Athletic Club vs Sevilla preview

Spain flag 2026/2027 La Liga, Spain
San Mamés Barria Sat, 22 Aug - 3:00 PM
La Liga
Athletic ClubATH
SevillaSEV
KICKOFF : Sat, 22 Aug - 3:00 PM
Round 2 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Athletic Club welcome Sevilla to San Mamés Barria for a La Liga regular season encounter in the 2026/2027 campaign. The hosts currently occupy tenth place in the domestic standings while the visitors sit third. Athletic Club carry a narrow power advantage of 1.6 points with a rating of 78.74 against Sevilla's 77.15 and are rated the stronger side overall. No recent form records or last outing details are available for either team ahead of kickoff. The fixture pits Athletic's home environment against Sevilla's superior league position in what shapes as a competitive league test. Limited set piece metrics show low confidence levels for both sides with proxy data in use. This encounter offers a platform for Athletic to build on their slight overall edge while Sevilla look to maintain their higher standing.

TL;DR

  • Structural: Athletic Club hold a 1.6 point power advantage at 78.74 over Sevilla's 77.15 and are the stronger team.
  • Form: Both teams have zero form scores and no last outing data available.
  • Squad: Squad details remain unavailable in the provided metrics for either side.
  • Efficiency: Efficiency data is listed as null with no metrics supplied.
  • Transition: Transition metrics are not available in the current dataset.
  • Set pieces: Set piece data shows low confidence and proxy usage for both teams.
  • xVariable: Power scores indicate Athletic Club as marginally stronger overall.
  • Market: Athletic Club 0% (Δ+0%) | Draw 0% (Δ+0%) | Sevilla 0% (Δ+0%).
No standings statistics available.
No head-to-head records found.
0.5+ goals: 85%
1.5+ goals: 70%
2.5+ goals: 50%
3.5+ goals: 25%
Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15
Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%
Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

TeamxPts
Home1.8
Away1.2
ℹ️ Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25 vs Team A
Feb 1 vs Team B
Feb 8 vs Team C
Athletic Club E. Terzic
E. Terzic
VS
Sevilla L. García Plaza
L. García Plaza
0.85
Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)
1.33
0.67 i
Last 6 Opponents
Real Madrid Rank: 94 L
Celta de Vigo Rank: 82 D
Espanyol Rank: 78 L
Valencia Rank: 82 L
Deportivo Alavés Rank: 80 W
Atlético de Madrid Rank: 89 L
Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)
2 i
Last 6 Opponents
Rayo Vallecano Rank: 82 W
Celta de Vigo Rank: 82 L
Real Madrid Rank: 94 L
Villarreal Rank: 86 W
Espanyol Rank: 78 W
Real Sociedad Rank: 81 W
3
Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)
3 - 1 - 2
2
No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

i
What is Power Ranking?
Power ranking is SportMonks' model-based team strength indicator. Historical input capped to 2 seasons.
78.74
77.15
0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)
Metric
Athletic Club
Sevilla
Power Score
78.74
77.15
League Position
10
3
Global Rank
88
108

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

–
vs
Athletic Club — Opponent-weighted form score
Sevilla — Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Athletic Club Sevilla

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 6 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Athletic Club ATH Home
6 matches
Sevilla SEV Away
Match Record
3
Wins
2
1
Draws
1
2
Losses
3
Goals
9
Goals Scored
8
8
Goals Conceded
9
+1
Goal Difference
-1
Expected Goals
0
xG
0
0
xGA
0

Data last updated: 2026-08-17T00:48:56+00:00

STARTING XI - EXPECTED

Pitch
U. Simón Mendibil
1 U. Simón Mendibil
J. Areso Blanco
12 J. Areso Blanco
Y. Álvarez López
5 Y. Álvarez López
A. Paredes Casamichana
4 A. Paredes Casamichana
Y. Berchiche Izeta
17 Y. Berchiche Izeta
I. Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria
16 I. Ruiz de Galarreta Etxeberria
M. Jauregizar Alboniga
18 M. Jauregizar Alboniga
I. Williams Arthuer
9 I. Williams Arthuer
O. Sancet Tirapu
8 O. Sancet Tirapu
R. Navarro Muñoz
23 R. Navarro Muñoz
G. Guruzeta Rodríguez
11 G. Guruzeta Rodríguez
O. Vlachodimos
1 O. Vlachodimos
G. Suazo Urbina
17 G. Suazo Urbina
A. López Gallo
5 A. López Gallo
A. Sangante
12 A. Sangante
J. Iglesias Sánchez
2 J. Iglesias Sánchez
J. Guridi Aldalur
18 J. Guridi Aldalur
L. Agoume
6 L. Agoume
J. Martínez Gauna
19 J. Martínez Gauna
G. Fernández Castellano
10 G. Fernández Castellano
M. Sierra Ortega
30 M. Sierra Ortega
R. Ure
9 R. Ure

General Information

Date & Time
Aug 22, 2026, 03:00 PM
Competition
2026/2027 La Liga, Spain · Round 2 · Regular Season
Stadium
San Mamés Barria
Capacity
53289
Pitch Surface
Grass
Weather
☀️ 12°C, Fair

Expected Lineup

Starting XI ▼

1
Unai Simón
Unai Simón Goalkeeper
6.78
11
Gorka Guruzeta
Gorka Guruzeta Centre Forward
6.95
12
Jesús Areso
Jesús Areso Right Back
6.72
8
Oihan Sancet
Oihan Sancet Attacking Midfield
6.71
5
Yeray Álvarez
Yeray Álvarez Right Back
6.61
4
Aitor Paredes
Aitor Paredes Left Back
6.76
17
Yuri Berchiche
Yuri Berchiche Left Back
6.96
16
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Defensive Midfield
6.85
18
Mikel Jauregizar
Mikel Jauregizar Defensive Midfield
6.78
9
Iñaki Williams
Iñaki Williams Right Wing
6.69
23
Robert Navarro
Robert Navarro Left Wing
6.7

Starting XI ▼

1
Odysseas Vlachodimos
Odysseas Vlachodimos Goalkeeper
6.6
9
Robbie Ure
Robbie Ure Centre Forward
7.07
2
Juan Iglesias
Juan Iglesias Right Back
6.99
12
Arouna Sangante
Arouna Sangante Right Back
6.22
5
Andrés Castrín
Andrés Castrín Left Back
6.92
17
Gabriel Suazo
Gabriel Suazo Left Back
6.59
6
Lucien Agoumé
Lucien Agoumé Defensive Midfield
6.76
18
Jon Guridi
Jon Guridi Defensive Midfield
6.95
30
Miguel Ángel Sierra Ortega
Miguel Ángel Sierra Ortega Right Wing
6.99
10
Peque Fernández
Peque Fernández Attacking Midfield
7.09
19
Oso
Oso Left Wing
6.5

CONCLUSION

Athletic Club enter this home fixture with a modest power edge and the benefit of playing at San Mamés Barria where they will aim to capitalise on their slight overall rating superiority. Sevilla arrive in stronger domestic position and will seek to impose their third place credentials on the contest. With form data absent the emphasis falls on structural metrics and league standing as key differentiators. Both teams face constraints from limited set piece insights that reduce clarity on dead ball impact. Athletic may look to control proceedings through their narrow advantage while Sevilla target a result that preserves their higher ranking. The match represents a standard league test where small margins in power and position could prove decisive over ninety minutes.