Barcelona 2-0 Athletic Club: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Barcelona

2 : 0

Athletic Club

Raphinha37'
Fermin82'

Camp NouM. OrtizCapacity 55,926Thu, 27 Aug 202621:00

Barcelona4-3-3

Line ups

4-2-3-1Athletic Club Athletic Club crest

Assistant

Marcus Sorg

Assistant

Marcus Sorg

Substitutions

63'
117.9
Raphinha
166.9
Rodri
63'
226.9
M. Bernal
207.2
D. Olmo
80'
247.3
E. Garcia
236.6
J. Kounde
80'
177.3
A. Gordon
146.3
K. Adeyemi
85'
88.0A
Pedri
26.6
J. Cancelo

Unused

Substitutions

60'
106.2
N. Williams
236.3
R. Navarro
60'
96.5
I. Williams
76.5
A. Berenguer
70'
317.2
J. Louis-Jean
196.2
A. Boiro
70'
186.9
M. Jauregizar
246.9
B. Gerenabarrena
81'
116.5
G. Guruzeta
256.5
A. Djalo

Unused

Home

R. Bardghji
Knee Injury
Out
M. Casado
Coach's decision
Out
H. Fort
Coach's decision
Out
Gavi
Knee Injury
Out
D. Livakovic
Inactive
Out
F. de Jong
Knee Injury
Out

Away

U. Egiluz
Knee Injury
Out
A. Gorosabel
Muscle Injury
Out
B. Prados Diaz
Thigh Injury
Out
N. Serrano
Coach's decision
Out
D. Vivian
Hamstring Injury
Out

Player of the match

Unai Simón Mendibil

Goalkeeper · Athletic Club

9.0

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes35

Pass accuracy66%

Goalkeeping

Saves8

Goals conceded2

Penalties saved0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Unai SimónG	8	2	3,69	+1,69	23/35	10/22
Joan GarcíaG	0	0	0,00	0,00	30/34	1/5

Live stats

Possession & Passing

70%Possession30%

621Total passes252

90%Pass accuracy73%

12Corners5

Attack

22Shots5

10On target0

7Off target5

5Blocked shots0

Box & Quality

18Shots in box3

4Shots out box2

3.9xG0.3

1.9Goals prevented1.9

Defense & Discipline

0Goalkeeper saves8

8Offsides5

13Fouls6

1Yellow cards2

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

1,34xG0,01

9Shots1

3On target0

3Big chances0

20Touches in box4

69%Possession31%

7Corners3

Second half

2,56xG0,24

13Shots4

7On target0

3Big chances0

24Touches in box8

71%Possession29%

5Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Barcelona

3.92221570%

84% open play16% set piece

Athletic Club

0.255030%

80% open play20% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

27 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Barcelona3,92 xG · 2 scored

Athletic Club0,25 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Barcelona44

Open play 32Set piece 4Dribble 3Foul won 2Rebound 2Defensive 1

Athletic Club10

Open play 9Set piece 1

Momentum

11 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Barcelona91% pressure

Athletic Club9% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-0

100%Draw 0%0%

3.92xG0.25

22Shots5

15On target0

Momentum

90' Off target Yeray Álvarez 0.03 xG · From corner · Header

Shot map

22 v 5

Barcelona shoot right, Athletic Club left. Bigger dot = better chance.

BARBarcelonaACAthletic Clubgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

15 on target · 2 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

BarcelonaAthletic Clubgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

BarcelonaDefensive line 39%

Athletic ClubDefensive line 26%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

BarcelonaUntil 63'

Most-connected pair: Cubarsí and Martín, 50 passes between them.

Athletic ClubUntil 60'

Most-connected pair: Simón and Laporte, 10 passes between them.

Tactical battle

74control26

Lamine Yamal

10 touches in box

In possession

73,3%Field tilt26,7%

19Passes into box3

49Progressive passes11

14Carries into final third4

17Chances created5

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

5,15Press intensity (PPDA)20,96

4High turnovers4

6Regains within 5s7

20,4sBall recovery time31,9s

18Interceptions26

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

164Carries68

1659mCarry distance943m

18Progressive carries10

1018mProgressive carry distance523m

5Carries into the box6

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

13Take-ons won6

20Take-ons attempted13

831mProgressive pass distance230m

8Through balls5

4Switches of play2

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,87Expected threat (xT)0,61

2,11Action value (VAEP)0,19

44Shot-creating actions10

4Goal-creating actions0

1,78Expected assisted goals0,25

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

5,3Passes per attack2,3

16,6sAttack duration10,2s

2,12 m/sAttack directness3,22 m/s

7Build-up attacks0

17Direct attacks6

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

44Touches in box13

63Final third entries35

4Big chances0

3,85xG on target0,00

2Big chances missed0

Passing

7/18 (39%)Crosses2/12 (17%)

25/40 (63%)Long balls23/51 (45%)

20Throw-ins20

6Free kicks13

6Goal kicks8

Duels

49Total51

33/68 (49%)Ground35/68 (51%)

9/17 (53%)Aerial8/17 (47%)

13/20 (65%)Dribbles7/13 (54%)

9Dispossessed8

Defending

42Recoveries39

7Interceptions18

14Tackles16

86%Tackles won63%

24Clearances18

2Big chances scored0

0Big saves2

0Errors led to goal1

0Errors led to shot1

8,21Average rating6,60

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

BarcelonaThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 16-30

Athletic ClubThis season

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 and 6 matches.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal67%

100%2+ goals33%

88%3+ goals17%

They concede

50%1+ goal50%

38%2+ goals33%

Heaviest results

best 7-2 (H)

best 3-0 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

BarcelonashootallowAthletic Club

5.2%Six-yard box5.9%

62.9%+1.9Penalty area60.3%

26.3%Edge of the box25.4%

5.6%-2.9Long range8.4%

692 shots taken · 358 faced

Athletic ClubshootallowBarcelona

4.2%Six-yard box6.1%

65.6%+4.6Penalty area+11.572.6%

23.1%-2.2Edge of the box-8.516.7%

7.1%Long range-3.94.6%

523 shots taken · 347 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Barcelona beat Athletic Club 2-0 at Camp Nou in La Liga. Barcelona led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: Raphinha (37'), Fermin (82') for Barcelona. In their last 40 meetings, Barcelona have won 28, Athletic Club 6, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.