FC Barcelona v Athletic Club

La Liga

FC Barcelona v Athletic Club in La Liga ended 2:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: FC Barcelona v Athletic Club

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · FC Barcelona at 64.6% - the match finished 2:0, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · FC Barcelona X 2 · Athletic Club Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 62.3% 23.7% 14.0% Home win · FC Barcelona ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 64.6% 19.7% 15.7% Home win · FC Barcelona ✔ Correct
Data Providers 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% Home win · FC Barcelona ✔ Correct
Final score 2:0 Home win · FC Barcelona
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.24 on a FC Barcelona win, 6.60 on the draw and 10.94 on a Athletic Club win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
FC Barcelona win 1.24 1.27 1xBet 80.6% 64.6%
Draw 6.60 7.00 Betfair 15.2% 19.7%
Athletic Club win 10.94 12.50 Betano 9.1% 15.7%
Over 2.5 goals 1.36 1.39 Betano 73.5% 60.7%
Under 2.5 goals 3.06 3.25 Unibet 32.7% 39.3%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.76 1.80 Betfair 56.8% 56.4%
Both teams to score - No 2.00 2.05 William Hill 50% 43.6%
Updated: 27.08.2026 15:54 · Average odds across 14 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: FC Barcelona v Athletic Club

  1. 27′X. Espart · Yellow card
  2. 37′Raphinha · Goal (assist: Pedri)
  3. 48′G. Guruzeta · Yellow card
  4. 60′I. Williams · Substitution (off: A. Berenguer)
  5. 60′N. Williams · Substitution (off: R. Navarro)
  6. 61′J. Louis-Jean · Yellow card
  7. 63′Raphinha · Substitution (off: Rodri)
  8. 63′M. Bernal · Substitution (off: D. Olmo)
  9. 70′J. Louis-Jean · Substitution (off: A. Boiro)
  10. 70′M. Jauregizar · Substitution (off: B. Gerenabarrena)
  11. 80′E. Garcia · Substitution (off: J. Kounde)
  12. 80′A. Gordon · Substitution (off: K. Adeyemi)
  13. 81′G. Guruzeta · Substitution (off: A. Djalo)
  14. 82′Fermin · Goal
  15. 85′Pedri · Substitution (off: J. Cancelo)

Match statistics: FC Barcelona v Athletic Club

Statistic FC Barcelona Athletic Club
Possession 71% 29%
Shots on target 9 0
Total shots 21 4
Shots off target 8 4
Blocked shots 4 0
Corners 12 4
Fouls 12 6
Offsides 8 5
Yellow cards 1 2
Saves 0 7
Passes 599 233
Pass accuracy 90% 73%

Line-ups: FC Barcelona v Athletic Club

FC Barcelona 4-3-3

Starting XI

  1. 1 Joan García 6.7
  2. 5 Pau Cubarsí 7.9
  3. 7 Fermín López 7.6
  4. 8 Pedri 7.9
  5. 10 Lamine Yamal 7.7
  6. 11 Raphinha 7.9
  7. 12 Xavi Espart 6.3
  8. 17 Anthony Gordon 7.2
  9. 18 Gerard Martín 7.2
  10. 22 Marc Bernal 6.9
  11. 24 Eric García 7.2
Substitutes (11)
  1. 2 João Cancelo
  2. 3 Alejandro Balde
  3. 13 Wojciech Szczęsny
  4. 14 Karim Adeyemi 6.3
  5. 15 Andreas Christensen
  6. 16 Rodri 6.6
  7. 20 Dani Olmo 7.2
  8. 23 Jules Koundé 6.3
  9. 28 Brian Fariñas
  10. 29 Hamza Abdelkarim
  11. 31 Eder Aller

Athletic Club 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Unai Simón 8.3
  2. 5 Yeray Álvarez 6.3
  3. 8 Oihan Sancet 6.3
  4. 9 Iñaki Williams 6.2
  5. 10 Nico Williams 6.2
  6. 11 Gorka Guruzeta 6.5
  7. 14 Aymeric Laporte 5.6
  8. 15 Hugo Rincón 6.3
  9. 18 Mikel Jauregizar 6.9
  10. 28 Peio Canales 6.3
  11. 31 Johaneko Louis Jean 7.0
Substitutes (12)
  1. 4 Aitor Paredes
  2. 7 Álex Berenguer 6.2
  3. 12 Jesús Areso
  4. 13 Alex Padilla
  5. 16 Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
  6. 19 Adama Boiro 6.2
  7. 20 Alejandro Rego Mora
  8. 21 Maroan Sannadi
  9. 23 Robert Navarro 6.5
  10. 24 Beñat Gerenabarrena 6.6
  11. 25 Álvaro Djaló 6.5
  12. 30 Iker Monreal Agundez

Form and head-to-head: FC Barcelona v Athletic Club

FC Barcelona

WWWWL

Athletic Club

DWWLL

La Liga standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 FC Barcelona 4 4 0 0 +15 12 WWWW
2 Real Madrid 5 4 0 1 +10 12 WLWWW
3 Deportivo Alavés 5 3 1 1 +6 10 LWWDW
4 Sevilla 5 3 1 1 +2 10 WDLWW
5 Real Betis 4 3 0 1 0 9 WLWW
6 Deportivo A Coruña 4 2 2 0 +3 8 WWDD
7 Espanyol 5 2 1 2 +3 7 WDLLW
8 Atlético de Madrid 4 2 1 1 +1 7 LWDW
9 Athletic Club 5 2 1 2 +1 7 DWWLL
10 Racing Santander 5 2 1 2 0 7 WLWLD
11 Real Sociedad 5 2 1 2 -2 7 WDWLL
12 Osasuna 5 2 1 2 -3 7 LLWWD
13 Levante 4 1 2 1 0 5 DWDL
14 Getafe 4 1 1 2 -3 4 DLWL
15 Rayo Vallecano 5 1 1 3 -6 4 LWLDL
16 Celta de Vigo 5 0 3 2 -3 3 DDLLD
17 Villarreal 4 0 2 2 -2 2 LLDD
18 Málaga 4 0 2 2 -6 2 DLDL
19 Elche 5 0 2 3 -7 2 DLLLD
20 Valencia 5 0 1 4 -9 1 LLLLD

Managers: FC Barcelona v Athletic Club

Hansi Flick
FC BarcelonaManagerHansi Flick
E. Terzic
Athletic ClubManagerE. Terzic

Match information: FC Barcelona v Athletic Club

Kick-off
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Competition
La Liga
Round
1