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Athletic Club

LaLiga · Spain · season 2026/27 · 11 matches · 4W 4D 3L
Place7 of 20
Points16
xPTS20.2
Δ points − xPTS−4.2
Scored / xG15 / 19.8
Conceded / xGA11 / 14.3

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Athletic Club
VS
Espanyol

Espanyol · at home, 20 Nov 2026
Win 60% · draw 23% · defeat 17%

The match in numbers →

Fixture difficulty

The next three opponents by the club's own chances. A mixed run.

What the numbers say

Points. 16 points from 20.2 xPTS (−4.2). By quality of play (xPTS) it ranks 5th in the league, but 7th in the table. Source of the shortfall: missed chances (−4.8 goals vs xG).

Attack. 1.80 xG per match — 6th of 20 (league average 1.57): one of the most dangerous attacks in the league. Scored 15 goals from 19.8 xG — 24% fewer than expected. Finishing is clearly below par — the chances are the same, so the goals will probably follow.

Defence. 1.30 xGA per match — 6th of 20 for solidity (league average 1.57): allows few chances near its own goal. Conceded 11 goals from 14.3 xGA — 23% fewer than expected. Part of these clean sheets rests on luck rather than defending.

Upside potential: HIGH. Performance is better than results by 0.39 points per match: expected pace 1.8 points per match vs the current 1.5.

Round by round

The solid line is points won, the dashed line is expected points (xPTS). The gap shows how far results run ahead of performance, or behind it.

01020 1 11 round 1: 1:3, Points 0, xPTS 1.8round 2: 0:2, Points 0, xPTS 1.8round 3: 2:0, Points 3, xPTS 4.3round 4: 3:0, Points 6, xPTS 6.6round 5: 1:1, Points 7, xPTS 9.4round 6: 0:0, Points 8, xPTS 12.2round 7: 0:0, Points 9, xPTS 12.5round 8: 1:3, Points 9, xPTS 13.6round 9: 4:0, Points 12, xPTS 15.3round 10: 2:1, Points 15, xPTS 17.8round 11: 1:1, Points 16, xPTS 20.2
Points 16 xPTS 20.2 performance is 4.2 ahead of points

Fixtures and forecast

Current pace is 1.45 points per match, the pace expected from the next opponents is 1.69. Over the next 5 rounds the model gives 8.4 points. Outcome chances and expected points come from the opponent's attack and defence with a home advantage adjustment: a fixture is worth 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

OpponentVenueDateWinDrawDefeatExpected points
Espanyolhome2026-11-2060%23%17%2.03
Málagaaway2026-11-2863%20%16%2.10
Real Madridhome2026-12-0626%23%51%1.02
Deportivo La Coruñaaway2026-12-1338%26%36%1.41
Real Betishome2026-12-2055%21%24%1.87

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The season so far

Every match: played with the score, ahead with the date. Click for the breakdown.

Club players

Around them in the table

PlaceClubPPointsxPTSΔ
5Real Sociedad122214.9+7.1
6Sevilla121815.5+2.5
7Athletic Club111620.2−4.2
8Villarreal121522.0−7.0
9Deportivo La Coruña121516.5−1.5

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