PREVIEW | Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol - team news, lineups, predictions

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·20 December 2025

PREVIEW | Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol - team news, lineups, predictions

Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol face off this Monday at the San Mamés (La Catedral) in La Liga.

Athletic Bilbao have won 23 points to date and are placed in 7th position. Last time out, Ernesto Valverde's team triumphed 0-1 against Ourense CF (Copa del Rey 2025/26).

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Espanyol have 30 points to their name this season and occupy 5th position in the table. In their last game, Manolo González's team won 0-1 against Getafe (La Liga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Athletic Bilbao

Yeray Álvarez - Doping Ban
Benat Prados - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Unai Egiluz - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Maroan Sannadi - Knee Injury

Espanyol

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Athletic Bilbao ( vs Ourense CF 2025-12-18): Álex Padilla, Andoni Gorosabel, Iñigo Lekue, Dani Vivian, Adama Boiro, Alejandro Rego, Mikel Vesga, Iñaki Williams, Oihan Sancet, Urko Izeta, Gorka Guruzeta

Espanyol ( vs Getafe 2025-12-13): Marko Dmitrović, Omar El Hilali, Fernando Calero, Leandro Cabrera, Carlos Romero, Jofre Carreras, Urko González, Edu Expósito, Pere Milla, Kike García, Roberto Fernández

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MANAGERS

Ernesto Valverde has faced Manolo González on two occasions, recording a win and a draw
Manolo González has faced Athletic Bilbao on two occasions, recording a draw and a loss
Ernesto Valverde has faced Espanyol on 27 occasions, recording 12 wins, seven draws, and eight losses

TEAMS

Espanyol currently has one loss in the last five games.
Espanyol currently has one draw in the last 12 games.
Espanyol has gone two consecutive games without losing.
Espanyol has achieved two consecutive victories.
At home, Athletic Bilbao has gone two consecutive games without losing.

HEAD TO HEAD

Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol have faced each other 200 times, with Athletic Bilbao having the upper hand: 88 wins, against 69 victories for Espanyol.
At San Mamés (La Catedral), Athletic Bilbao has an advantage in clashes against Espanyol: 66 wins in 102 matches. Espanyol has 18 victories.
In the Spanish League, there have been 176 matches between the two teams, with Athletic Bilbao achieving 74 wins, 36 draws, and 66 victories for Espanyol.