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La Liga

Athletic Club - FC Barcelona

03/07/2026, 08:00 PM

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Expected Goals
Athletic Club
1.3
Total xG
3.4
FC Barcelona
2.1
Most Likely Scores

1:1

10%

1:2

10%

0:2

7%

1:3

7%

2:2

6%
What influences the xG?
ACFB

Athletic Club

Standings disadvantage (pos 9 vs 1, 8 places gap)
-0.12
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1 goals/match)
-0.08
Declining form (1 vs 1.3 season average)
-0.08
Gorka Guruzeta on the bench (6 goals, 1 assists)
Yuri Berchiche on the bench (0 goals, 3 assists)
Oihan Sancet on the bench (2 goals, 0 assists)
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta on the bench (1 goals, 1 assists)
46% of goal output missing (only 71% available)

FC Barcelona

Attack strength (2.08x league average)
+1.17
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.2 goals/match)
-0.13
Standings advantage (pos 1 vs 9, 8 places gap)
+0.08
FermĂ­n LĂłpez on the bench (5 goals, 7 assists)
Raphinha on the bench (8 goals, 3 assists)
Frenkie de Jong not in squad (1 goals, 4 assists)
Jules Koundé not in squad (1 goals, 3 assists)
Alejandro Balde not in squad (0 goals, 2 assists)
16% of goal output missing (only 82% available)
Model Probabilities

Match Result

Home Win

23%

Draw

24%

Away Win

53%

Goals

Over 1.5

87%

Under 1.5

13%

Over 2.5

66%

Under 2.5

34%

Over 3.5

44%

Under 3.5

56%

Double Chance

Home or Draw

47%

Away or Draw

77%

No Draw

76%

Both Score

Yes

66%

No

34%

Key Factors
  • FC Barcelona has an away win probability of 53%
  • FC Barcelona's offense is very strong this season with an average of 2.73 goals per game
  • FC Barcelona dominated the recent head-to-head matches
  • Tactical analysis shows Barcelona's ball-dominant playstyle with 6.8 shots on target
Risk Factors
  • Athletic Club has only 3 days of rest since the last match
  • FC Barcelona concedes an average of 1.82 goals per away game
Overview

Athletic Club (9th place, 35 points) host FC Barcelona (1st place, 64 points) at San Mamés Barria

La Liga match on March 7, 2026, 9:00 PM

Barcelona is fighting at the top of the table, while Athletic Club is in mid-table

The mathematical analysis predicts an away win with a probability of 53%

Form

Athletic Club's form in the last five games is LWWDL

This corresponds to 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses

The last game ended in a loss

FC Barcelona's form in the last five games is LLWWW

This corresponds to 3 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses

The last game was a win

W = Win, D = Draw, L = Loss

Statistics

Athletic Club scores an average of 1.15 goals per game and concedes an average of 1.38 goals

Both teams scored in 14 games, and 12 games ended with over 2.5 goals

FC Barcelona scores an average of 2.73 goals per game and concedes an average of 1.00 goal

Both teams scored in 16 games, and 22 games ended with over 2.5 goals

The pipeline predicts that both teams will score with 66% probability

Over 2.5 goals are calculated by the model with 66% probability

At San Mamés Barria, an average of 3.4 goals per game are scored

Both teams scored in 4 out of 5 games, and 3 out of 5 games ended with over 2.5 goals

According to advanced stats, Athletic Club's current goal production (1.0) is stalling compared to their season average (1.3)

FC Barcelona's goal production (2.2) is also stalling compared to their season average (2.6)

Head-to-Head

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, there was 1 win for Athletic Club, 3 wins for FC Barcelona, and 1 draw

FC Barcelona scored 11 goals and Athletic Club scored 5 goals

The last encounter on November 22, 2025, ended in a 0:4 away win for FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona dominated recent encounters

Key Players

For Athletic Club, Álex Berenguer (2 goals, 3 assists, avg. 6.9), Iñaki Williams (2 goals, 2 assists, avg. 6.72), and Mikel Jauregizar (2 goals, 0 assists, avg. 6.88) are important players

Not nominated: Gorka Guruzeta (6G/1A), Yuri Berchiche (0G/3A), Oihan Sancet (2G/0A), Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (1G/1A)

For FC Barcelona, Lamine Yamal (13 goals, 9 assists, avg. 8.08), Ferran Torres (12 goals, 1 assist, avg. 6.96), and Dani Olmo (6 goals, 6 assists, avg. 7.39) are important players

Not nominated: Fermín López (5G/7A), Raphinha (8G/3A), Frenkie de Jong (1G/4A), Jules Koundé (1G/3A), Alejandro Balde (0G/2A)

Goalkeepers

Unai SimĂłn of Athletic Club has achieved 5 clean sheets this season

Joan GarcĂ­a of FC Barcelona has achieved 10 clean sheets

Joan GarcĂ­a shows a strongly declining form trend (delta -1.60) according to the last 5 games

Influences

Athletic Club scored 17 goals at home and conceded 15 goals

FC Barcelona scored 30 goals away and conceded 20 goals

At San Mamés Barria, an average of 3.4 goals per game were scored

Both teams scored in 4 out of 5 games

Over 2.5 goals were scored in 3 out of 5 games

The playing surface is grass

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