La Liga · 2025Wed, 13 May 2026, 17:00 UTCFull timeRCDE StadiumFull-time recap

Espanyol

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Athletic Club

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Espanyol	Athletic Club
Shots	12 shots/match▲	11 shots/match
Shots on target	5 shots/match▲	4 shots/match
Expected goals	0.76 xG/match	0.82 xG/match▲
Possession	63%	37%
Corners	8 corners/match	9 corners/match
Fouls	9 fouls/match	14 fouls/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Espanyol's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Athletic Club. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Espanyol's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Espanyol's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.11 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.6 goals/match	1.11 goals/match	1.22 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Athletic Club.

4.11 days▲Rest daysEspanyol · Athletic Club3.11 days

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

Metric	Espanyol	Athletic Club	Baseline
Rest days	4.11 days	3.11 days	—
Matches last 14 days	2 matches	2 matches	—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Espanyol

0Draws

0Athletic Club

22 Dec 2025Athletic Club — Espanyol · La Liga1–2

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Espanyol favored in 4 of 14 directional metrics · Athletic Club in 6 · 4 too close

1.11 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 36/361.11 goals/match

1.47 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 36/361.47 goals/match

1.15 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 10/90.93 xG/match

1.5 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 10/9▲1.16 xG/match

12.6 shots/matchShotsseason · 36/36▲13.5 shots/match

13.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 36/36▲9.47 shots/match

4.08 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 36/36▲4.44 shots/match

5.06 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 36/36▲4.19 shots/match

42.4%Possessionseason · 36/3649%

4.81 corners/matchCornersseason · 36/365.89 corners/match

4.72 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 36/36▲4 corners/match

2.39 cards/match▲Cardsseason · 28/282.54 cards/match

13.6 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 36/3613.4 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

28%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 36/3617%

75%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 36/3664%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Espanyol7.5

Athletic Club47.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Espanyol47.5

Athletic Club56.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Espanyol28.3

Athletic Club65

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Espanyol92.5

Athletic Club77.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Espanyol60

Athletic Club67.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 89%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Espanyol52.5

Athletic Club77.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Espanyol60.6

Athletic Club72.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

0.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲1.4 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/51.6 goals/match

1.05 xG/match▲Expected goals5/50.76 xG/match

12.4 shots/match▲Shots5/510.6 shots/match

4 shots/match▲Shots on target5/53.6 shots/match

45.8%Possession5/544.8%

5.6 corners/matchCorners5/57.4 corners/match

—Cards1/1—

14.4 fouls/matchFouls5/512 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

0.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/10▲1 goals/match

1.4 goals/match▲Goals allowed10/101.7 goals/match

1.15 xG/match▲Expected goals10/90.93 xG/match

13.3 shots/match▲Shots10/1011.6 shots/match

3.9 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲4.2 shots/match

43.8%Possession10/1047.5%

6.2 corners/matchCorners10/107.2 corners/match

—Cards2/2—

15 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

36 / 36 matches

1.11 goals/matchGoals scored36/361.11 goals/match

1.47 goals/matchGoals allowed36/361.47 goals/match

1.15 xG/match▲Expected goals10/90.93 xG/match

12.6 shots/matchShots36/36▲13.5 shots/match

4.08 shots/matchShots on target36/36▲4.44 shots/match

42.4%Possession36/3649%

4.81 corners/matchCorners36/365.89 corners/match

2.39 cards/matchCards28/282.54 cards/match

13.6 fouls/matchFouls36/3613.4 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

18 / 18 matches

1.11 goals/matchGoals scored18/181.06 goals/match

1.28 goals/match▲Goals allowed18/181.83 goals/match

1.21 xG/match▲Expected goals5/50.87 xG/match

13.2 shots/match▲Shots18/1812.6 shots/match

4.67 shots/match▲Shots on target18/184.11 shots/match

46.1%Possession18/1848.3%

5.28 corners/matchCorners18/185.39 corners/match

2.5 cards/matchCards14/132.85 cards/match

13.3 fouls/matchFouls18/1813.7 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

4.11 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.11 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples36 / 36home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.

Analysis cutoff: Wed, 13 May 2026, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

Espanyol's recent record differs from the season

Recent scheduling adds useful context

Head-to-head

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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