The big picture

Athletic Club come in 7th on the ladder with 16 points; Espanyol are 13th on 12. Athletic Club have the higher position to protect.

Athletic Club are 4–3–3 in LaLiga 2026-27, averaging 1.4 goals for and 1 against.

Espanyol are 3–6–2 in LaLiga 2026-27, averaging 1.2 goals for and 1.3 against.

Form

Athletic Club have won two of their last five and most recently beat Real Sociedad 2–1.

Espanyol have won one of their last five and most recently beat Villarreal 1–0.

Head to head

These sides have met 42 times on our records since 2003: Athletic Club 12, Espanyol 18, 12 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), Espanyol won 2–0 at RCDE Stadium.

Biggest margin between these two: Espanyol by 4 goals in 2012-13 (4–0).

Players to watch

For Athletic Club, watch Álex Berenguer (0.4 goals a game, 4 assists in 2026-27) and Iñaki Williams (0.3 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

For Espanyol, watch Roberto Fernández (0.5 goals a game in 2026-27) and Tyrhys Dolan (0.1 goals a game in 2026-27).

At San Mamés

Athletic Club have won 8 of their last 20 at San Mamés.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Athletic Club have the edge.