Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao

31 January 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Mateu Lahoz

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Lionel Messi 20’
  • Antoine Griezmann 74’
  • Jordi Alba 49’ (og)

Match summary

Barcelona saw off Athletic Bilbao 2-1. Barcelona led 1-0 at half-time.

Lionel Messi put Barcelona ahead with a direct free kick in the 20th minute, Alba's own goal equalised in the 49th minute, and Antoine Griezmann won it in the 74th minute, set up by Óscar Mingueza.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 2.54 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 0.28 from 7.

Match stats

Barcelona Athletic Bilbao
12 Shots 7
6 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.53 xG 0.28
2.53 Non-penalty xG 0.28
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Barcelona Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
Lionel Messi1-0 (Barcelona)
20’
Half-time1-0
49’
Jordi Alba
Own goal1-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Antoine Griezmann
Assist: Óscar Mingueza2-1 (Barcelona)
74’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Barcelona
  • Jordi Alba
  • Frenkie de Jong
Athletic Bilbao
  • Ander Capa
  • Yeray Álvarez
  • Raúl García

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 2.54 0.28 20’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 1-0 20’ 49’ Jordi Alba (Athletic Bilbao) own goal, 1-1 49’ 74’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), 2-1 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.54 0.28 20’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 1-0 Messi 20’ 49’ Jordi Alba (Athletic Bilbao) own goal, 1-1 Alba 49’ 74’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), 2-1 Griezmann 74’
Barcelona 2.54 xGAthletic Bilbao 0.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Barcelona attacking 
74’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 5’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 14’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 57’ Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 90+3’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 59’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 20’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, goal 45’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 78’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 88’ Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), own goal 74’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 5’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 14’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 57’ Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 90+3’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 59’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 45’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 20’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, goal 78’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 88’ Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Yuri (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marc-André ter Stegen GK900 0.000.000
Óscar Mingueza DEF9010 0.000.561
Samuel Umtiti DEF900 0.000.000
Ronald Araújo DEF901 0.040.000
Jordi Alba DEF901 0.140.000
Frenkie de Jong MID900 0.000.000
Miralem Pjanic MID672 0.450.471
Ousmane Dembélé MID871 0.080.131
Pedri MID900 0.000.000
Antoine Griezmann MID8413 0.720.932
Lionel Messi FWD9014 1.110.304
Sergi Roberto Sub230 0.000.000
Clement Lenglet Sub60 0.000.000
Martin Braithwaite Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 65% Avg odds 1.47
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.71
Athletic Bilbao win 15% Avg odds 6.49

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

Form going into the game

Barcelona DWWWW
Athletic Bilbao DLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 2-3 Barcelona, 06 Jan 21 Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Barcelona, 21 Aug 21  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.