bilbao
  • Iñaki Williams
  • Oier Zarraga
Barcelona
  • Sergi Roberto

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.15 0.72 45+1’ Raphinha (Barcelona), 0-1 45+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.15 0.72 45+1’ Raphinha (Barcelona), 0-1 Raphinha 45+1’
Athletic Bilbao 1.15 xGBarcelona 0.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
17’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 25’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 90+3’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 83’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 85’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 33’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+3’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 2’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Balenziaga (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 22’ Andreas Christensen (Barcelona), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 17’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 25’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 90+3’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.25 xG, blocked 83’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 85’ Anssumane Fati (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 33’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 90+3’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 2’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Balenziaga (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 22’ Andreas Christensen (Barcelona), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Julen Agirrezabala GK900 0.000.000
De Marcos DEF880 0.000.051
Dani Vivian DEF900 0.000.331
Iñigo Martínez DEF900 0.000.061
Balenziaga DEF741 0.020.000
Dani García MID900 0.000.000
Mikel Vesga MID681 0.010.031
Alex Berenguer MID883 0.400.112
Raúl García MID681 0.080.000
Nico Williams MID905 0.240.251
Iñaki Williams FWD901 0.050.082
Oier Zarraga Sub220 0.000.000
Muniain Sub221 0.040.000
Yuri Sub161 0.250.021
Ander Capa Sub20 0.000.000
Gorka Guruzeta Sub21 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 26% Avg odds 3.64
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.33
Barcelona win 45% Avg odds 2.13

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Barcelona 4-0 Athletic Bilbao, 23 Oct 22 Next meeting: Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao, 22 Oct 23  All Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.