La Liga · Matchweek 17
Álex Berenguer 38'
HT 1:1
Carlos Romero 44'
Pere Milla 52'
Mon, 22 Dec 2025, 20:00 (UK) · San Mamés, Bilbao
Athletic Club 8th · 23 pts|Espanyol 5th · 33 pts

Athletic Club edged xG (1.59–0.9) but Espanyol took the win.

Player of the matchCarlos Romero8.6Decisive moment52' Pere Milla+1.2

Athletic Club 1-2 Espanyol

Key numbers

  • Possession 66% – 34%
  • Shots 17 (7 on target) – 10 (5)
  • Decisive moment: 52' Pere Milla, FN xPts +1.2
Player of the match
Carlos Romero 8.6Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)

Game state

1-01-11-2
Athletic Club ahead 6 min · level 46 min · Espanyol ahead 38 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

38' Álex Berenguer Goal +0.9
44' Carlos Romero Goal +0.7
52' Pere Milla Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Tyrhys Dolan +0.4 +1.2
Athletic Club Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −1.9Time effect −1.0→ League points won 0
Espanyol Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +1.9Opponent moments −0.6Time effect +0.9→ League points won 3

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

Athletic ClubEspanyol
66%Possession34%
1.59Expected goals (xG)0.9
0.09xG per shot0.09
17Shots10
7Shots on target5
41%Shots on target %50%
12Shots in box5
527Passes280
84%Pass accuracy70%
8Corners4
3Saves6
8Fouls5
5Yellow cards2
0Offsides1

Compared with usual

Athletic Club

24 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals10.83
Conceded21.3
xG1.591.2
xG against0.91
Shots1713.4
On target73.9
Shots faced109.8
xG per shot0.090.09
Possession66%47.4%
Passes527403.7
Pass accuracy84%78.8%
Corners85.2
Fouls814.2

Espanyol

last 7 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals20.86
Conceded10.86
xG0.90.8
xG against1.590.87
Shots1011.3
On target52.9
Shots faced1710.9
xG per shot0.090.08
Possession34%45.1%
Passes280367.4
Pass accuracy70%77.3%
Corners45.3
Fouls515.1

Timeline

  • 28' Yellow Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
  • 33' Yellow Nico Williams
  • 38' Goal Álex Berenguer league goal #2
  • 44' Goal Carlos Romero league goal #3
  • 45+1' Yellow Andoni Gorosabel
  • 52' Goal Pere Milla league goal #6 assist Tyrhys Dolan
  • 57' Sub Nico Williams → Gorka Guruzeta
  • 57' Sub Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta → Alejandro Rego
  • 57' Sub Pere Milla → Jofre Carreras
  • 72' Sub Pol Lozano → Kike García
  • 76' Sub Andoni Gorosabel → Jesús Areso
  • 76' Sub Adama Boiro → Unai Gómez
  • 77' Yellow Urko González
  • 79' Sub Iñaki Williams → Robert Navarro
  • 80' Yellow Alejandro Rego
  • 83' Sub Tyrhys Dolan → Jose Salinas
  • 83' Sub Carlos Romero → Clemens Riedel
  • 84' Sub Edu Expósito → Rubén Sánchez
  • 86' Yellow Clemens Riedel
  • 90+5' Yellow Íñigo Lekue

Category leaders

  • Key passesEdu Expósito5
  • Duels wonOmar El Hilali7/10
  • DribblesÁlex Berenguer2/3
  • Defensive actionsCarlos Romero10
  • ShotsÁlex Berenguer3 (on target 3)
  • Fouls wonPol Lozano3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.