On the 28th matchday of the Spain La Liga, Espanyol Barcelona will play Athletic Bilbao in Cornella on April 8, 2023. Fans at home and in the Rcde Stadium will be able to watch the two teams compete at 02:15 UTC. Following their previous La Liga defeat of Girona FC by a score of 2-1, Espanyol will be looking to improve on their performance in this matchup.
During that match, Espanyol had 38% possession and 5 shots on goal, one of which was successful. Martin Braithwaite scored the only goal for Espanyol (74′). Girona had 14 shots on the objective with 4 of them on track. Girona FC got goals from Arnau Martnez (53′) and Cristhian Stuani (88′). Espanyol hasn’t disliked scoring or netting in all of their last 6 games.
During that time, they scored an average of seven goals and gave up an average of eleven. Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna played out a 1-1 Copa del Rey draw. In that game, Athletic Bilbao oversaw 76% belonging and 1 endeavor on the objective with 1 of them on track.
Iaki Williams scored the Athletic Bilbao goal (33′). Osasuna, on the other hand, attempted to score once but failed to do so. Osasuna’s goal came from Pablo Ibáez (116′). Osasuna prevailed in extra time to win the match. Throughout 5 of the beyond six games including Athletic Bilbao, a strikingly low volume of objectives have in the middle among them and their resistance.
During that time, Los Leones averaged 0.67 goals per game, which is less than the overall average of 1.33 goals per game. However, it is not certain that that pattern will continue into the subsequent game.
Espanyol vs Athletic Club Match Details :
- Espanyol v Athletic Bilbao
- Primera Division Spain
- Date – 08/04/2023
- Starting time – 14:15 UTC
- Venue: RCDE Stadium, Cornella, Spain
Espanyol vs Athletic Club Prediction :
Espanyol will need everything to go their way if they want to score against Athletic Bilbao, who we believe will do enough to score at the other end and take the lead. As a result, we are backing Athletic Bilbao to win this highly competitive match by a score of 0-1 at halftime. There ought to be minimal in it.
Espanyol vs Athletic Club Head to Head :
When we look at their previous head-to-head matches dating back to October 30, 2019, we find that Espanyol has won one of them, while Athletic Bilbao has won three, and there have been two games that have been tied.
During this time, they scored a total of 12 goals together, with 4 coming from Periquitos and 8 from Los Leones. This gives a typical number of objectives per game equivalent to 2.
Espanyol vs Athletic Club Team news :
This weekend, Espanyol will be without Brian Olivan, Gori, and Adria Pedrosa due to injury, and Sergi Gomez won’t play because he was sent to the stands against Girona. However, after serving a suspension, Leandro Cabrera is back in the game, and the Uruguayan is expected to start on Saturday.
Nico Melamed is expected back in the middle of the field as well. There aren’t likely to be many changes from the game against Girona because Joselu, who has scored 12 league goals this season, will be supported once more by Martin Braithwaite and Javi Puado.
Athletic will be without Inigo Lekue, Jon Morcillo, and Ander Herrera because of injuries. Despite the fact that the Basque team didn’t have any new problems against Osasuna, Dani Vivian, and Alex Berenguer might play in the starting lineup.
The Lions will likely use Nico Williams and Inaki Williams in the final third of the field, and Iker Muniain will likely play a deeper role once more.
Espanyol vs Athletic Club Betting Tips :
- This season, Athletic Bilbao has not scored in five of their 13 La Liga away games.
- With 5 goals, Brian Olivan has assisted the most for Espanyol Barcelona. Oscar De Marcos has the most assists for Athletic Bilbao.
- In La Liga, Athletic Bilbao has preferable execution over Espanyol Barcelona.
- Athletic Bilbao has won three of the last 29 home meetings with Espanyol Barcelona, while Espanyol Barcelona has won 16 of those matches. Ten of those meetings have ended in draws. Espanyol Barcelona has a 44-28 goal differential.
- For ten matches in a row, Espanyol Barcelona has scored at least one goal.
Espanyol vs Athletic Club Lineups :
Espanyol:
- Pacheco;
- R Sanchez, Montes, Cabrera, Gil;
- Puado, Vinicius, Melamed, Braithwaite;
- Darder;
- Joselu
Athletic Bilbao:
- Aguirrezabala;
- De Marcos, Vivian, I Martinez, Yuri;
- Sancet, Vesga, Muniain;
- Berenguer, I Williams, N Williams
Espanyol vs Athletic Club Where to Watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |