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La Liga | Gameweek 10
Oct 19, 2024 at 1pm UK
San Mames Barria
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Athletic Bilbao
4 - 1
Espanyol

Vivian (6'), Williams (28', 30'), Berenguer (55')
Berchiche (45+3'), Nunez (48')
FT(HT: 3-0)
Tejero (90+2')
Milla (51'), Cabrera (74'), El Hilali (82')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Espanyol 2-1 Mallorca
Saturday, October 5 at 1pm in La Liga

We said: Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Espanyol

Athletic will be missing some key players this weekend, and Espanyol are certainly capable of making this an uncomfortable match for the home side. The Lions can still call upon some excellent quality, though, and we are backing them to navigate their way to all three points on Saturday afternoon. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Athletic Bilbao win with a probability of 60%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for Espanyol had a probability of 16.79%.

The most likely scoreline for an Athletic Bilbao win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.96%) and 2-1 (9.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.93%), while for a Espanyol win it was 0-1 (6.25%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Athletic Bilbao would win this match.

Result
Athletic BilbaoDrawEspanyol
60% (-0.057000000000002 -0.06) 23.21% (0.0050000000000026 0.01) 16.79% (0.055 0.05)
Both teams to score 45.48% (0.091999999999999 0.09)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.89% (0.064999999999998 0.06)53.11% (-0.062999999999995 -0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.31% (0.055 0.05)74.69% (-0.052999999999997 -0.05)
Athletic Bilbao Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.62% (0.0040000000000049 0)17.37% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
52.21% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)47.78% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
Espanyol Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.05% (0.11 0.11)44.95% (-0.108 -0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.11% (0.087 0.09)80.89% (-0.085999999999999 -0.09)
Score Analysis
    Athletic Bilbao 59.99%
    Espanyol 16.79%
    Draw 23.21%
Athletic BilbaoDrawEspanyol
1-0 @ 13.66% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
2-0 @ 11.96% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.56% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-0 @ 6.98% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
3-1 @ 5.58% (0.0040000000000004 0)
4-0 @ 3.05% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
4-1 @ 2.44% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-2 @ 2.23% (0.008 0.01)
5-0 @ 1.07% (-0.002 -0)
4-2 @ 0.98% (0.003 0)
Other @ 2.48%
Total : 59.99%
1-1 @ 10.93% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 7.81% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-2 @ 3.82% (0.014 0.01)
Other @ 0.65%
Total : 23.21%
0-1 @ 6.25% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-2 @ 4.37% (0.016 0.02)
0-2 @ 2.5% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
1-3 @ 1.17% (0.008 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.02% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 1.49%
Total : 16.79%

How you voted: Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol

Athletic Bilbao
84.0%
Draw
11.7%
Espanyol
4.3%
94
Head to Head
Apr 8, 2023 3.15pm
Jan 18, 2023 7pm
Sep 4, 2022 3.15pm
Feb 7, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 23
Athletic Bilbao
2-1
Espanyol
Sancet (5'), Martinez (16')
Vesga (62'), Petxarroman (87'), Martinez (90+3')
Vilhena (3')
Morlanes (15'), Lopez (70'), Gil (75')
Oct 26, 2021 8pm
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Espanyol
1-1
Athletic Bilbao
De Tomas (33' pen.)
Herrera (73')
de Tomas (90+3')
Williams (52')
Berenguer (75'), Alvarez (90+4')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona18122450203038
2Atletico MadridAtletico17115131112038
3Real Madrid17114237162137
4Athletic Bilbao1896327161133
5Villarreal177642928127
6Mallorca188371821-327
7Real Sociedad177461611525
8GironaGirona187472625125
9Osasuna176742225-325
10Real BetisBetis176652021-124
11Sevilla176471823-522
12Rayo Vallecano175661920-121
13Celta Vigo176382528-321
14Las PalmasLas Palmas175482227-519
15Leganes174671523-818
16Getafe173771114-316
17AlavesAlaves174491928-916
18Espanyol1743101629-1315
19Real ValladolidValladolid1833121237-2512
20Valencia162591424-1011


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