Espanyol vs Athletic Club prediction and preview
La Liga · Sunday 21 March 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Espanyol vs Athletic Club
La Liga · Sunday 21 March 2027, 00:00 UTC · RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat
Espanyol vs Athletic Club preview
Espanyol welcome Athletic Club at RCDE Stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Sunday 21 March 2027 (00:00 UTC) in La Liga. Espanyol go into the round 14th, on 11 points from 11 games, while Athletic Club sit 7th on 15 points after 10 matches.
Recent form: Espanyol W-L-L-D-L, Athletic Club W-W-L-D-D (most recent first). Over their last 6, Espanyol have scored 0.8 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Athletic Club average 1.3 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Espanyol won 3, 3 games were drawn and Athletic Club won 4. 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
- EspanyolLast five: L D L L W
- Athletic ClubLast five: D D L W 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
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
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
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