Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona Prediction and Betting Tips

The 2024-25 edition of La Liga returns to the fold with another round of matches this weekend as Athletic Bilbao take on Hansi Flick’s Barcelona side in an important encounter at the San Mames on Sunday. Both teams have good players in their ranks and will want to win this game.

Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona Preview

Athletic Bilbao are currently in fourth place in the La Liga standings and have stepped up to the plate this season. The Basque outfit edged Valencia to a narrow 1-0 victory last week and will be confident ahead of this fixture.

Barcelona, on the other hand, are at the top of the league table at the moment and have been in excellent form this season. The Blaugrana slumped to a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Villarreal in their previous game and will need to bounce back this weekend.

Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Barcelona have an excellent recent record against Athletic Bilbao and have won 45 out of the last 70 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Athletic Bilbao’s 11 victories.
Athletic Bilbao have won only one of their last 22 matches against Barcelona in La Liga, with their only such victory during this period coming by a 1-0 margin in August 2019.
After a run of four victories on the trot away from home against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, Barcelona have won only two of their last six such games in the competition.
Barcelona have won six of their last 11 matches away from home against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga – only Real Madrid have a better record at the venue during this period in the competition.
Athletic Bilbao are unbeaten in their last five La Liga matches.

Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona Prediction

Barcelona have an impressive squad at their disposal and have been brilliant on the domestic front this season. Lamine Yamal has been a revelation for the Catalans and will look to make his mark this weekend.

Athletic Bilbao can pack a punch on their day and will look to step up to the plate this weekend. Barcelona are the better team at the moment and should be able to win this game.

Prediction: Athletic Bilbao 1-4 Barcelona

Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result – Barcelona to win

Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals – Yes

Tip 3: Barcelona to score first – Yes

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Aditya is a European and international football writer at Sportskeeda, covering previews, news, post-match articles and live blogs for 5 years. During his time here, he has had the privilege of covering a press meeting during the collaboration between his favorite club Bengaluru FC and Sevilla, where he got a chance to interact with Sevilla president Jose Castro and explore the grassroots development in his city.

Aditya started following the sport after being dazzled by Ronaldinho’s silky feet at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is a Barcelona fan and unsurprisingly, his favorite manager and players are Pep Guardiola and Andres Iniesta respectively. He admires the latter for his superhuman talent and his off-pitch demeanor, and his winning goal in Spain’s 2010 World Cup final win over the Netherlands left a lasting impact on Aditya.

The match-preview specialist believes that his ongoing five-year stint at Sportskeeda has given him the ability to identify the distinct line between emotional and fact-based articles, which separates him from other journalists. For him, fact-checking is the most integral part of his writing process and he only relies on authentic platforms for data.

Aditya is a semi-professional pianist and likes to participate in concerts and recitals when not immersed in football.

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