20 May 2018 at 14:15

01
Full Time
Referee: David Fernandez Borbalan

Match Summary

Espanyol defeated Athletic Club 1:0. The match was played in La Liga 2017. Goals were scored by David López 9′. 1 yellow cards were shown. Athletic Club had 56% possession while Espanyol held 44%. Athletic Club had 12 shots (3 on target) compared to 11 (4 on target) for Espanyol. Athletic Club made 3 substitutions, Espanyol made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Athletic Club and Espanyol — 1 goals and 1 cards recorded during the match.

Athletic Club
Espanyol
Kick Off
9′
David López

assist: P. Piatti

Half Time
56′
Dídac ViláAarón Martín
Mikel VesgaIturraspe
58′
EtxeitaIñigo Córdoba
62′
64′
P. PiattiÓscar Melendo
Iñaki WilliamsSabin Merino
72′
81′Javi López
84′
Léo BaptistãoSergi Darder
Full Time

Match Statistics

Athletic Club had 56% possession against Espanyol's 44%. Athletic Club registered 12 shots (3 on target) while Espanyol managed 11 (4 on target). Corner kicks: 7–7. Fouls committed: 4–11.

3Shots on Goal4
7Shots off Goal5
12Total Shots11
2Blocked Shots2
7Shots insidebox7
5Shots outsidebox4
4Fouls11
7Corner Kicks7
2Offsides6
56%Ball Possession44%
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
3Goalkeeper Saves3
541Total passes429
452Passes accurate336
84%Passes %78%

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 9, Espanyol won 10, with 8 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2010. Espanyol leads the head-to-head with 10 victories from 27 meetings. A combined 76 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.81 per match (39 for the home side, 37 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.

9

Athletic Club

8

Drawn

10

Espanyol

Goals: 39Goals: 37

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.

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