Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona

21 August 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Juan Martínez Munuera

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Iñigo Martínez 50’
  • Memphis Depay 75’

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Iñigo Martínez put Athletic Bilbao ahead with a header in the 50th minute, set up by Muniain and Memphis Depay equalised in the 75th minute, set up by Sergi Roberto.

There was little between the sides on chances: Athletic Bilbao created 1.43 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Barcelona 1.18 from 9. Barcelona had a player sent off.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
16 Shots 9
7 Shots on Target 3
13 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.43 xG 1.18
1.43 Non-penalty xG 1.18
7 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Barcelona
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Iñigo Martínez
Assist: Muniain1-0 (Athletic Bilbao)
50’
75’
Memphis Depay
Assist: Sergi Roberto1-1 (Barcelona)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Athletic Bilbao
  • Iñigo Martínez
Barcelona
  • Eric Garcia
  • Jordi Alba

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.43 1.18 50’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 50’ 75’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), 1-1 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.43 1.18 50’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), 1-0 Martínez 50’ 75’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), 1-1 Depay 75’
Athletic Bilbao 1.43 xGBarcelona 1.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barcelona attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
6’ Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 46’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 86’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 31’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 90+4’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 1’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 18’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 53’ Sergiño Dest (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 75’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 27’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 63’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 10’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 11’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 58’ Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 6’ Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona), open play, 0.55 xG, off target 46’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.35 xG, blocked 86’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 31’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 90+4’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 50’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 1’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 53’ Sergiño Dest (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 75’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 18’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 27’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 63’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 11’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 10’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Memphis Depay (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 63’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 58’ Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Julen Agirrezabala GK900 0.000.000
Íñigo Lekue DEF900 0.000.111
Iñigo Martínez DEF9012 0.240.000
Dani Vivian DEF900 0.000.000
Balenziaga DEF900 0.000.000
Alex Berenguer MID843 0.420.071
Dani García MID840 0.000.031
Unai Vencedor MID692 0.100.000
Muniain MID7810 0.000.233
Iñaki Williams FWD906 0.490.031
Oihan Sancet FWD692 0.140.152
Raúl García Sub210 0.000.000
Mikel Vesga Sub210 0.000.000
Nico Williams Sub121 0.030.000
Oier Zarraga Sub60 0.000.000
Jon Morcillo Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 22% Avg odds 4.41
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.87
Barcelona win 53% Avg odds 1.80

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 2-1 Athletic Bilbao, 31 Jan 21 Next meeting: Barcelona 4-0 Athletic Bilbao, 27 Feb 22  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.