Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol

4 September 2022 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee Juan Martínez Munuera

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Martin Braithwaite 83’

Match summary

Espanyol took a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao. It was goalless at half-time.

Martin Braithwaite put Espanyol ahead in the 83rd minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Athletic Bilbao created 1.25 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, Espanyol 1.11 from 9.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Espanyol
17 Shots 9
2 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.25 xG 1.11
1.25 Non-penalty xG 1.11
11 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Espanyol
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
83’
Martin Braithwaite0-1 (Espanyol)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Athletic Bilbao
  • De Marcos
  • Oihan Sancet
  • Unai Vencedor
Espanyol
  • Leandro Cabrera
  • Dani Gómez

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 1.25 1.11 83’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), 0-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 1.11 83’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), 0-1 Braithwaite 83’
Athletic Bilbao 1.25 xGEspanyol 1.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
22’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 83’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 10’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 61’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 2’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 44’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 73’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 54’ Óscar Gil (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Joselu (Espanyol), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 4’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 27’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 42’ Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 83’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 10’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 61’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 2’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 44’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 73’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 54’ Óscar Gil (Espanyol), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Joselu (Espanyol), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 26’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 4’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 27’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 42’ Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Unai Simón GK900 0.000.000
De Marcos DEF900 0.000.225
Yeray Álvarez DEF901 0.010.111
Dani Vivian DEF900 0.000.000
Íñigo Lekue DEF891 0.010.000
Mikel Vesga MID901 0.010.051
Oihan Sancet MID750 0.000.021
Nico Williams MID601 0.020.051
Muniain MID902 0.050.113
Alex Berenguer MID906 0.390.562
Iñaki Williams FWD753 0.700.000
Gorka Guruzeta Sub301 0.020.000
Raúl García Sub151 0.030.000
Unai Vencedor Sub150 0.000.081
Jon Morcillo Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 64% Avg odds 1.51
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.29
Espanyol win 14% Avg odds 6.74

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

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao WLDWW
Espanyol DDDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Espanyol, 07 Feb 22 Next meeting: Espanyol 1-2 Athletic Bilbao, 08 Apr 23  All Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol 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.