Copa del Rey | Quarter-Finals

Jan 24, 2024 at 8.30pm UK

San Mames Barria

Athletic Bilbao
4 - 2
Barcelona

Guruzeta (1'), Sancet (49'), Williams (105+2'), Williams (120+1')
Sancet (36'), Prados (82'), Herrera (109'), Williams (120+2')

FT
(aet)

Lewandowski (26'), Yamal (32')
Xavi (17'), Christensen (17'), Torres (82'), Fort (84'), Yamal (95'), de Jong (115'), Roberto (117')

Xavi accepts he is under pressure at Barcelona

Barcelona manager Xavi accepts that his job will be on the line at Camp Nou if he is unable to deliver silverware this season.

Jan 25, 14:19

Barcelona's Alejandro Balde on March 2, 2023

Barcelona suffer triple injury blow in Athletic Bilbao clash

Barcelona trio Alejandro Balde, Andreas Christensen and Ronald Araujo suffer injury problems against Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey.

Jan 25, 15:19

Barcelona defender Alejandro Balde to undergo hamstring surgery

Barcelona have officially announced that Alejandro Balde is scheduled to undergo surgery in the coming days to address a hamstring injury and could be out for the season.

Jan 27, 17:15

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Athletic Bilbao

All competitions

Copa del Rey

Last Game: Valencia 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Saturday, January 20 at 5.30pm in La Liga

Goals
for

Top scorers

Barcelona

All competitions

Copa del Rey

Last Game: Betis 2-4 Barcelona
Sunday, January 21 at 5.30pm in La Liga

Goals
for

Top scorers

We say: Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Barcelona

In spite of their well-documented shortcomings, Barcelona remain as sharp as a tack in the final third, scoring in each of their last 15 contests and netting at least two goals in seven of their last eight battles. La Blaugrana will certainly not have it all their own way at San Mames, where familiar opponents Athletic have dispatched teams for fun in recent weeks, but the Lions often lose their attacking bite when faced with a wall of Barca shirts and should fall just short as Xavi's side deny them a fifth successive semi-final appearance. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barcelona win with a probability of 40.72%. A win for Athletic Bilbao had a probability of 34.2% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.76%) and 0-2 (6.54%). The likeliest Athletic Bilbao win was 1-0 (7.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.8%).

Result
Athletic Bilbao	Draw	Barcelona
34.2% ( -0.2)	25.08% ( 0.32)	40.72% ( -0.12)

Both teams to score 57.11% (

-1.17)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.66% (

-1.5)

46.34% (

1.5)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.37% (

-1.43)

68.63% (

1.43)

Athletic Bilbao Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.83% (

-0.83)

26.17% (

0.83)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.75% (

-1.13)

61.25% (

1.13)

Barcelona Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.35% (

-0.71)

22.65% (

0.71)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.72% (

-1.07)

56.29% (

1.07)

Score Analysis

Athletic Bilbao 34.2%

Barcelona 40.72%

Draw 25.08%

Athletic Bilbao	Draw	Barcelona
1-0 @ 7.95% ( 0.31) 2-1 @ 7.91% ( -0.04) 2-0 @ 5.33% ( 0.09) 3-1 @ 3.53% ( -0.1) 3-2 @ 2.62% ( -0.13) 3-0 @ 2.38% ( -0.02) 4-1 @ 1.18% ( -0.06) Other @ 3.3% Total : 34.2%	1-1 @ 11.8% ( 0.23) 0-0 @ 5.93% ( 0.37) 2-2 @ 5.87% ( -0.15) 3-3 @ 1.3% ( -0.1) Other @ 0.18% Total : 25.08%	0-1 @ 8.8% ( 0.37) 1-2 @ 8.76% ( -0.02) 0-2 @ 6.54% ( 0.14) 1-3 @ 4.34% ( -0.1) 0-3 @ 3.24% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.91% ( -0.14) 1-4 @ 1.61% ( -0.07) 0-4 @ 1.2% ( -0.02) 2-4 @ 1.08% ( -0.08) Other @ 2.25% Total : 40.72%