Athletic Club vs Espanyol prediction and preview
La Liga · Friday 20 November 2026, 20:00 UTC
Match facts
Athletic Club vs Espanyol
La Liga · Friday 20 November 2026, 20:00 UTC · San Mamés Barria, Bilbao
Athletic Club vs Espanyol preview
The La Liga fixture between Athletic Club and Espanyol is scheduled for Friday 20 November 2026 at 20:00 UTC at San Mamés Barria in Bilbao. Athletic Club are 7th in the table with 15 points from 10, while Espanyol are 14th in the table with 11 points from 11.
Athletic Club come into the game with a W-W-L-D-D run in the league (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Espanyol's recent sequence reads W-L-L-D-L. Over their last 6, Athletic Club have scored 1.3 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Espanyol average 0.8 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Athletic Club won 4, 3 games were drawn and Espanyol won 3. Those games averaged 2.6 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 13 May 2026, ended Espanyol 2-0 Athletic Club.
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Form and table
- Athletic ClubLast five: D D L W W
- EspanyolLast five: L D L L W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 15 | DDLWW |
| 14 | Espanyol | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 11 | LDLLW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Athletic Club expected line-up (4-4-2)
Unai Simón, Yuri Berchiche, Hugo Rincón, Aymeric Laporte, Álex Berenguer, Peio Canales Urtasun, Nico Williams, Iñaki Williams, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria
Espanyol expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Ángel Fortuño, Leandro Cabrera, Omar El Hilali, Vanja Drkusic, Roger Hinojo, Edu Expósito, Javi Hernández, Bryan Zaragoza, Roberto Fernández
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