Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol

7 February 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee César Soto Grado

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Oihan Sancet 5’
  • Iñigo Martínez 16’
  • Tonny Vilhena 3’

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Espanyol. Athletic Bilbao led 2-1 at half-time.

Tonny Vilhena put Espanyol ahead in the 3rd minute, set up by Javi Puado, Oihan Sancet equalised in the 5th minute, set up by Raúl García, and Iñigo Martínez won it with a header in the 16th minute, set up by Dani Vivian.

The chances backed that up: Athletic Bilbao created 1.08 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Espanyol's 0.58 from 7.

Match stats

Athletic Bilbao Espanyol
7 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.08 xG 0.58
1.08 Non-penalty xG 0.58
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Espanyol
Kick-off
3’
Tonny Vilhena
Assist: Javi Puado
0-1 (Espanyol)
Oihan Sancet
Assist: Raúl García
1-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
5’
Iñigo Martínez
Assist: Dani Vivian
2-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
16’
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Athletic Bilbao
  • Iñigo Martínez
  • Mikel Vesga
  • Alex Petxarromán
Espanyol
  • Óscar Gil
  • Manuel Morlanes
  • David López

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 1.08 0.58 3’ Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol), 0-1 3’ 5’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 5’ 16’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 16’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.08 0.58 3’ Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol), 0-1 Vilhena 3’ 5’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 Sancet 5’ 16’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), 2-1 Martínez 16’
Athletic Bilbao 1.08 xGEspanyol 0.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking 
16’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.53 xG, goal 36’ Landry Dimata (Espanyol), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 5’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 41’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 3’ Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 73’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Nicolás Serrano (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 16’ Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.53 xG, goal 36’ Landry Dimata (Espanyol), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 5’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 41’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 3’ Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 73’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 16’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 24’ Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 88’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Nicolás Serrano (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Tonny Vilhena (Espanyol), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Unai Simón GK900 0.000.000
Íñigo Lekue DEF900 0.000.000
Iñigo Martínez DEF9011 0.530.000
Dani Vivian DEF9010 0.000.531
Balenziaga DEF900 0.000.000
Alex Berenguer MID653 0.240.000
Oier Zarraga MID900 0.000.000
Dani García MID590 0.000.000
Nicolás Serrano MID731 0.020.000
Oihan Sancet FWD7311 0.240.000
Raúl García FWD6510 0.000.443
Mikel Vesga Sub310 0.000.051
Iñaki Williams Sub251 0.050.000
Alex Petxarromán Sub250 0.000.000
Muniain Sub170 0.000.000
Asier Villalibre Sub170 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Athletic Bilbao win 59% Avg odds 1.63
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.77
Espanyol win 16% Avg odds 6.18

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

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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.