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This Sunday’s game in La Liga will be disputed between Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona.In matchday 26 of the competition, two renowned teams that have had very good seasons will face each other. Both teams need to keep winning in order to maintain keep their aspirations alive.
The Basque side arrives to the game with hopes to avenge a 4-0 loss in their first game of the season against Barcelona. Although, the team has failed to defeat Barcelona in their last six league meetings between each other.
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Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona La Liga Matchday 25 on March 12, 2023
- Where: San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao, Spain.
- When: Sunday, February 12, 2023, 3:00 PM E.T.
- Unibet Moneyline:: Athletic Bilbao (+260) / Tie (+245) / Barcelona (+112)
- Unibet Asian Handicap: Athletic Bilbao (AH +0.25, -103) / Barcelona (AH -0.25, -122)
- Unibet Over/Under (2.5): Over (+110) / Under (-137)
- Both teams score Unibet:Yes (-110) / No (-114)
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Betting on Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao’s stellar campaign has been disrupted by a run of three league matches without a win, which has dropped the team to ninth place in the standings, and which has left it four points away from the European places.
A goalless draw against Rayo Vallecano is the Leones most recent result in La Liga, which at least halted the team’s run of three losses in a row in all competitions. However, what concerns Ernesto Valverde is the fact that his team has failed to score in three of its last four official matches.
Undoubtedly, returning home will be a reason for Athletic to be confident of bouncing back on its feet and do better. In fact, 60% (20) of its total league points have been attained at home this season. The team has only lost one of its four previous top-flight meetings with Barcelona in that capacity.
Probable lineup (4-2-3-1): Julen Agirrezabala; Óscar de Marcos, Dani Vivian, Yeray Álvarez, Iñigo Lekue; Oier Zarraga, Mikel Vesga; Alex Berenguer, Iker Muniain, Nico Williams; Gorka Guruzeta.
Betting on Barcelona
Despite not having extra resources lately, FC Barcelona has successfully maintained their position as the leader in the rankings. They currently hold a nine-point advantage over their nearest competitors, Real Madrid, whom they also defeated a few weeks ago during the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals.
However, not everything has been perfect for the Blaugrana, which was eliminated from the Europa League at the end of last month. Moreover, the team will have to play without Pedri and Ousmane Dembélé due to injury, and Ronald Araujo through suspension.
Although the team got surprised by Almeria in its most recent away game, Barcelona has performed very well on the road this campaign, being in fact the best team in the league in that condition by collecting 30 points out of a possible 36.
Probable lineup (4-3-3): Marc-André ter Stegen; Jules Koundé, Marcos Alonso, Andreas Christensen, Alejandro Balde; Franck Kessie, Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets; Raphinha, Ferrán Torres, Ansu Fati.
JefeBet Prediction
Athletic Bilbao’s offense is going through a delicate moment. Moreover, Barcelona’s visit only worsens its outlook, as the Culé team is the best in the league on defense, with only eight goals conceded in 24 games.
Also, the team is the second most effective in attack, and although it has important absentees for this match, it is still capable of giving Bilbao many problems.
So, although San Mames is always a difficult place to visit, Barcelona has not had a hard time playing away from home this campaign, so hopefully it can keep up its great pace and pick up another win in this clash.
Prediction: Barcelona Moneyline (ATH 0-2 BAR).
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