Sevilla vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction & Betting Tips - LaLiga

Prediction published on 02/01/2024, 12:15  by Daniel Ngulu in LaLiga Predictions

Sevilla will be eyeing a better start to the year when they play host to Athletic Bilbao in La Liga. The hosts go into this game just three points above the relegation zone while Bilbao are three points off the top four. Eight losses already in their opening 18 matches point to a poor season for Sevilla. They have managed just three wins in their 18 league outings so far and had a poor ending to the year 2023. In their last match, Sevilla suffered a 1-0 away loss at Atletico Madrid. That was their fourth loss in their last five matches. Two wins only in their last 12 matches do not point to a very confident Sevilla side. This is especially after failing to score in three of the last five matches. Low returns at home have definitely affected Sevilla’s season. Coming into this game, they’ve failed to win any of the last five matches. Sevilla’s last home match ended in a 3-0 loss to Getafe. That was the third time in five that they conceded two or more at home.

Athletic Bilbao will arrive for this game with their top four ambitions well intact. A win here could see them go level on 38 points with the two sides above them. They are also looking to widen the current four-point gap from sixth placed Real Sociedad. To this game they take a 10-match unbeaten run. Athletic Bilbao last lost in October, 1-0 to Barcelona, and will come here confident of picking three points. They’ve suffered just that loss in their last 12 matches and seven wins in 10 places them as favorites here. With this run, the visitors will be gunning for a first win over Sevilla in five meetings. In their last visit here, Bilbao left with a point in a 1-1 draw. That marked the only time in four meetings that they avoided defeat. A 1-0 win over Las Palmas saw Bilbao end 2023 on a high, that being their seventh win in 10 games. It was also their fourth win with clean sheets in five games.