Athletic Club vs RCD Espanyol prediction | 22 Nov 2026 | xGtoday


Athletic Club
Ranking: #46 overall, #6 in Spain

79.6 → 78.2 (-1.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-0 13 May Espanyol (A) 78.2 0.0
1-1 17 May Celta Vigo (H) 79.0 +0.8
4-2 23 May Real Madrid (A) 78.8 -0.2
1-3 22 Aug Sevilla (H) 78.4 -0.4
2-0 27 Aug Barcelona (A) 78.2 -0.2
RCD Espanyol
Ranking: #102 overall, #19 in Spain

73.1 → 72.5 (-0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 17 May Osasuna (A) 71.8 -0.3
1-1 23 May Real Sociedad (H) 72.5 +0.7
3-0 16 Aug Levante (H) 73.2 +0.7
1-2 22 Aug Real Madrid (H) 72.8 -0.4
2-1 29 Aug Real Sociedad (A) 72.5 -0.3

Athletic Club vs RCD Espanyol: by the numbers

There are 56 places between these two in our European rankings, with Athletic Club the higher, and 13 places between them in Spain.

The recent trend shows RCD Espanyol on the rise, -0.6 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Athletic Club has gone the other way at -1.4.

Last time these teams played, on 13 May 2026, Athletic Club came away with their rating unchanged.

The highest Athletic Club have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #13, first reached on 10 Feb 2024.

RCD Espanyol first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 80.4 on 24 Apr 2021.