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Athletic Bilbao v Espanyol : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 19th Oct, 13:00 BST, San Mamés, Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao are in La Liga action on Saturday afternoon, as Ernesto Valverde Tejedor attempts to outsmart José Manuel González Álvarez and his Espanyol side at the San Mamés. La Liga statistics are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head performance included too. There's so much to explore, with data visualisations and the best odds available for the biggest betting markets via the tabs.

Best Tip: Both teams not to score

A tight, highly tactical defensive battle could be in store as A.Bilbao and Espanyol go head-to-head, with almost nothing between the teams in terms of who might win. The stats do not provide any proper confidence in that regard, but they are pointing strongly towards there being 2 goals or fewer in the game. That prediction is available at best priced odds of 1.80 with the bookmakers, so we make under 2.5 goals our tip of the day on this occasion.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
A.Bilbao
60%
1.501.53
Draw
25%
4.00
8%
4.20
Espanyol
15%
7.00
40%
6.50
8%
A.Bilbao 1-0
18%
6.505.75
4%
A.Bilbao 2-0
14%
6.50
7%
6.50
Draw 0-0
12%
9.50
14%
9.00
5%
Draw 1-1
11%
7.50
12%
7.50
A.Bilbao 2-1
8%
8.507.50
Espanyol 1-0
7%
15.00
15%
12.00
A.Bilbao 3-0
7%
10.009.00
5%
A.Bilbao 3-1
4%
13.0011.00
Espanyol 2-1
3%
21.00
24%
17.00
13%
A.Bilbao 4-0
3%
19.00
10%
15.00
12%
Draw 2-2
3%
19.00
10%
17.00
13%
Espanyol 2-0
2%
34.00
17%
23.00
A.Bilbao 4-1
2%
23.0019.00
A.Bilbao 3-2
1%
29.0023.00
10%
A.Bilbao 5-0
1%
41.0029.00
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
1.911.95
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
1.911.80
3%
Home 1st Goal
58%
1.33
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
34%
3.75
10%
-
No 1st Goal
8%
9.50
14%
-
BTTS - Yes
36%
2.002.10
5%
BTTS - No
64%
1.751.67
5%
BTTS - Home Win
17%
3.603.60
6%
BTTS - Draw
14%
5.50
8%
5.50
BTTS - Away Win
5%
13.00
18%
11.00
10%
Home/draw
85%
1.10
4%
1.11
1%
Away/draw
40%
2.50
5%
2.50
2%
Home/away
75%
1.22
3%
1.22
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
1.301.30
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
3.503.20
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
17%
3.403.30
6%
Under 3.5 Goals
83%
1.331.30
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
6.50
8%
6.00
4%
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
1.11
1%
1.10
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
13.0012.00
9%
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1.041.02
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
1.06
1%
1.05
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
10.00
9%
9.00
5%
Home DNB
78%
1.14
5%
1.17
1%
Away DNB
32%
5.50
27%
4.60
5%
A.Bilbao win to nil
43%
2.25
5%
-
Espanyol win to nil
10%
11.00
22%
-
A.Bilbao / A.Bilbao
35%
2.30
3%
2.25
2%
A.Bilbao / Espanyol
2%
41.0034.00
A.Bilbao / Draw
5%
15.0015.00
Draw / A.Bilbao
20%
4.004.00
Draw / Espanyol
7%
13.00
8%
11.00
Draw / Draw
14%
6.005.50
Espanyol / A.Bilbao
4%
21.0019.00
Espanyol / Espanyol
8%
11.00
10%
9.50
6%
Espanyol / Draw
5%
19.00
12%
15.00
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

A.Bilbao have played 9 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the La Liga league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 2 and lost 1 match. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have scored in every game. A.Bilbao have outscored their opponents by 13 goals to 9 goals.

Home League Performance

A.Bilbao have played 5 games at home winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 6 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 4 goals at home.

Espanyol are in 14th position in the La Liga on 10 points having played 9 matches so far this season. Espanyol are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 3 of those games.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 6 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 1 goal in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won 3. Espanyol have conceded 11 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

A.Bilbao
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Espanyol
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
May 25
l
 
2-1A
 Barcelona98011924 
May 14
Nov 3
Jan 11
Apr 20
 Real Madrid96301321 
Feb 2
l
 
4-1F
l
 
0-1A
Mar 2
 A.Madrid9450817 
Mar 30
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 8
Apr 6
 Villarreal9522017 
l
 
1-2F
Mar 2
Mar 30
Dec 22
 Osasuna9432-115 
Dec 15
May 18
-
-
 A.Bilbao Home9423314 
Feb 16
Oct 19
Mar 9
Oct 28
 Mallorca9423114 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 16
Apr 13
Dec 1
 R.Vallecano9342213 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
w
 
3-1F
Jan 19
 Celta9414113 
Dec 1
Apr 13
Nov 3
Feb 2
 Real Betis9333012 
May 4
l
 
1-0A
Feb 9
l
 
2-1A
 Girona9333-112 
Mar 9
Nov 24
d
 
1-1F
Mar 16
 Sevilla9333-112 
Oct 25
Jan 26
May 11
Dec 15
 Alaves9315-410 
w
 
3-2F
Feb 23
Oct 19
Feb 16
 Espanyol Away9315-410 
-
-
Nov 24
May 4
 R.Sociedad9234-19 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 9
d
 
1-1F
May 14
 Getafe9153-18 
Apr 20
Dec 8
Jan 26
w
 
0-2F
 Leganes9153-48 
Jan 11
May 11
w
 
1-0F
May 18
 Valencia9135-86 
Nov 9
Apr 23
Feb 23
Nov 10
 Valladolid9126-145 
Jan 19
l
 
1-0A
Apr 23
w
 
2-3F
 Las Palmas9036-83 
May 25
Dec 22
Win / draw / win form
5
Espanyol have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
A.Bilbao 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
Draw
7
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
A.Bilbao1 - 1Sevilla
A.Bilbao3 - 1Celta
A.Bilbao0 - 1A.Madrid
A.Bilbao1 - 0Valencia
A.Bilbao1 - 1Getafe
A.Bilbao2 - 0Sevilla
A.Bilbao2 - 2Osasuna
A.Bilbao1 - 1Granada
A.Bilbao1 - 1Villarreal
A.Bilbao2 - 0Alaves
A.Bilbao0 - 0Barcelona
A.Bilbao3 - 2Girona
A.Bilbao4 - 0Mallorca
A.Bilbao2 - 1R.Sociedad
A.Bilbao1 - 0Las Palmas
A.Bilbao2 - 0A.Madrid
A.Bilbao4 - 0R.Vallecano
A.Bilbao4 - 3Celta
A.Bilbao2 - 2Valencia
A.Bilbao3 - 0Almeria
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AA.Bilbao1 - 2Girona
HA.Bilbao1 - 1Sevilla
HA.Bilbao3 - 1Celta
AA.Bilbao2 - 0Leganes
AA.Bilbao3 - 2Las Palmas
HA.Bilbao0 - 1A.Madrid
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Valencia
AA.Bilbao1 - 2Barcelona
HA.Bilbao1 - 1Getafe
AA.Bilbao1 - 0R.Vallecano
HA.Bilbao2 - 0Sevilla
AA.Bilbao1 - 2Celta
HA.Bilbao2 - 2Osasuna
AA.Bilbao2 - 0Getafe
AA.Bilbao1 - 3A.Madrid
HA.Bilbao1 - 1Granada
HA.Bilbao1 - 1Villarreal
AA.Bilbao0 - 2Real Madrid
HA.Bilbao2 - 0Alaves
AA.Bilbao2 - 0Las Palmas
Espanyol 14TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
3
Draw
10
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Real Betis1 - 0Espanyol
Real Madrid4 - 1Espanyol
A.Madrid0 - 0Espanyol
Valladolid1 - 0Espanyol
Real Oviedo1 - 0Espanyol
S.Gijon0 - 1Espanyol
Amorebieta0 - 0Espanyol
Valladolid0 - 0Espanyol
Elche2 - 2Espanyol
Leganes0 - 0Espanyol
Burgos0 - 0Espanyol
Zaragoza0 - 1Espanyol
Alcorcon1 - 1Espanyol
Eibar2 - 3Espanyol
R.Santander2 - 0Espanyol
Eldense3 - 2Espanyol
Racing Ferrol0 - 0Espanyol
FC Andorra1 - 1Espanyol
Real Oviedo2 - 0Espanyol
Huesca1 - 1Espanyol
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HEspanyol2 - 1Mallorca
AEspanyol0 - 1Real Betis
HEspanyol1 - 2Villarreal
AEspanyol1 - 4Real Madrid
HEspanyol3 - 2Alaves
HEspanyol2 - 1R.Vallecano
AEspanyol0 - 0A.Madrid
HEspanyol0 - 1R.Sociedad
AEspanyol0 - 1Valladolid
HEspanyol2 - 0Real Oviedo
AEspanyol0 - 1Real Oviedo
HEspanyol0 - 0S.Gijon
AEspanyol1 - 0S.Gijon
HEspanyol3 - 0Cartagena
AEspanyol0 - 0Amorebieta
HEspanyol2 - 1Real Oviedo
AEspanyol0 - 0Valladolid
HEspanyol0 - 0S.Gijon
AEspanyol2 - 2Elche
HEspanyol1 - 1FC Andorra
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at A.Bilbao since 2014
A.Bilbao
Espanyol
Goals: Scored
13
6
Games: Scored
6 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
2 / 8
ATH
5
D
1
ESP
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT A.Bilbao
0 - 1Espanyol
A.Bilbao2 - 1
A.Bilbao3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Espanyol
A.Bilbao2 - 0
A.Bilbao2 - 1
A.Bilbao3 - 1
League games at Espanyol since 2015
Espanyol
A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
8
6
Games: Scored
7 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
1 / 8
ATH
1
D
4
ESP
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Espanyol
1 - 2A.Bilbao
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Espanyol1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Espanyol2 - 1
Espanyol1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Athletic Bilbao have been reliable in attack of late, scoring in 10 consecutive La Liga matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Espanyol on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

A.Bilbao 6th Espanyol 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
0.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that A.Bilbao will score 1 or more goals
0
54%
1
33%
2
3
4+
There is a 54% probability that Espanyol will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+11
A.Bilbao have scored 11% more goals at home than predicted
-32
Espanyol have scored 32% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2024/2025 season
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A.Bilbao
PG (predicted goals)
Espanyol
1.5
0.6
Attack rating
36%
better
ATH
ESP
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Games scored8
5
Failed to score1
4
Scored first6
3
Goals scored13
9
Avg. goals scored1.4
1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for18
15
Avg. XG for1.4
1
KickOff rating
+36%
Defence rating
20%
better
ATH
ESP
view stats
Games conceded7
8
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first3
5
Goals conceded10
13
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against13%
12%
Avg. XG against1.2
2.1
KickOff rating
+20%

A.Bilbao v Espanyol La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

A.Bilbao La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8443
I WilliamsO SancetI WilliamsB Prados
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
U Gómez MID91
1
-
I Williams FWD914
-
G Guruzeta FWD922
-
D Vivian DEF81
1
-
B Prados DEF81
3
-
O Sancet MID84
1
-
Álex Berenguer FWD82
2
-
Y Berchiche DEF7
-
M. Jauregizar Alboniga MID71
2
1
M Vesga MID7
-
N Williams FWD71
1
-
J Agirrezabala GLK6
1
I Lekue DEF6
1
-
?. Padilla Pérez GLK5
-
A Paredes DEF51
2
-
Óscar de Marcos DEF51
-
A Herrera MID5
2
-
I Galarreta MID5
1
-
Álvaro Djaló FWD51
-
Y Álvarez DEF4
2
-
A. Boiro Boiro DEF3
-
A Gorosabel DEF31
1
-
U Núñez DEF2
-
P. Canales Urtasun MID1
-
J Martón FWD1
-
Espanyol La Liga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9323
J GarcíaJ PuadoJ CarrerasC Romero
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J García GLK9
1
-
O Hilali DEF9
2
-
C Romero DEF91
3
-
J Gragera MID9
-
A Kral MID9
-
J Carreras FWD922
2
-
A Véliz FWD91
2
-
M Kumbulla DEF81
3
-
Álvaro Tejero DEF82
-
I Cardona FWD81
1
-
J Puado FWD83
1
-
S Gómez DEF7
-
Álvaro Aguado MID7
1
-
W Cheddira FWD71
1
-
P Lozano MID6
3
-
B Oliván DEF51
-
L Cabrera DEF5
-
P Milla FWD5
1
-
F Calero DEF3
-
N Ünüvar FWD1
-