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La LigaMatchweek 27THE MATCH CENTRE

Athletic Club vs Barcelona match centre

Athletic Club badgeAthletic ClubHome · 12 in league
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Momentum↘ Falling45/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
0:1
UK time · Europe/London
Barcelona badgeBarcelonaAway · 1 in league
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Momentum↗ Rising69/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
Lamine Yamal68′
Estadio de San Mamés · BilbaoSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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Odds & probabilities Pre-match snapshot Home win—Market chance —See match research Draw—Market chance —See match research Away win—Market chance —See match research No stored odds · open the match for form and team context Chances are estimates for 90 minutes. Stored prices can change; likelihood alone does not establish value.
MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

90′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

What the match state suggests now

GOOD DATA
Current result estimate0.1%Athletic Club
Draw4.2%at full time
Current result estimate95.7%Barcelona
Another goal8.1%before full time

Next goal: Athletic Club 4.4% · no further goal 91.9% · Barcelona 3.7%.

Experimental model combining the pre-match forecast with score, time, shots, shots on target, possession, corners and red cards. This is not live xG or bookmaker odds.
Athletic ClubBarcelona
2Corner Kicks4
10Fouls9
1Yellow Cards1
—Red Cards—
2Goalkeeper Saves3
249Total passes640
186Passes accurate572

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

Primera División

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1Barcelona39+6097—
2Real Madrid38+4286—
3Villarreal38+2672—
4Atletico Madrid38+1869—
5Real Betis38+1160—
6Celta Vigo38+554—
7Getafe38-651—
8Rayo Vallecano38-350—
9Valencia38-949—
10Real Sociedad38-246—
11Espanyol38-1246—
12Athletic Club39-1645—
13Elche38-843↑ 2
14Alaves38-1243—
15Sevilla38-1443↓ 2
16Osasuna38-642↑ 1
17Mallorca38-1042↑ 1
18Levante38-1442↓ 2
19Girona38-1641—
20Oviedo38-3429—
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Athletic Club 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Barcelona 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

HOME PERSPECTIVE

Athletic Club

4/10Wins
1.5Goals / game
1.4Conceded / game

Keep in view: 4 losses in that sample. At home, 2 wins from 5 available matches.

Inspect Athletic Club’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Barcelona

8/10Wins
2.6Goals / game
1.0Conceded / game

Keep in view: 2 losses in that sample. At away venues, 4 wins from 8 available matches.

Inspect Barcelona’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Athletic Club at home with Barcelona away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 09:32 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

La Liga · 2025/26 · all league matches

Athletic ClubBarcelona
26Matches played26
35Points earned64
10Wins21
1.2Goals scored / match2.8
1.4Goals conceded / match1.0
5Clean sheets10
8Failed to score0

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Athletic Club at home with Barcelona away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Athletic Club

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Ernesto Valverde
  1. 1U. SimonG
  2. 2A. GorosabelD
  3. 3D. VivianD
  4. 14A. LaporteD
  5. 19A. BoiroD
  6. 18M. JauregizarM
  7. 30A. RegoM
  8. 7A. BerenguerM
  9. 44S. SanchezM
  10. 20U. GomezM
  11. 9I. WilliamsF
Substitutes (12)

27 · A. Padilla

17 · Y. Berchiche

15 · I. Lekue

12 · J. Areso

23 · R. Navarro

22 · N. Serrano

49 · E. Garcia

47 · I. Monreal

16 · I. Ruiz de Galarreta

11 · G. Guruzeta

6 · M. Vesga

8 · O. Sancet

Barcelona

Confirmed formation4-3-3Hansi Flick
  1. 13J. GarciaG
  2. 24E. GarciaD
  3. 5P. CubarsiD
  4. 18G. MartinD
  5. 2J. CanceloD
  6. 20D. OlmoM
  7. 22M. BernalM
  8. 17M. CasadoM
  9. 10Lamine YamalF
  10. 7F. TorresF
  11. 14M. RashfordF
Substitutes (11)

25 · W. Szczesny

31 · D. Kochen

9 · R. Lewandowski

11 · Raphinha

4 · R. Araujo

8 · Pedri

19 · R. Bardghji

36 · A. Cortes

16 · Fermín

43 · T. Marques

42 · X. Espart

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Athletic Club

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Unai Simón906.3—0—25—
Andoni Gorosabel906.9—0—163
Daniel Vivian907.2—01342
Aymeric Laporte906.7—0—321
Adama Boiro906.9—0—224
Mikel Jauregizar746.5—01171
Alejandro Rego696.7—0—152
Álex Berenguer907.5—0—263
Selton Sanchez456.7—0—121
Unai Gómez106.5—0121
Iñaki Williams696.3—027—
Robert Navarro806.5—01181
Oihan Sancet456.7—039—
Mikel Vesga216.2—0—121
Gorka Guruzeta216.6—0—21
Eder Garcia166.5—0—13—
Alex Padilla———————
Yuri Berchiche———————
Jesús Areso———————
Iker Monreal Agundez———————
Íñigo Lekue———————
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta———————
Nico Serrano———————

Barcelona

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Joan García908.2—0—451
Eric García907.3—0—687
Pau Cubarsí906.7—01105—
Gerard Martín907.6—0—1033
João Cancelo906.6—01722
Dani Olmo627.2—0—41—
Marc Bernal457.2—0—313
Marc Casadó786.9—0—582
Lamine Yamal907.9101501
Ferran Torres626.0—015—
Marcus Rashford626.3—0123—
Pedri457.2—1—232
Fermín López286.6—0—15—
Raphinha286.2—0—3—
Robert Lewandowski286.5—0—3—
Ronald Araújo126.6—0—13—
Diego Kochen———————
Wojciech Szczęsny———————
Álvaro Cortés———————
Xavi Espart———————
Tomás Marqués———————
Roony Bardghji———————
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