Athletic Club Articles
10 pieces of CURSD analysis
⚽ La Liga·May 20, 2026
La Liga's Walking Wounded: Ranking Every Club by Injury Burden
Girona have lost 251 player-games to injury this season. Espanyol have lost 66. The gap between those two numbers is enormous.
⚽ La Liga·May 19, 2026
La Liga's Luck Ledger: Barcelona's 23-Point Mirage and Athletic Club's Missing Rewards
The xPoints model sees a very different table than the one La Liga is showing you.
🏆 Cross-Sport·May 18, 2026
The Five Unluckiest Teams in World Sport Right Now
Pisa, Athletic Club, Hellas Verona, the Brooklyn Nets, and Wolves are all cursed by the same math.
⚽ La Liga·May 16, 2026
Athletic Club Are La Liga's Most Cursed Team, and It's Not Particularly Close
A 10-point gap between expected and actual points tells the story of San Mamés's cruelest season.
⚽ La Liga·April 29, 2026
La Liga's Defensive Luck Rankings: Who's Leaking Goals They Shouldn't Be?
Athletic Club have conceded 10.3 more goals than expected. Barcelona have conceded 10.6 fewer. The gap between them tells a story.
⚽ La Liga·April 28, 2026
La Liga Regression Watch: The Table Is Lying to You by Nearly 10 Points
Valencia are almost 10 xPoints below where they should be. Barcelona are nearly 20 above.
🏆 Cross-Sport·April 27, 2026
The Five Unluckiest Teams in World Sport Right Now
From Pisa to Brooklyn, five clubs the numbers say deserve far better than their records show.
🏆 Cross-Sport·April 20, 2026
The Five Unluckiest Teams in World Sport Right Now
From Pisa to Brooklyn, the numbers say these five clubs deserve far better than their records suggest.
⚽ La Liga·April 18, 2026
Athletic Club Are La Liga's Most Cursed Team, and It's Not Particularly Close
A Luck Index of -69 and a 10-point gap between expected and actual points tell the story of San Mamés this season.
⚽ La Liga·April 16, 2026
Athletic Club Are La Liga's Most Cursed Team, and It's Not Particularly Close
A side generating 48 expected points sitting on 38 actual ones. The math is furious.