Athletic Club vs Espanyol: December 22, 2025

Espanyol beat Athletic Club 2-1 at San Mamés, Bilbao on December 22, 2025 (2025-26 La Liga).

Full time · Played December 22, 2025 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM ET · StatsNext match records

Score by half

Team1st half2nd halfFinal
Athletic Club101
Espanyol112

Goals

Match statistics

StatisticAthletic ClubEspanyol
Expected goals (xG)1.60.9
Shots1710
Shots on target75
Big chances21
Possession %65.334.7
Passes525284
Corners84
Fouls109
Yellow cards52
Red cards00
Saves36

What stood out

  • Expected goals: Athletic Club 1.6, Espanyol 0.9.
  • Shots: Athletic Club 17, Espanyol 10.
  • Managers: Ernesto Valverde (Athletic Club), Manolo Gonzalez (Espanyol).

Player lines

  • Aitor Paredes (ATH): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Álex Berenguer (ATH): 90 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 4 SH, 3 SOT, 0.6 xG, 0.3 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Clemens Riedel (ESP, substitute): 12 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • Gorka Guruzeta (ATH, substitute): 33 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (ATH): 57 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xG, 0.0 xA, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • Jesús Areso (ATH, substitute): 14 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.2 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Jofre Carreras (ESP, substitute): 33 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • José Salinas (MCF, substitute): 12 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Mikel Jauregizar (ATH): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Nico Williams (ATH): 57 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 1 SOT, 0.0 xG, 0.1 xA, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • Oihan Sancet (ATH): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 2 SH, 0 SOT, 0.3 xG, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Pere Milla (ESP): 57 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 1 SOT, 0.5 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Pol Lozano (ESP): 72 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Robert Navarro (ATH, substitute): 11 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Rubén Sánchez (ELC, substitute): 11 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 YC, 0 RC

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting is in these clubs’ stored results.

Full Athletic Club vs Espanyol head-to-head (2 meetings).

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