January 18th features a match where Espanyol will travel to Bilbao to battle Athletic Club in a clash of the Copa Del Rey. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Athletic Club recorded a 1-3 loss against Real Sociedad. Alexander Sørloth scored the first goal for Real Sociedad in the 25th minute, then Takefusa Kubo added another in the 37th minute on a feed from David Silva. Athletic Club looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while espanyol is fresh off their 2-1 win against Getafe. Joselu struck first for Espanyol in the 6th minute, but Enes Ünal got the equalizer for Getafe in the 7th minute. Espanyol is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Athletic Club won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
For Espanyol, their top scorers are Javi Puado and Joselu, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches. Athletic Club’s most prolific scorer has been Alex Berenguer. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.