Barcelona vs Athletic Club result and stats
Win probability: home 74%, draw 15%, away 10%
Match report
GOSSIPBALL's parrot has been crunching the numbersBarcelona beat Athletic Club 2–0 at home in the La Liga on Thursday 27 August 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Barcelona 74%, the draw 15% and Athletic Club 10%, so a home win had a 74% chance. GossipBall's favourite result came in.
On expected goals it finished Barcelona 3.91, Athletic Club 0.25, so Barcelona created the better chances. Barcelona had 22 shots (10 on target) to Athletic Club's 5 (0 on target).
GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC
Match stats
BAAC
3.91Expected goals0.25
22Shots5
10On target0
12Corners5
13Fouls6
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
1Half-time goals0
Recent form
Barcelona
W @ Elche5–0 · 23 Aug
L @ Valencia1–3 · 23 May
W v Real Betis3–1 · 17 May
L @ Alaves0–1 · 13 May
W v Real Madrid2–0 · 10 May
Athletic Club
L v Sevilla1–3 · 22 Aug
L @ Real Madrid2–4 · 23 May
D v Celta Vigo1–1 · 17 May
L @ Espanyol0–2 · 13 May
L v Valencia0–1 · 10 May
Head to head
In 10 league meetings since 2021, Barcelona won 8, Athletic Club won 0 and 2 were drawn; the most recent, on 7 Mar 2026, finished Athletic Club 0–1 Barcelona, a win for Barcelona.
Athletic Club 0–1 Barcelona7 Mar 2026
Barcelona 4–0 Athletic Club22 Nov 2025
Athletic Club 0–3 Barcelona25 May 2025
Barcelona 2–1 Athletic Club24 Aug 2024
Athletic Club 0–0 Barcelona3 Mar 2024
Barcelona 1–0 Athletic Club22 Oct 2023
Season averages per game
BAAC
4.00Goals1.33
1.10Conceded1.00
3.40xG1.42
1.09xG against1.18
20.9Shots15.0
8.2On target4.2
7.2Corners6.0
1.50Yellow cards1.89
40%Clean sheets56%
60%Both score33%
90%3+ goals44%