Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao

26 October 2021 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Raúl de Tomás 33’ (pen)
  • Iñaki Williams 52’

Match summary

The points were shared as Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao drew 1-1. Espanyol led 1-0 at half-time.

Raúl de Tomás put Espanyol ahead from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute and Iñaki Williams equalised in the 52nd minute, set up by Íñigo Lekue.

Athletic Bilbao had the better of the chances, with 3.77 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Espanyol's 1.23 from 14. Espanyol had a player sent off.

Match stats

Espanyol Athletic Bilbao
14 Shots 23
3 Shots on Target 7
8 Corners 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1.23 xG 3.68
0.49 Non-penalty xG 3.68
4 Deep Completions 19

Key events

Espanyol Athletic Bilbao
Kick-off
Raúl de Tomás
Penalty1-0 (Espanyol)
33’
Half-time1-0
52’
Iñaki Williams
Assist: Íñigo Lekue1-1 (Athletic Bilbao)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Espanyol
  • Raúl de Tomás
  • Yangel Herrera
Athletic Bilbao
  • Yeray Álvarez
  • Alex Berenguer

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.23 3.77 33’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), 1-0 33’ 52’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 52’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.23 3.77 33’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), 1-0 de Tomás 33’ 52’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), 1-1 Williams 52’
Espanyol 1.23 xGAthletic Bilbao 3.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Athletic Bilbao attacking Espanyol attacking 
33’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 52’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 88’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 70’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 71’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 14’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 45’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 15’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 89’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 46’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 24’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 41’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 30’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 2’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 1’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Unai Núñez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Yangel Herrera (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 11’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 52’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 88’ Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 70’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 71’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 14’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 15’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 45’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 89’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 46’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 24’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Muniain (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 41’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 30’ Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 14’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 2’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 1’ Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 70’ Unai Núñez (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Adrián Embarba (Espanyol), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Oihan Sancet (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Yangel Herrera (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Sergi Darder (Espanyol), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 11’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Diego López GK900 0.000.000
Aleix Vidal DEF900 0.000.082
Sergi Gómez DEF900 0.000.000
Leandro Cabrera DEF900 0.000.000
Adrià Pedrosa DEF901 0.020.041
Sergi Darder MID902 0.050.041
Manuel Morlanes MID680 0.000.000
Adrián Embarba MID902 0.080.124
Óscar Melendo MID580 0.000.071
Nicolás Melamed MID682 0.080.000
Raúl de Tomás FWD9015 0.950.042
Yangel Herrera Sub321 0.020.000
Landry Dimata Sub220 0.000.000
Javi Puado Sub221 0.040.000
David López Sub10 0.000.000
Álvaro Vadillo Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Espanyol win 33% Avg odds 2.87
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.10
Athletic Bilbao win 36% Avg odds 2.67

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

Form going into the game

Espanyol WLWWD
Athletic Bilbao DLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 1-1 Athletic Bilbao, 25 Jan 20 Next meeting: Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Espanyol, 07 Feb 22  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.