Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
1:2
22/12/2025 at 15:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • LaLiga - Round 17
  • Referee: Busquets M. (Esp)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
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Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
1.500.90
Ball Possession
65%35%
Total shots
1710
Shots on target
75
Big Chances
21
Corner Kicks
74
Passes
84% (442/525)70% (198/284)
Yellow Cards
42
Expected Goals (xG)
1.500.90
xG on target (xGOT)
1.651.35
Total shots
1710
Shots on target
75
Shots off target
43
Blocked Shots
62
Shots inside the Box
125
Shots outside the Box
55
Hit the Woodwork
00
Big Chances
21
Corner Kicks
74
Touches in opposition box
2813
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
01
Free Kicks
910
Passes
84% (442/525)70% (198/284)
Long passes
42% (18/43)47% (34/73)
Passes in final third
74% (137/186)44% (36/81)
Crosses
12% (4/33)23% (3/13)
Expected assists (xA)
0.880.97
Throw-ins
1618
Fouls
109
Tackles
30% (3/10)48% (13/27)
Duels won
3452
Clearances
2635
Interceptions
99
Errors leading to shot
10
Errors leading to goal
10
Goalkeeper Saves
36
xGOT faced
1.351.65
Goals prevented
-0.650.65

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 1)
  • 28', Ruiz de Galarreta I. 🟨,
  • 33', Williams N. 🟨,
  • 38', 1 - 0, Berenguer A. ,
  • 44', 1 - 1, Romero C. ,
  • 45+1', Gorosabel A. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 1)
  • 52', 1 - 2, Milla P. , Dolan T. (A),
  • 57', Milla P. , Jofre ,
  • 57', Williams N. , Guruzeta G. ,
  • 57', Ruiz de Galarreta I. , Rego A. ,
  • 72', Lozano P. , Garcia K. ,
  • 76', Boiro A. , Gomez U. ,
  • 76', Gorosabel A. , Areso J. ,
  • 77', Gonzalez U. 🟨,
  • 79', Williams I. , Navarro R. ,
  • 80', Rego A. 🟨,
  • 83', Dolan T. , Salinas J. ,
  • 83', Romero C. , Riedel C. ,
  • 84', Exposito , Sanchez R. ,
  • 86', Riedel C. 🟨,

Highlights

https://tinyurl.com/3bzh5r4n

Chances of winning


Athletic Bilbao
51.6%
Draw
28.4%
Espanyol
20%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
57.5% 25% 17.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

56.8% 24.7% 17.6%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Athletic Bilbao has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-5.9%)
  • Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, indicating that Athletic Bilbao's form might have worsened.
  • Espanyol has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.6%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Athletic Bilbao than the current prediction. (+5.2%)
  • Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests a strong performance forecast for Athletic Bilbao, possibly due to key factors that the model accounted for.
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Espanyol than the current prediction. (-2.4%)
  • Athletic Bilbao - Espanyol Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    1.86
    (1.65)
    3.39
    (3.79)
    4.79
    (5.45)
    4.1%
    (5.3%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
    What is the prediction for Athletic Bilbao - Espanyol?
  • Users Predictions: 69 users predict this event. Athletic will win (votes: 48 - 69.6%). Espanyol will win (votes: 14 - 20.3%). It will Tie (votes: 7 - 10.1%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Athletic: 58.7%80.5%.
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • AH 0 - Athletic (1.32) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • AH -1 - Espanyol (1.48) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • AH -0.75 - Athletic (2.09) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • AH -0.5 - Espanyol (1.98) (votes: 3 - 75%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.
    • AH +0.5 - Espanyol (4.54) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • BTTS - yes (votes: 5 - 83.3%) 🥈 Silver Tip.
    • O/U 4.5 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 4.75 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 5 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 5.5 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 6.5 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 2 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 1.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • DC - Espanyol (1.90) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Athletic Bilbao will win (24 of 28 users predict this - 85.71%) 🥇 Gold Tip.
  • Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 37 high ROI users predict this event. Athletic (votes: 27 - 73%). Espanyol (votes: 9 - 24.3%). Tie (votes: 1 - 2.7%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.
  • Preview Facts
    • Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 8 and 5 in the zone Promotion ~ Europa League (League phase: )).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Athletic won 3.
    • Athletic has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).
    • Espanyol is in very good shape now (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).
    • Athletic may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
    • In this match, Athletic is considered a favorite.
    • There will not play in Athletic: Alvarez Y. (Doping) Berchiche Y. (Injury) Egiluz U. (Knee Injury) Laporte A. (Muscle Injury) Prados Diaz B. (Knee Injury) Sannadi M. (Knee Injury) Vivian D. (Yellow Cards)
    • There will not play in Espanyol: Pickel C. (International duty) Terrats R. (Muscle Injury)
    • There are questionable in Espanyol: Puado J. (Knee Injury)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Athletic won 8 matches, drew 7 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 25:16. (average 1.3:0.8).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Athletic won 6 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 16:7. (average 1.6:0.7).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Athletic Bilbao - Espanyol were as follows:
    16.02.2025 Espanyol - Athletic Bilbao 1:1
    19.10.2024 Athletic Bilbao - Espanyol 4:1
    08.04.2023 Espanyol - Athletic Bilbao 1:2
    18.01.2023 Athletic Bilbao - Espanyol 1:0
    04.09.2022 Athletic Bilbao - Espanyol 0:1
    Latest results of Athletic Bilbao
    Latest results of Espanyol
    13.12.2025 Getafe - Espanyol 0:1
    07.12.2025 Espanyol - Rayo Vallecano 1:0
    30.11.2025 Celta de Vigo - Espanyol 0:1
    24.11.2025 Espanyol - Sevilla 2:1
    Spanish LaLiga Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Barcelona28231477:284970
    2Real Madrid28213460:243666
    3Atl. Madrid28176547:252257
    4Villarreal28174751:331855
    5Betis281111643:35844
    6Celta Vigo281011738:31741
    7Real Sociedad281081043:42138
    8Espanyol281071135:42-737
    9Getafe281051323:30-735
    10Ath Bilbao281051330:40-1035
    11Osasuna28971233:35-234
    12Girona288101031:43-1234
    13Rayo Vallecano287111028:34-632
    14Valencia28881230:42-1232
    15Sevilla28871337:47-1031
    16Mallorca28771433:45-1228
    17Alaves28771426:38-1228
    18Elche285111236:45-926
    19Levante28581530:46-1623
    20Oviedo28491518:44-2621

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