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Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol - Predictions, Stats & Odds

La Liga Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 17

La Liga - Gameweek 17

Monday, 22 Dec 2025 • 21:00

Athletic Bilbao

1 : 2

Espanyol

Goals

Álex Berenguer
1 : 0
38'
38'Álex Berenguer
1 : 0
44'
1 : 1
Carlos Romero
1 : 1
Carlos Romero44'
52'
1 : 2
Pere Milla
1 : 2
Pere Milla52'

Lineups

Athletic Bilbao

PosPlayer
GK
Unai Simón
DEF
Andoni Gorosabel
DEF
Iñigo Lekue
DEF
Aitor Paredes
DEF
Adama Boiro
MID
Álex Berenguer
MID
Oihan Sancet
MID
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
MID
Mikel Jauregizar
FWD
Iñaki Williams
FWD
Nico Williams

Substitutes

57'Alejandro Regofor Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
57'Gorka Guruzetafor Nico Williams
76'Jesús Aresofor Andoni Gorosabel
76'Unai Gómezfor Adama Boiro

Espanyol

PosPlayer
GK
Marko Dmitrović
DEF
Leandro Cabrera
DEF
Fernando Calero
DEF
Omar El Hilali
DEF
Carlos Romero
MID
Edu Expósito
MID
Pol Lozano
MID
Urko González de Zárate
FWD
Pere Milla
FWD
Tyrhys Dolan
FWD
Roberto Fernández

Substitutes

57'Jofre Carrerasfor Pere Milla
72'Kike Garciafor Pol Lozano
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
5Espanyol1710342217+533
W
W
W
W
W
8Athletic Bilbao187291624-823
W
L
W
L
L

Last Games

Athletic Bilbao

@Celta Vigo
0 - 2
vsAtlético Madrid
1 - 0
vsReal Madrid
0 - 3
@Levante
2 - 0
@Barcelona
0 - 4

Espanyol

@Getafe
1 - 0
vsRayo Vallecano
1 - 0
@Celta Vigo
1 - 0
vsSevilla
2 - 1
vsVillarreal
0 - 2

Head-to-Head

22 Dec 2025
Athletic Bilbao1 - 2Espanyol
22 Dec 2025Athletic Bilbao
1 - 2
Espanyol
16 Feb 2025
Espanyol1 - 1Athletic Bilbao
16 Feb 2025Espanyol
1 - 1
Athletic Bilbao
19 Oct 2024
Athletic Bilbao4 - 1Espanyol
19 Oct 2024Athletic Bilbao
4 - 1
Espanyol

La Liga

Gameweek 17

19 Dec • 21:00
Valencia
Mallorca
1 - 1
20 Dec • 14:00
Real Oviedo
Celta Vigo
0 - 0
20 Dec • 16:15
Levante
Real Sociedad
1 - 1
20 Dec • 18:30
Osasuna
Deportivo Alavés
3 - 0
20 Dec • 21:00
Real Madrid
Sevilla
2 - 0
21 Dec • 14:00
Girona
Atlético Madrid
0 - 3
21 Dec • 16:15
Villarreal
Barcelona
0 - 2
21 Dec • 18:30
Elche
Rayo Vallecano
4 - 0
21 Dec • 21:00
Real Betis
Getafe
4 - 0
22 Dec • 21:00
Athletic Bilbao
Espanyol
1 - 2

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.