Espanyol vs Athletic Club Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th May 2026
Espanyol face Athletic Club at RCDE Stadium in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current LaLiga campaign.
We are bound to see an exciting game on Wednesday as both Espanyol and Athletic Club are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.
Espanyol are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net seven times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.7 goals per game, as they conceded 16 goals. They managed two clean sheets in these matches.
Athletic Club scored 11 goals, conceded 16 and managed one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Espanyol came away with a 1-2 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at RCDE Stadium, but face stern opposition, of course.
Espanyol vs Athletic Club Prediction
Espanyol Form
In their previous three outings, Espanyol drew 0-0 with Levante, before losing 0-2 against Real Madrid and 2-1 against Sevilla. Espanyol did not win any of their last six LaLiga matches at the RCDE Stadium. They came through these matches with a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded nine and scored five goals.
Athletic Club Form
It is all or nothing with Athletic Club, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 3-2 against Atletico Madrid, before beating Deportivo Alaves 2-4. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-1 against Valencia. Athletic Club claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the LaLiga. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and nine scored.
Most observers thought Athletic Club were doomed this season, but they have done very well for themselves and now look into another season in the LaLiga.
Both Espanyol and Athletic Club are having a hard time finding their way to the net. With the teams clashing in this round 36, we find a low scoring match is the natural pick.
Espanyol claimed ten wins, nine draws as well as 16 defeats in the LaLiga this season. Athletic Club are looking at 13 wins, five draws and 17 defeats in the LaLiga.
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Espanyol vs Athletic Club Stats
- In 12 of the last 13 Espanyol home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Espanyol home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Espanyol have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Espanyol have lost 6 of the last 8 matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 Espanyol matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Athletic Club matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Athletic Club matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Athletic Club away matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Athletic Club away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Athletic Club matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Espanyol vs Athletic Club Squads
Espanyol Squad
Manolo Gonzalez will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Athletic Club from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):
Angel Fortuno (0/0), Marko Dmitrovic (0/35), Pol Tristan (0/0), Carlos Romero (5/33), Clemens Riedel (0/18), Fernando Calero (0/26), Jose Salinas (0/11), Leandro Cabrera (3/34), Miguel Rubio (1/12), Omar El Hilali (0/33), Ruben Sanchez (0/18), Charles Pickel (1/22), Edu Exposito (1/33), Pol Lozano (2/31), Ramon Terrats (1/27), Urko Gonzalez de Zarate (0/33), Antoniu Roca (0/10), Cyril Ngonge (0/9), Javier Puado (2/10), Jofre Carreras (1/24), Kike Garcia (6/34), Pere Milla (6/30), Roberto Fernandez (6/35), Tyrhys Dolan (2/34).
Athletic Club Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Athletic Club players that the manager Ernesto Valverde will choose from for the upcoming game:
Alex Padilla (0/0), Unai Simon (0/35), Aitor Paredes (2/18), Andoni Gorosabel (0/21), Aymeric Laporte (0/23), Daniel Vivian (1/29), Inigo Lekue (0/10), Jesus Areso (0/25), Jon De Luis (0/0), Unai Eguiluz (0/0), Yeray Alvarez (0/4), Yuri Berchiche (0/31), Alejandro Rego (1/26), Benat Prados (0/0), Efe Korkut (0/0), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (1/31), Mikel Jauregizar (2/33), Mikel Vesga (0/22), Nico Williams (6/25), Oihan Sancet (4/28), Robert Navarro (6/29), Selton Sanchez (0/7), Unai Gomez (1/23), Adama Boiro (0/12), Alex Berenguer (2/29), Asier Hierro (0/0), Gorka Guruzeta (9/32), Inaki Williams (2/27), Maroan Sannadi (1/9), Nico Serrano (1/14), Urko Izeta (0/11).
Espanyol vs Athletic Club Team News
Espanyol seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Wednesday. Omar El Hilali and Javier Puado can't be called up by the Espanyol-manager, with both serving a ban.
Espanyol vs Athletic Club Lineups
Espanyol vs Athletic Club H2H
The last time the pair played each other Espanyol came away as 1-2 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Wednesday. Espanyol enter the match against Athletic Club with a 2-4-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Espanyol vs Athletic Club Results
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Espanyol and Athletic Club. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 7/10 with bookies.
Espanyol vs Athletic Club Betting Tips
Having scored just once lately in the LaLiga, Pol Lozano will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Athletic Club hope Gorka Guruzeta can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three LaLiga goals in his last six LaLiga games.
In their last 10 matches at RCDE Stadium across all tournaments Espanyol won two times, drew three and lost five times. Athletic Club claimed four wins, one draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Espanyol managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at RCDE Stadium, Athletic Club kept their hosts from scoring in zero of their last 10 away games.
Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Espanyol and Athletic Club, with the latter scoring 1.6 goals on average in these. Espanyol managed an average of one goal as both teams scored eight times in this run. Espanyol saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Athletic Club's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.