Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: Espanyol 11th with 46, Athletic Club 12th with 45. Athletic Club's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 12th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Espanyol 1.13 scored and 1.45 conceded per game, Athletic Club 1.13 and 1.53, with the league averaging 1.35.
Espanyol had not won in 15 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 32 games: 12 Espanyol wins, 11 for Athletic Club, 9 draws, at 2.59 goals per meeting.
The match was played at RCDE Stadium (capacity 40,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Espanyol: Pere Milla (69'), Kike García (90')
Key stats
Possession: Espanyol 63% · Athletic Club 37% · Total shots: 12-11 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 8-9