Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao

24 August 2024 · La Liga · 2024/25 · Referee Jesús Gil Manzano

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Lamine Yamal 24’
  • Robert Lewandowski 75’
  • Oihan Sancet 42’ (pen)

Match summary

Barcelona saw off Athletic Bilbao 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Lamine Yamal put Barcelona ahead in the 24th minute, Oihan Sancet equalised from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute, and Robert Lewandowski won it in the 75th minute.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 2.42 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 1.10 from 9.

Match stats

Barcelona Athletic Bilbao
13 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
2.42 xG 1.10
2.42 Non-penalty xG 0.36
12 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Barcelona Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
Lamine Yamal1-0 (Barcelona)
24’
42’
Oihan Sancet
Penalty1-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Half-time1-1
Robert Lewandowski2-1 (Barcelona)
75’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Barcelona
  • Pau Cubarsí
  • Marc Bernal
  • Robert Lewandowski
  • Fermín López
Athletic Bilbao
  • Íñigo Lekue
  • Yeray Álvarez
  • Alex Berenguer
  • Mikel Jauregizar
  • Ander Herrera

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 1.10 24’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), 1-0 24’ 42’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 42’ 75’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), 2-1 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.42 1.10 24’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), 1-0 Yamal 24’ 42’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 Sancet 42’ 75’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), 2-1 Lewandowski 75’
Barcelona 2.42 xGAthletic Bilbao 1.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Barcelona attacking 
42’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 37’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.50 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), set piece, 0.45 xG, hit the woodwork 20’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 75’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 64’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 49’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 9’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Raphinha (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Beñat Prados (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 49’ Beñat Prados (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 37’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.50 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), set piece, 0.45 xG, hit the woodwork 20’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 75’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 64’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 49’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 9’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 85’ Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Raphinha (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Raphinha (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Beñat Prados (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Ferrán Torres (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 49’ Beñat Prados (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marc-André ter Stegen GK900 0.000.000
Jules Koundé DEF900 0.000.041
Iñigo Martínez DEF900 0.000.021
Pau Cubarsí DEF900 0.000.000
Álex Balde DEF900 0.000.031
Pedri MID900 0.000.605
Marc Bernal MID890 0.000.000
Lamine Yamal MID9012 0.040.000
Raphinha MID904 0.581.333
Ferrán Torres MID691 0.020.000
Robert Lewandowski FWD9016 1.770.000
Fermín López Sub210 0.000.000
Eric Garcia Sub10 0.000.000
Pau Victor Sub10 0.000.000
Gerard Martín Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 60% Avg odds 1.59
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.28
Athletic Bilbao win 18% Avg odds 5.45

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

Form going into the game

Barcelona WWWWW
Athletic Bilbao DLWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Barcelona, 03 Mar 24 Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 0-3 Barcelona, 25 May 25  All Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao 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.