La Liga Gameweek 27 Sat, Mar 7 2026 · 20:00 San Mamés Barria, Bilbao
0–1 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.86 – 0.45
  • 68’ Lamine Yamal
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Yamal goal decides it for Barcelona

Barcelona entered as clear favourites and won 1–0 through a Yamal goal. Barcelona won despite the lower xG; Athletic Club created the better chances (0.86 vs 0.45). On the chances created, Athletic Club deserved more: 1.7 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Athletic Club18%
Draw21%
Barcelona ✓61%

Model vs reality

Athletic Club goals
0
Model 1.09 · xG 0.86
Barcelona goals
1
Model 2.13 · xG 0.45
Total goals
1
Model 3.22 · xG 1.31
Score 0–1
8%
Most likely 1–2 (10%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 62%
Both scored
No
Model 59%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJoan GarcíaBarcelona
7.9
  • RefereeJosé Luis Munuera Montero
  • VenueSan Mamés Barria
  • Table before kick-offAthletic Club 9th · Barcelona 1st

Timeline

  1. ⇄ Robert NavarroFor Unai Gómez
    10’
  2. Half time · 0–0
  3. ⇄ PedriFor Marc Bernal
    46’
  4. ⇄ Oihan SancetFor Selton Sánchez
    46’
  5. Alejandro Rego MoraYellow card
    50’
  6. Pau CubarsíYellow card · Tripping
    57’
  7. ⇄ R. LewandowskiFor Ferran Torres
    62’
  8. ⇄ RaphinhaFor M. Rashford
    62’
  9. ⇄ Fermín LópezFor Dani Olmo
    62’
  10. Lamine Yamal 0–1Assist Pedri
    68’
  11. ⇄ Mikel VesgaFor Alejandro Rego Mora
    69’
  12. ⇄ Gorka GuruzetaFor I. Williams
    69’
  13. ⇄ Eder GarciaFor Mikel Jauregizar
    74’
  14. ⇄ R. AraujoFor Marc Casadó
    78’
  15. Dani VivianYellow card · Roughing
    90+3’
  16. Full time · 0–1

Team stats

Athletic Club10 shots · 7 in box, 3 outside
Barcelona7 shots · 5 in box, 2 outside
Athletic ClubBarcelona
30% Possession 70%
0.86 Expected goals (xG) 0.45
1.68 Expected points (xPts) 0.93
10 Shots 7
3 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 3
1 Blocked shots 2
7 Shots inside the box 5
3 Shots outside the box 2
259 Passes 649
75% Pass accuracy 89%
2 Corners 4
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
11 Fouls 9
7 Offsides 4
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.64 Team rating 6.93

Line-ups

Athletic Club 4-2-3-1

16.5 Unai Simón(G)
196.6 Adama Boiro 146.7 A. Laporte 36.9 Dani Vivian 26.9 Andoni Gorosabel
306.7 Alejandro Rego Mora ↓69’ 186.5 Mikel Jauregizar ↓74’
206.2 Unai Gómez ↓10’ 446.3 Selton Sánchez ↓46’ 77.5 Álex Berenguer
96.3 I. Williams ↓69’
  • 1Unai Simón (G)6.5
  • 19Adama Boiro6.6
  • 14A. Laporte6.7
  • 3Dani Vivian6.9
  • 2Andoni Gorosabel6.9
  • 30Alejandro Rego Mora↓69’6.7
  • 18Mikel Jauregizar↓74’6.5
  • 20Unai Gómez↓10’6.2
  • 44Selton Sánchez↓46’6.3
  • 7Álex Berenguer7.5
  • 9I. Williams↓69’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 23Robert Navarro↑10’6.2
  • 8Oihan Sancet↑46’6.3
  • 6Mikel Vesga↑69’6.2
  • 11Gorka Guruzeta↑69’6.6
  • 49Eder Garcia↑74’6.2

Unused: Á. Padilla, Yuri, Jesús Areso, I. Monreal Agundez, Lekue, Ruíz de Galarreta, Nico Serrano

Barcelona 4-3-3

137.9★ Joan García(G)
26.3 João Cancelo 187.7 Gerard Martín 56.2 Pau Cubarsí 247.3 Eric García
176.6 Marc Casadó ↓78’ 227.0 Marc Bernal ↓46’ 207.0 Dani Olmo ↓62’
146.3 M. Rashford ↓62’ 76.0 Ferran Torres ↓62’ 107.9 Lamine Yamal
  • 13Joan García (G) ★7.9
  • 2João Cancelo6.3
  • 18Gerard Martín7.7
  • 5Pau Cubarsí6.2
  • 24Eric García7.3
  • 17Marc Casadó↓78’6.6
  • 22Marc Bernal↓46’7.0
  • 20Dani Olmo↓62’7.0
  • 14M. Rashford↓62’6.3
  • 7Ferran Torres↓62’6.0
  • 10Lamine Yamal7.9

Substitutes used

  • 8PedriA↑46’7.2
  • 16Fermín López↑62’6.7
  • 11Raphinha↑62’6.2
  • 9R. Lewandowski↑62’6.3
  • 4R. Araujo↑78’6.7

Unused: D. Kochen, W. Szczęsny, Álvaro Cortés, Xavi Espart, Tomás Marqués, R. Bardghji

Player stats

Top rated
Joan GarcíaBarcelona7.9
2nd
Lamine YamalBarcelona7.9
3rd
Gerard MartínBarcelona7.7

Athletic Club

Barcelona

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.