RCD Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Manolo González will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the LaLiga 24th round, where  RCD Espanyol will face Athletic Bilbao at Stage Front Stadium stadium on 16 February at 08:00.

The home team, RCD Espanyol is currently in 16º position in the tournament with 23 points, while Athletic Bilbao is currently in 4º position with 44.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this RCD Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao.

RCD Espanyol

RCD Espanyol comes from playing against Real Sociedad and finished the match with a result of 2-1, with loss for RCD Espanyol. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against Athletic Bilbao. In that last match between RCD Espanyol and Real Sociedad, Parakeets team achieved a 30% possession of the ball, with 1 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Javi Puado.

In the last 7 matches, the team coached by Manolo González has achieved 2 wins, 3 draws y 2 defeats. RCD Espanyol average number of goals per game is 1.0 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 match conceding at least one goal. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 7 goals while conceding 7 goals.

Latest statistics in RCD Espanyol matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 5/7
• Both teams to score: 5/7
• First to score: 4/7

Athletic Bilbao

The team coached by Ernesto Valverde heads into this match on the back of a recent 3-0 win over Girona FC. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Lions team will be looking for another good result in their visit to RCD Espanyol.

In that match between Athletic Bilbao and Girona FC, the Lions team achieved 45% ball possession, getting 8 shots on goal, 3 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Oihan Sancet (x3).

Analysing the last 7 matches, Ernesto Valverde's team has won 3, drawn 2 and lost 2. Athletic Bilbao average 1.9 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.6 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 13 goals while conceding 11 goals.

Latest statistics in Athletic Bilbao matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 6/7
• Both teams to score: 5/7

RCD Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao: H2H STATS

We always analyse previous H2H to spot trends that help us make a more accurate RCD Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao prediction. The last match between these teams was in the LaLiga competition, in an event that took place at the San Mamés stadium on 19-10-2024 with the result of 4-1, with Athletic Bilbao winning.

The last 5 meetings between RCD Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao have resulted in 1 win for RCD Espanyol, 4 wins for Athletic Bilbao. In those matches, RCD Espanyol managed to score 4 goals, while Athletic Bilbao scored 9 goals against RCD Espanyol.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals