Athletic Bilbao

11th in the league on 9 points from 7 games played. Squad, fixtures, expected XI and performance record.

Form

Last 6 results, most recent last.

LWWDDD

Next fixtures

Win/draw/lose are the estimated probabilities for Athletic Bilbao, not for the home side. Open a fixture for the full breakdown and the market’s prices.

Previous fixtures

Full match history on file for Athletic Bilbao, most recent first.

DateOpponentScoreResultCompetitionShots
17 Oct 26 Away Valencia 0–0 D La Liga -
19 Sep 26 Home Alaves 0–0 D La Liga 24 (6 on target)
12 Sep 26 Home Elche 1–1 D La Liga 19 (3 on target)
05 Sep 26 Home Atletico Madrid 3–0 W La Liga 11 (4 on target)
30 Aug 26 Away Celta Vigo 2–0 W La Liga 17 (7 on target)
27 Aug 26 Away Barcelona 0–2 L La Liga 5 (0 on target)
22 Aug 26 Home Sevilla 1–3 L La Liga 18 (8 on target)
23 May 26 Away Real Madrid 2–4 L La Liga 8 (2 on target)
17 May 26 Home Celta Vigo 1–1 D La Liga 27 (9 on target)
13 May 26 Away Espanyol 0–2 L La Liga 11 (4 on target)

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Season Statistics

Games Played: 7

PPG ?Points per game this season (win = 3, draw = 1, loss = 0), with the win/draw/loss split behind it.

1.29PPG
  • Win · 2 (29%)
  • Draw · 3 (43%)
  • Loss · 2 (29%)

Clean Sheets ?How often this team has kept a clean sheet (conceded zero goals) this season.

CS
  • Yes · 4 (57%)
  • No · 3 (43%)

BTTS ?Both Teams To Score: how often this team's matches have seen both sides get on the scoresheet this season.

BTTS
  • Yes · 2 (29%)
  • No · 5 (71%)

O/U 2.5 Goals ?How often this team's matches have finished with more (Over) or fewer (Under) than 2.5 total goals this season.

2.5Goals
  • Over · 2 (29%)
  • Under · 5 (71%)

O/U 9.5 Corners ?How often this team's matches have finished with more (Over) or fewer (Under) than 9.5 total corners this season.

9.5Corners
  • Over · 4 (67%)
  • Under · 2 (33%)
Scored / game 1.00 League avg: 1.54
Conceded / game 0.86 League avg: 1.54
Goals avg 1.86 League avg: 3.08
Yellow cards avg 1.71 League avg: 1.90
Corners avg 6.17 League avg: 4.89
xG for / game 1.69 League avg: 1.60
xG against / game 1.42 League avg: 1.60
Home advantage ?How many more points per game Athletic Bilbao earns at home than away, over its last two seasons or so of matches. +0.59 League avg: +0.53
Squad size 26 (3 out) League avg: 26

Lineup & availability

Athletic Bilbao 4-2-3-1 Predicted XI

Out / doubtful

  • Nico Williams Injured · Muscle Injury (1 games missed)
  • Oihan Sancet Injured · Calf Injury (1 games missed)
  • Unai Egiluz Injured · Cruciate Ligament Tear (15 games missed)

All-time record

Recent form (Last 6)

11th in the league · 9 pts

ResultsPPG
Overall LWWDDD 1.50
Home LDLWDD 1.00
Away WLLLWD 1.17

Career Overall

Overall Home Away
Win % 38% 49% 26%
Goals/game (both sides) 2.31 2.37 2.25
Scored/game 1.23 1.46 1.00
Conceded/game 1.07 0.90 1.25
Both teams scored 47% 46% 48%
Clean sheets 32% 37% 26%
Failed to score 32% 26% 39%
xG/game 1.39 1.64 1.13
xG against/game 1.15 0.93 1.36
npxG/game 1.26 1.49 1.02
Deep completions/game 5.7 6.5 4.9
PPDA (press intensity) 10.3 9.8 10.8
Led at half-time 32% 38% 25%
Comebacks (trailed at HT, won) 10% 11% 10%

Historic Bets

Athletic Bilbao’s 5 most frequent betting markets, based on its entire match history on file.

  1. 1 Over 2.5 Cards in the Match 82.3% Based on 310 matches on file · La Liga average 84.4% -2 pts
  2. 2 Over 7.5 Corners in the Match 72.3% Based on 310 matches on file · La Liga average 70.6% +2 pts
  3. 3 Team Over 3.5 Corners 69.4% Based on 310 matches on file · La Liga average 63.1% +6 pts
  4. 4 Over 1.5 Goals in the Match 68.5% Based on 311 matches on file · La Liga average 72.8% -4 pts
  5. 5 To Win or Draw (Double Chance) 68.2% Based on 311 matches on file · La Liga average 63.5% +5 pts

Athletic Bilbao betting trends at a glance In line with average

Over 310 matches on file, Athletic Bilbao's most frequent betting market is Over 2.5 Cards in the Match, which has landed 82.3% of the time. Over 7.5 Corners in the Match (72.3%) and Team Over 3.5 Corners (69.4%) follow, with Over 1.5 Goals in the Match and To Win or Draw (Double Chance) completing the top 5.

None of these markets differs from the average La Liga side by more than chance could explain at this sample size, so none of them sets Athletic Bilbao apart.

Overall, Athletic Bilbao's top markets land about as often as they do for the typical La Liga club. These are common La Liga outcomes rather than something particular to Athletic Bilbao, and gaps like these are within normal variation at this sample size.

These are past frequencies, not predictions. A market that lands often is usually already priced short by bookmakers, so a high strike rate does not make it a profitable bet. Use the figures to see what is normal for Athletic Bilbao, then compare them with the odds on offer.

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Squad

Goalkeepers 2

# Player SavesCSMinsStarts
1
Unai Simón Unai Simón Mendibil
20 5 630 7
13
Álex Padilla Álex Padilla Pérez
- - - -

CS clean sheets · Mins minutes played

Defenders 9

# Player TklIntDuelsCSFlsYelMinsStarts
3
Dani Vivian Daniel Vivian Moreno
- - - - - - - -
4
Aitor Paredes Aitor Paredes Casamichana
8 4 20 5 4 - 388 4
5
Yeray Álvarez Yeray Álvarez López
4 4 17 2 2 - 316 4
12
Jesús Areso Jesús Areso Blanco
8 8 20 5 3 1 370 4
14 9 5 24 4 7 1 572 6
15
Hugo Rincón Hugo Rincón Lumbreras
1 1 11 1 3 - 196 3
17
Yuri Berchiche Yuri Berchiche Izeta
9 4 15 4 5 2 367 5
31
J. Louis-Jean Johaneko Louisjean
6 9 17 4 5 1 232 6
Unai Egiluz Injured
- - - - - - - -

Tkl tackles · Int interceptions · Duels duels won · CS clean sheets · Fls fouls committed · Yel yellow cards · Mins minutes played

Midfielders 7

# Player AstxAKPGoalsTklYelMinsStarts
6
Beñat Prados Benat Prados Díaz
- - - - - - - -
8
Oihan Sancet Injured
- 1.06 9 1 3 - 515 6
16
Cem Gürsoy Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria
1 0.69 6 - 4 3 350 5
18
Mikel Jauregizar Mikel Jauregizar Alboniga
- 0.01 1 - 12 - 256 2
20
Alejandro Rego Alejandro Rego Mora
- 0.00 - - 1 - 27 1
24
Beñat Gerenabarrena Beñat Gerenabarrena Zendoia
- 0.10 2 - 13 3 419 5
28 - 0.34 6 - 3 - 310 3

Ast assists · xA expected assists · KP key passes · Tkl tackles · Yel yellow cards · Mins minutes played

Forwards 8

# Player GoalsxGShotsSoTAstMinsStarts
7
Álex Berenguer Alejandro Berenguer Remiro
1 0.26 6 2 1 370 3
9
Iñaki Williams Iñaki Williams Arthuer
- 2.54 15 6 2 455 7
10
Nico Williams Injured
1 1.43 12 2 - 364 6
11
Gorka Guruzeta Gorka Guruzeta Rodríguez
- 0.06 2 - - 183 2
21
Maroan Sannadi Maroan Sannadi Harrouch
- 0.63 2 1 - 91 4
22
Nico Serrano Nicolás Serrano Galdeano
- 0.07 1 - - 4 1
23
Robert Navarro Robert Navarro Muñoz
2 1.84 10 6 - 407 6
25
Álvaro Djaló Álvaro Djaló Dias Fernandes
- - - - - 9 1

xG expected goals · SoT shots on target · Ast assists · Mins minutes played

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Squad data (name, position, shirt number, photo) is from Sportmonks. Season stat columns aren’t populated by that source yet, so they show as ‘-’ rather than a misleading zero.

Season Player Statistics

Goals

  1. Robert Navarro 0 0 0 2 6
  2. Nico Williams 0 0 – 1 6
  3. Oihan Sancet 0 0 – 1 6

Shots on target

  1. Iñaki Williams 1 0 1 6 7
  2. Robert Navarro 0 2 1 6 6
  3. Oihan Sancet 0 1 – 5 6

Total shots

  1. Oihan Sancet 4 2 – 17 6
  2. Iñaki Williams 3 2 3 15 7
  3. Nico Williams 3 3 – 12 6

Most carded

  1. Yuri Berchiche 1 0 – 2Y 1R 5
  2. Cem Gürsoy 0 1 1 3Y 5
  3. Beñat Gerenabarrena 1 – 1 3Y 5

Most fouls committed

  1. Beñat Gerenabarrena 4 – 1 12 5
  2. Cem Gürsoy 0 2 3 11 5
  3. Aymeric Laporte 1 1 3 7 6

Most tackles

  1. Beñat Gerenabarrena 1 – 3 13 5
  2. Mikel Jauregizar 1 2 1 12 2
  3. Aymeric Laporte 0 3 1 9 6

Most interceptions

  1. Beñat Gerenabarrena 1 – 0 12 5
  2. J. Louis-Jean 1 3 0 9 6
  3. Jesús Areso 3 1 1 8 4

Most duels won

  1. Oihan Sancet 2 4 – 31 6
  2. Aymeric Laporte 3 6 3 24 6
  3. Beñat Gerenabarrena 3 – 5 24 5

Most blocked shots

  1. Aymeric Laporte 0 0 0 2 6
  2. Yeray Álvarez 0 – – 2 4
  3. Hugo Rincón – – 0 2 3

Most key passes

  1. Álex Berenguer 1 2 2 13 3
  2. Oihan Sancet 3 1 – 9 6
  3. Nico Williams 4 3 – 7 6

Head to head

Athletic Bilbao’s record against every other La Liga club, in table order, across all league meetings on file.

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Season by season

Where Athletic Bilbao finished in each completed La Liga season on file.

SeasonPositionPGDPts
2025/26 12th of 20 38 -15 45
2024/25 4th of 20 38 +25 70
2023/24 5th of 20 38 +24 68
2022/23 8th of 20 38 +4 51
2021/22 8th of 20 38 +7 55
2020/21 10th of 20 38 +4 46
2019/20 11th of 20 38 +3 51
2018/19 8th of 20 38 -4 53

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