Espanyol 1-2 Athletic Club — LaLiga, 8 Apr 2023
Athletic Club beat Espanyol 2-1 in the LaLiga on 8 April 2023 at RCDE Stadium, Cornella de Llobregat. Iñaki Williams, Nico Williams, Darder got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Espanyol have won 1 and Athletic Club 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·RCDE Stadium · Cornella de Llobregat·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 21'
- 21'Foul
- 0-122'assist: Dani García
- 30'Foul
- 44'Foul
- 45+3'VARGoal cancelled
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 53'Foul
- 57'
- 59'Foul
- 69'out: Muniain
- 69'
- 0-275'assist: Gorka Guruzeta
- 76'
- 78'Foul
- 79'
- 79'out: Yeray
- 83'
- 83'
- 89'
- 1-290'
- 90+1'Argument
- 90+1'Foul
- 90+1'Argument
- 90+4'Time wasting
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Espanyol
- 7.3Edu ExpósitoM
- 7.3Sergi DarderM
- 7.2Fernando PachecoG
- 6.9Leandro CabreraD
- 6.9José GrageraM
- 6.7Denis SuárezM
- 6.7César MontesD
- 6.7JoseluF
- 6.7Óscar GilD
- 6.6Nicolás MelamedM
- 6.5Fernando CaleroD
- 6.3Aleix VidalD
- 6.3Ruben Sanchez SaezD
- 6.3Vinícius SouzaM
- 6.3Martin BraithwaiteM
- 6.3Javi PuadoM
Athletic Club
- 7.9Nico WilliamsF
- 7.3Álex BerenguerM
- 7.2Yuri BerchicheD
- 7.2Iñaki WilliamsM
- 7.0Dani GarcíaM
- 6.9Ander HerreraM
- 6.9Iñigo MartínezD
- 6.7Mikel VesgaM
- 6.6Gorka GuruzetaF
- 6.5Oihan SancetM
- 6.3Yeray ÁlvarezD
- 6.3Iker MuniainF
- 6.2Óscar de MarcosD
- 6.2Daniel VivianD
- 5.9Unai SimónG
Line-ups
Athletic Club4-2-3-1
Espanyol4-2-3-1
Substitutes
EspanyolLuis García
Substitutes
- 18R. Pierre-GabrielD
- 6Denis Suárez83'M6.7
- 22Aleix Vidal90+1'90+1'90+1'46'D6.3
- 12Vinicius Souza83'M6.3
- 8K. BareM
- 25Álvaro FernándezG
- 16José Carlos LazoM
- 5Fernando Calero78'76'D6.5
- 19Dani GómezF
- 21Nico Melamed57'M6.6
- 1Joan GarcíaG
Athletic ClubErnesto Valverde
Substitutes
- 23Ander Herrera79'M6.9
- 10Muniain69'F6.3
- 5Yeray79'D6.3
- 24BalenziagaD
- 21CapaD
- 22Raúl GarcíaM
- 19Oier ZarragaM
- 16Unai VencedorM
- 11Nico Williams75'69'F7.9
- 13Julen AgirrezabalaG
- 31Aitor Paredes89'D
- 29Malcom AduF
Team statistics
49%Possession51%
0.85Expected goals (xG)2.33
9Total shots12
2Shots on target7
6Shots off target3
1Blocked shots2
8Corners7
4Offsides2
14Fouls18
6Yellow cards4
1Red cards0
5Goalkeeper saves1
441Total passes468
360Accurate passes387
82%Pass accuracy83%
Espanyol
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edu Expósito | 57 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Sergi Darder | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Fernando Pacheco | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Leandro Cabrera | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| José Gragera | 83 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Denis Suárez | 12 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| César Montes | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Joselu | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Óscar Gil | 76 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Nicolás Melamed | 33 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Fernando Calero | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Aleix Vidal | 46 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Ruben Sanchez Saez | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Vinícius Souza | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Martin Braithwaite | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Javi Puado | 83 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
Athletic Club
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Williams | 21 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.9 |
| Álex Berenguer | 69 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Yuri Berchiche | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Iñaki Williams | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Dani García | 79 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Ander Herrera | 11 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Iñigo Martínez | 79 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Mikel Vesga | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Gorka Guruzeta | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Oihan Sancet | 69 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Yeray Álvarez | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Iker Muniain | 21 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Óscar de Marcos | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Daniel Vivian | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Unai Simón | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
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