FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club Bilbao: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

FC Barcelona played Athletic Club Bilbao in La Liga (Spain). The match was played on 22 November 2025. Final score: 4:0.

Current form

FC Barcelona: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Athletic Club Bilbao: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

FC Barcelona scores 2.67 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. Athletic Club Bilbao scores 1.00 and concedes 1.08. League average: 2.58 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: FC Barcelona 75%, Athletic Club Bilbao 42%. Over 2.5: FC Barcelona 92%, Athletic Club Bilbao 33%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

FC Barcelona has higher xG: 2.29 vs 1.50. FC Barcelona: 20.3 shots per match, Athletic Club Bilbao: 13.1.

Match halves

FC Barcelona: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.42. Athletic Club Bilbao: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.58.

Goals by minute

FC Barcelona: 31-45+ (7 goals). Athletic Club Bilbao: 76-90+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

La Liga: 2.58 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

68Possession (%)32
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
19Shots13
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
7Shots on target2
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
2.01xG1.25
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
5Corners7
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
45Dangerous attacks40
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
9Fouls9
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
0Cards4
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
2.67Goals scored / match1
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
1.25Goals conceded / match1.08
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
68%Average possession51%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
8.08Shots on target / match4.25
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

20.25Shots per match13.08
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
8.08Shots on target4.25
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
13.2%Shot conversion7.6%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
68%Possession51%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
2.29xG for1.5
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
1.03xG against1.05
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao

Shooting quality

FC Barcelona: DominantAthletic Club Bilbao: Balanced
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
Accuracy (shots on target)40%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.24

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

FC Barcelona is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - FC Barcelona · 1.4 pts / match - Athletic Club Bilbao

FC Barcelona
LWLWW
Season result split
75% W8% R17% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-1-2
2.33 pts / match · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-0-0
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 2.14Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Athletic Club Bilbao
WDLLW
Season result split
42% W17% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-2-5
1.42 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-3
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WLLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.04BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

FC Barcelona is 167% better for: goals scored per match.

2.67 goals / match - FC Barcelona · 1 goals / match - Athletic Club Bilbao

Athletic Club Bilbao is 16% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - FC Barcelona · 1.08 goals / match - Athletic Club Bilbao

FC Barcelona scoring profile: very strong

FC Barcelona scores in 100% of matches (12 of 12 matches), while Athletic Club Bilbao keeps a clean sheet in 25% (3 of 12 matches).

Athletic Club Bilbao scoring profile: strong

Athletic Club Bilbao scores in 58% of matches (7 of 12 matches), while FC Barcelona keeps a clean sheet in 25% (3 of 12 matches).

32Goals scored (season)12
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
15Goals conceded (season)13
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
3.92Average goals in match2.08
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
11Goals scored (last 5)5
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
10Goals conceded (last 5)5
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How often they score at least...

100%1 goal58%
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75%2 goals33%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
58%3 goals8%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
17%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal75%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
33%2 goals25%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
8%3 goals8%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
8%4 goals0%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

42%
Athletic Club Bilbao - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.5 of 12 matches
54%
League average

Goal patterns

50%BTTS at half-time8%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
0%BTTS in both halves8%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
58%Scored in both halves25%
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BTTS and goal count

67%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
25%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
100%BTTS - last 540%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time42%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
75%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
33%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao

2nd half

92%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

FC Barcelona is 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.67 pts / match - FC Barcelona · 1.42 pts / match - Athletic Club Bilbao

FC Barcelona - half-time state
50% leading17% draw33% trailing
Athletic Club Bilbao - half-time state
25% leading67% draw8% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.67Points per match (1st half)1.42
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
1.25Goals scored (1st half)0.42
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.17
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
2.25Average goals (1st half)0.58
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
33%Clean sheet before half-time83%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
17%No goal before half-time67%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao

After half-time (2nd half)

2.33Points per match (2nd half)1
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
1.42Goals scored (2nd half)0.58
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
0.25Goals conceded (2nd half)0.92
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.5
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
83%Clean sheet after half-time33%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao
25%No goal after half-time50%
FC BarcelonaAthletic Club Bilbao

FC Barcelona - second-half results

75% W8% R17% P
20
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
+14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 75%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.8

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Athletic Club Bilbao - second-half results

25% W25% R50% P
17
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.42
PPG before half-time
Lead holding168%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

FC Barcelona - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match1.60.6
Goals conceded / match1.60.4
Average goals in match3.21.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals100%20%
3 goals80%0%
Clean sheet0%80%
No goal0%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 100% - Half-time goals total: 8
Athletic Club Bilbao - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.60
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

FC Barcelona
ScoredConceded
6
3
0-15
2
2
16-30
7
7
31-45
6
0
46-60
5
1
61-75
6
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Athletic Club Bilbao
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
1
0
16-30
3
1
31-45
2
3
46-60
1
3
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
116%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

FC Barcelona

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.38
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
180%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Athletic Club Bilbao

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
90%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (La Liga).

Teams vs league

FC BarcelonaLigaAthletic Club Bilbao
Average goals in match 3.922.58 2.08
Both teams scored 75%54% 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 92%48% 33%
Clean sheets 25%25% 25%
Goal before half-time 100%70% 42%
Goal after half-time 92%81% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.58
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.11
Away goals / match
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence advantage
+22%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. FC BarcelonaGoalRobert Lewandowski
  2. Athletic Club BilbaoYellow cardÍñigo Ruíz de Galarreta Etxeberria
  3. Athletic Club BilbaoRed cardOhian Sancet Tirapu
  4. Athletic Club BilbaoYellow cardAndoni Gorosabel Espinosa
  5. FC BarcelonaSubstitutionOn: Marc Bernal CasasOff: Eric García Martret
  6. FC BarcelonaSubstitutionOn: Raphael Dias BelloliOff: Daniel Olmo Carvajal

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

José María Sánchez MartínezMatches officiated: 15
4.4Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 260%Home wins20%Draws20%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club Bilbao?

The La Liga match finished FC Barcelona 4:0 Athletic Club Bilbao. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club Bilbao?

FC Barcelona score 2.67 goals per game on average and Athletic Club Bilbao 1.00. The La Liga average is 2.58 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 75% of FC Barcelona's matches and 42% of Athletic Club Bilbao's.

What form are FC Barcelona and Athletic Club Bilbao in?

Over the last 5 games FC Barcelona have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Athletic Club Bilbao 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club Bilbao?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.