4 April 2017 at 17:30

20
Full Time
Referee: Juan Martinez Munuera

Match Summary

Athletic Club defeated Espanyol 2:0. The match was played in La Liga 2016. Goals were scored by Aduriz 17′ (pen.), Aduriz 37′. 4 yellow cards were shown. Athletic Club had 60% possession while Espanyol held 40%. Athletic Club had 13 shots (5 on target) compared to 5 (2 on target) for Espanyol. Athletic Club made 3 substitutions, Espanyol made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Athletic Club and Espanyol — 2 goals and 4 cards recorded during the match.

Athletic Club
Espanyol
Kick Off
Aduriz

Penalty

17′
18′Víctor Álvarez
Aduriz

assist: Beñat

37′
Half Time
46′
Marc RocaJosé Jurado
46′
Óscar MelendoH. Pérez
MuniainIñaki Williams
62′
Raúl GarcíaSan José
73′
75′
Álvaro VázquezF. Caicedo
BeñatMikel Rico
81′
90′Javi Fuego
Full Time

Match Statistics

Athletic Club had 60% possession against Espanyol's 40%. Athletic Club registered 13 shots (5 on target) while Espanyol managed 5 (2 on target). Corner kicks: 5–1. Fouls committed: 19–16.

5Shots on Goal2
7Shots off Goal3
13Total Shots5
1Blocked Shots0
9Shots insidebox4
4Shots outsidebox1
19Fouls16
5Corner Kicks1
0Offsides2
60%Ball Possession40%
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
2Goalkeeper Saves4
591Total passes385
498Passes accurate271
84%Passes %70%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Athletic Club have recorded 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. Espanyol show 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from their last 6 outings.

Athletic Club

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Espanyol

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Athletic Club vs Espanyol Head to Head Results

Athletic Club and Espanyol have met 27 times — Athletic Club won 8, Espanyol won 11, with 8 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2010. Espanyol leads the head-to-head with 11 victories from 27 meetings. A combined 75 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.78 per match (37 for the home side, 38 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 19 matches (70%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 16 games (59%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–3 in 2012.

8

Athletic Club

8

Drawn

11

Espanyol

Goals: 37Goals: 38

Recent Meetings (27)

22 Dec 2025Athletic Club1 – 2Espanyol
16 Feb 2025Espanyol1 – 1Athletic Club
19 Oct 2024Athletic Club4 – 1Espanyol
8 Apr 2023Espanyol1 – 2Athletic Club
18 Jan 2023Athletic Club1 – 0Espanyol
4 Sept 2022Athletic Club0 – 1Espanyol
7 Feb 2022Athletic Club2 – 1Espanyol
26 Oct 2021Espanyol1 – 1Athletic Club
25 Jan 2020Espanyol1 – 1Athletic Club
30 Oct 2019Athletic Club3 – 0Espanyol
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 Mar 2026