Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 22/10/2023, 06:21  by Daniel Ngulu in LaLiga Predictions

After two straight away matches, Barcelona will return home to host Athletic Bilbao in their next La Liga game. Going into this game, Barcelona are third while Athletic Bilbao are fifth in the standings. Barcelona starts the first of three straight home games seeking to make it count. They battled to a 2-2 draw with Granada last time out, coming from 2-0 down to claim the point. That was thanks to goals from Lamine Yamal and Sergi Roberto. This was their second draw with such a score line in four matches. Three of their last five matches have had over 2.5 goals. Both teams have scored in three of Barcelona’s last four league matches. At home though, in La Liga, Barcelona have managed four clean sheets in five matches. Three of the five home league matches produced over 2.5 goals.

Athletic Bilbao haven't managed a win over Barcelona in their last three meetings, neither have they scored a goal. Their last triumph was in the Copa del Rey and the visitors will hope to break this dominance in the league. Barcelona have beaten Bilbao four times in the last six meetings. Coming into this game, Athletic Bilbao bounced back from a run of two matches without a win. They thrashed struggling Almeria 3-0 before action halted for the international break. Before that win, they have lost 3-0 to Real Sociedad. That was in their last away game and they’ll want to do better here. Like Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao come into this game on a good scoring run. They failed to score in one of their last five matches, and in the remaining four, they scored two or more. Four of the five matches ended in over 2.5 goals.