Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction, Tips & Odds – Oct. 22, 2023
Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction 22.10.2023. The tenth round of La Liga is underway. On Sunday, Barcelona welcomes Athletic Bilbao to its stadium. Will the home team continue their unbeaten streak?
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Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao Odds
Barcelona Team News
Barcelona should have started the new season ideally. Six wins and three draws put them in third place in La Liga, three points behind Real Madrid.
In the last round, two weeks ago, Barcelona hosted Granada. It was a match in which the Catalans showed a lot of weakness in the first part of the game, and then in the second, they rearranged their lines and got back into the game. Granada took the lead in the first minute, and in the 29th minute, it was 2:0 for the home team. Barcelona responded with a goal in the 45th minute, and Sergi Roberto brought one point and a draw for Barcelona in the 85th minute.
Before that, Barcelona beat Sevilla at home with a score of 1:0, drew with Mallorca 2:2, and beat Celta Vigo 3:2. In the interim, Barcelona beat Porto 1:0 in the Champions League and outclassed Antwerp 5:0.
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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 20, 2023
Athletic Bilbao Team News
Last season, Athletic only needed two points to qualify for one of the European competitions. Their fans saw it as a failure. They started the season a little better than in previous years and are in fifth place with five wins and a giant draw and defeat.
In the last round, they defeated Almeria 3:0. It was a game in which Athletic showed complete superiority over the opponent. We saw three excellent goals from 60% possession and over 30 attempts on goal, while Almeria, on the other side, showed almost nothing.
Athletic lost to Real Sociedad with a score of 3:0. They drew 2:2 with Getafe and beat Alaves 2:0 and Cadiz 3:0. Athletic this season easily copes with weaker teams, but they do not manage to oppose the teams from the upper part of the table.
🤯 𝐴𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐭.#AthleticClub 🦁 pic.twitter.com/O0IA0DC7gJ
— Athletic Club (@Athletic_en) October 19, 2023
Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao H2H
Barcelona beat Athletic twice last season. The first time, it was 4:0 for the Catalans; the second time, it was 1:0.
Injuries and suspensions
Barcelona: Pedri, Jules Kounde, Frankie de Jong, Robert Lewandowski, Sergi Roberto, Gavi
Athletic Bilbao: Inigo Ruiz Galarreta, Mikel Vesga, Nico Williams, Yeray Alvarez
Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction
Barcelona needs some significant players like striker Lewandowski or Gavi. However, this team has a long bench and enough good footballers to replace the absent ones. Their game has stabilized. They are playing well in the Champions League; they do not know of defeat in La Liga. They will be the favorites here, and we expect them to put a lot of pressure on Athletic, who will look for their chances from a solid defense. If open football is played, we can easily see more than 2.5 goals here.
Kick-off Time: Sunday, 22.10.2023 9:00 PM Local time GMT +1 / 21:00 CET
Prediction: Over 2.5
Odds (When tipped): 1.75
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