The La Liga returns to the fold with another set of fixtures this week as Espanyol take on an in-form Athletic Bilbao in an important clash at Estadio San Mamés (Bilbao. Showdown to this amazing fixture schedules for 7tg February 2022 at 23:00 EAT.
Athletic Bilbao’s home form this season has not been that great, winning four and losing four of their ten matches, but they have had some tough fixtures of late at San Mames, losing to Sevilla and Real Madrid. Bilbao is currently placed in the 8th spot with 31 points after 22 matches they have played.
The hosts prepares for this fixture confident coming off 1-0 Copa del Rey triumph against Real Madrid. In that game, Athletic Bilbao had 42% possession, 15 shots with three of them on target and a goal scored by Álex Berenguer (89′). Real Madrid on the other side got seven shots with two of them on target.
Meanwhile, Espanyol is out of form in their recent matches. The team is on a cold-streak for the last three matches that have seen them drop to the 13th place with 27 points from 22 games. Coming into this game, Espanyol has picked up four points from the last five games both home and away. They scored seven goals and both teams found the back of the net in all those five meetings.
Espanyol will be aiming to make amends here following the 1-4 La Liga loss at the hands of Real Betis in their previous match. In that game, Espanyol managed 38% possession, 11 shots with four of them on target and a goal scored by Raúl de Tomás (14′). The opponents Real Betis got 15 shots with eight of them on target and goals by Borja Iglesias (31′, 53′), Guido Rodríguez (36′) and Willian José (76′).
Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol head to head
Since 1994 there have been 57 one on one meetings between these two teams. Out of those encounters Espanyol has 22 victories, there have been 20 ties and Bilbao has 15 victories.
- Espanyol 1-1 Bilbao 26/10/21
- Espanyol 1-1 Bilbao 25/01/20
- Bilbao 3-0 Espanyol 30/10/19
- Bilbao 1-1 Espanyol 08/03/19
- Espanyol 1-0 Bilbao 05/11/18
Home
- Bilbao 1-0 Real Madrid
- Vallecano 0-1 Bilbao
- Bilbao 3-2 Barcelona
- Real Madrid 2-0 Bilbao
- Atletico 1-2 Bilbao
Away
- Espanyol 1-4 Real Betis
- Cadiz 2-2 Espanyol
- Mallorca 2-1 Espanyol
- Espanyol 1-2 Elche
- Ponferradina 1-3 Espanyol
Athletic Bilbao team news
Gaffer Marcelino García Toral will be without the services of Unai Vencedor whos is recovering from Hamstring Injury.
Espanyol team news
Coach Vicente Moreno heads into this fixture with clean bill of health in his ranks.
Prediction and odds
Athletic Bilbao has our best odds in this match as they are only a few days after a big win over Real Madrid and they have been on top performance this season.
- Athletic Bilbao Win
- Draw
- Goals Under 2.5
