Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao

8 April 2023 · La Liga · 2022/23 · Referee José Luis Munuera Montero

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Sergi Darder 90’
  • Iñaki Williams 22’
  • Nico Williams 75’

Match summary

Athletic Bilbao beat Espanyol 2-1 on the road. Athletic Bilbao led 1-0 at half-time.

Iñaki Williams put Athletic Bilbao ahead in the 22nd minute, set up by Dani García, Nico Williams made it 0-2 in the 75th minute, set up by Gorka Guruzeta, and Sergi Darder pulled one back to make it 1-2 from a corner in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Athletic Bilbao created 2.74 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Espanyol's 1.21 from 9. Espanyol had a player sent off.

Match stats

Espanyol Athletic Bilbao
9 Shots 12
2 Shots on Target 7
8 Corners 7
6 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
1.17 xG 2.74
1.17 Non-penalty xG 2.74
3 Deep Completions 14

Key events

Espanyol Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
22’
Iñaki Williams
Assist: Dani García0-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Half-time0-1
75’
Nico Williams
Assist: Gorka Guruzeta0-2 (Athletic Bilbao)
Sergi Darder1-2 (Espanyol)
90’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Espanyol
  • Aleix Vidal
  • Óscar Gil
  • José Gragera
  • Martin Braithwaite
  • Fernando Calero
Athletic Bilbao
  • Unai Simón
  • De Marcos
  • Dani García
  • Oihan Sancet

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.21 2.74 22’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 0-1 22’ 75’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 0-2 75’ 90’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), 1-2 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.21 2.74 22’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 0-1 Williams 22’ 75’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 0-2 Williams 75’ 90’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), 1-2 Darder 90’
Espanyol 1.21 xGAthletic Bilbao 2.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Espanyol attacking 
74’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.94 xG, off target 90’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.89 xG, goal 37’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 68’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 87’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 51’ Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 58’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 82’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ César Montes (Espanyol), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 22’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 90’ César Montes (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ José Gragera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Óscar Gil (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Óscar Gil (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.94 xG, off target 90’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.89 xG, goal 37’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 68’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 87’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 51’ Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.15 xG, off target 58’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 82’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Mikel Vesga (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 22’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 56’ César Montes (Espanyol), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 90’ César Montes (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 87’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ José Gragera (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 59’ Óscar Gil (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Joselu (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Óscar Gil (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Fernando Pacheco GK900 0.000.000
Rubén Sánchez DEF480 0.000.000
César Montes DEF902 0.110.000
Leandro Cabrera DEF900 0.000.152
Óscar Gil DEF782 0.040.000
José Gragera MID851 0.040.000
Edu Expósito MID590 0.000.000
Javi Puado MID850 0.000.021
Sergi Darder MID9012 0.910.000
Martin Braithwaite MID900 0.000.021
Joselu FWD901 0.020.000
Aleix Vidal Sub420 0.000.000
Nicolás Melamed Sub311 0.090.031
Fernando Calero Sub120 0.000.000
Vinicius Souza Sub50 0.000.000
Denis Suárez Sub50 0.000.051

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 24% Avg odds 4.01
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.22
Athletic Bilbao win 46% Avg odds 2.08

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

Form going into the game

Espanyol WLLLL
Athletic Bilbao LDLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Espanyol, 04 Sep 22 Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 4-1 Espanyol, 19 Oct 24  All Espanyol 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.