Athletic Club v Espanyol result

Full-time · Athletic Club 1–2 Espanyol

La Liga · Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Athletic Club · Espanyol · Head-to-head

Athletic Club 1–2 Espanyol — Espanyol won this La Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Athletic Club: 1.76 to 0.91 in expected goals, from 17 shots to 10, ahead on xG from the 10th minute (per-shot expected goals for this match). The result went the other way.

The result

Espanyol won 2–1 at Athletic Club in La Liga on Monday 22 December. It is Espanyol’s first win over Athletic Club since 4 September 2022, after four meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Athletic Club: Álex Berenguer (38’); Espanyol: Carlos Romero (44’) and Pere Milla (52’, assisted by Tyrhys Dolan).

Discipline

Mateo Busquets Ferrer, Spain showed seven yellow cards — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Athletic Club: Ruíz de Galarreta (28’), Nico Williams (33’), Gorosabel (45+1’), Alejandro Rego (80’) and Lekue (90+5’); Espanyol: Urko González (77’) and Clemens Riedel (86’).

What it changes

Athletic Club move down from seventh to eighth (18 league matches played).

Espanyol stay fifth after this result (17 league matches played).

Espanyol have won their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Carlos Romero (Espanyol) 9.8, Álex Berenguer (Athletic Club) 8.3 and Tyrhys Dolan (Espanyol) 6.2 led the match.

Next up

Athletic Club next travel to Levante on 21 October 2026.

Espanyol next travel to Racing Santander on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Athletic Club: Levante v Athletic Club, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Espanyol: Racing Santander v Espanyol, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Athletic Club 1–2 Espanyol · La Liga
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer, Spain
Head-to-head (last 6): Athletic Club 4 · draws 1 · Espanyol 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Athletic Club 2W 1D 2L · Espanyol 4W 0D 1L

Athletic Club 1–2 Espanyol (La Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.5 / 1

Goals

against 1.13 / 0.88 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 5.29

Corners

against 4.5 / 4 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.38 / 2.86

Shots on target

against 4.13 / 3 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.63 / 2.25

Cards

against 1.75 / 3.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.25 yellows

Referee · Mateo Busquets Ferrer, Spain

2 home / 2.25 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 December 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Athletic Club for / against	Line	Espanyol for / against
Goals scored	0.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.29 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	14.25 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.29 for · 10.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.38 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	2.86 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	15 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	15.14 for · 13.43 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.63 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer, Spain — 4.25 yellow cards a game, 0.25 red cards, 21.25 fouls over 8 matches (2 to the home side, 2.25 to the away side).

Home 2Away 2.25

Athletic Club

Athletic Club — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Ruíz de Galarreta n 8	60	3.2 7/6	1.7 4/4	Pol Lozano
Mikel Vesga n 8	32.1	2.1 4/2	1.1 3/0	—
Gorka Guruzeta n 8	77.5	2 7/4	1.2 5/2	—
S. Sanchez n 6	30.5	2 4/0	3.4 6/1	—
Alejandro Rego n 8	60.5	1.9 5/2	0.6 2/1	—

Athletic Club — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Urko Izeta n 8	24.6	2.3 5/0	0.9 2/0
Gorka Guruzeta n 8	77.5	2.2 7/2	0.4 2/1
Nico Williams n 8	69.1	2 5/4	1 4/2
Oihan Sancet n 8	67.4	2 7/3	0.7 4/0
S. Sanchez n 6	30.5	2 3/1	0.5 1/0

Athletic Club — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Robert Navarro n 8	52.5	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
Álex Berenguer n 8	70.6	0.2 1/0	0.3 1/1
Nico Williams n 8	69.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Aitor Paredes n 8	72.4	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
Mikel Jauregizar n 8	69.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Athletic Club — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Alejandro Rego n 8	60.5	3.5 7/6
Jesús Areso n 8	61.8	3.3 4/3
Lekue n 8	60.6	3.2 7/4
Mikel Jauregizar n 8	69.3	3.1 6/5
Ruíz de Galarreta n 8	60	3 6/5

Athletic Club — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Unai Simón n 8	90	3 7/6

Espanyol

Espanyol — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Koleosho n 8	37.9	3.3 6/4	0.9 2/1	—
Javier Hernandez n 7	52.6	2.9 5/3	2.2 4/3	—
José Salinas n 8	29	2.7 5/2	1.9 2/2	—
Antoniu Roca n 8	25.8	2.6 5/1	1.7 4/0	—
Pol Lozano n 8	63.4	2.5 6/3	1.2 5/2	Ruíz de Galarreta

Espanyol — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Pere Milla n 8	82.3	2.5 7/4	1.1 4/3
Kike García n 8	54.9	2.1 5/3	1.4 4/1
Roberto Fernández n 8	65.9	1.5 5/2	0.7 4/0
José Salinas n 8	29	1.2 1/1	0.4 1/0
T. Dolan n 8	64.4	1 4/2	0.5 2/1

Espanyol — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Edu Expósito n 8	67.8	0 0/0	0.5 3/0
Roberto Fernández n 8	65.9	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
Kike García n 8	54.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Pere Milla n 8	82.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Miguel Rubio n 8	41	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Espanyol — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Ramón Terrats n 8	26.5	2.5 4/2
Carlos Romero n 8	88.1	2.4 7/6
T. Dolan n 8	64.4	2.4 6/4
C. Riedel n 8	74.9	2.3 5/4
O. El Hilali n 8	60	2.3 5/3

Espanyol — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Dmitrović n 8	90	3 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Athletic Club		Espanyol
66%	Possession	34%
1.59	Expected goals (xG)	0.90
17	Shots	10
7	Shots on target	5
4	Shots off target	3
6	Blocked shots	2
12	Shots inside the box	5
8	Corners	4
0	Offsides	1
8	Fouls	5
5	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	6
527	Passes	280
84%	Pass accuracy	70%

Athletic Club player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Unai Simón	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
Lekue	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6
Aitor Paredes	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Mikel Jauregizar	90	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.9
Álex Berenguer	90	1	3	3	2	1	0	8
Oihan Sancet	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
I. Williams	79	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.2
Gorosabel	76	0	1	1	1	0	Y	6.3
A. Boiro	76	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.3
Ruíz de Galarreta	57	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6
Nico Williams	57	0	1	1	2	2	Y	6.2
Alejandro Rego sub	33	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.7
Gorka Guruzeta sub	33	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
Jesús Areso sub	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
Unai Gómez sub	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
Robert Navarro sub	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6

Espanyol player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Dmitrović	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
O. El Hilali	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.3
Fernando Calero	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.9
L. Cabrera	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Urko González	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	Y	6.9
Roberto Fernández	90	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	6.7
Edu Expósito	84	0	0	1	1	5	1	0	7.3
Carlos Romero	83	1	0	1	1	0	5	0	8.3
T. Dolan	83	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	7.5
Pol Lozano	72	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Pere Milla	57	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.3
Jofre Carreras sub	33	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
Kike García sub	18	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
José Salinas sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Riedel sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Rubén Sánchez sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Athletic Club v Espanyol — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Athletic ClubLWDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

EspanyolWWLWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Athletic Club 4 · 1 draw · Espanyol 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-02-16 Espanyol 1–1 Athletic Club
2024-10-19 Athletic Club 4–1 Espanyol
2023-04-08 Espanyol 1–2 Athletic Club
2023-01-18 Athletic Club 1–0 Espanyol
2022-09-04 Athletic Club 0–1 Espanyol
2022-02-07 Athletic Club 2–1 Espanyol

League standing · 2025/26

Athletic Club#12 pos45 pts38 pl-15 GD

Espanyol#11 pos46 pts38 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Athletic Club scored1.13

Espanyol scored1.13

Athletic Club conceded1.53

Espanyol conceded1.45

Shot map and expected goals

Athletic Club 1.76 xG from 17 shots, Espanyol 0.91 from 10. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Athletic Club (attacking right)Espanyol (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Athletic Club	17	1	1.76
Espanyol	10	2	0.91

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What is the head-to-head record between Athletic Club and Espanyol?: In their last 6 meetings, Athletic Club won 4, Espanyol won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Athletic Club and Espanyol?: Recent form — Athletic Club 2W 1D 2L; Espanyol 4W 0D 1L.

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