Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona prediction and betting tips on March 3, 2024
Dillan George
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
In the 27th round of La Liga, Barcelona is set to engage with Athletic Bilbao. The match prediction for these teams has been prepared by analysts from Dailysports.
Athletic
Ernesto Valverde's team approaches the match against Barcelona in excellent spirits. Despite Athletic conceding to Betis (1:3) in the previous La Liga round, the Basques triumphed over Atletico (3:0) in the Copa del Rey semi-final on Thursday. In April, Athletic will vie for the trophy against Mallorca. In La Liga, the team from Bilbao maintains prospects for a top-4 finish, as the gap from Atletico is a mere 3 points.
Barcelona
With 56 points, Barcelona holds the third position, but trailing Real by 8 points hardly allows contemplation of retaining the La Liga title. In the preceding round, Xavi's team unexpectedly dismantled Getafe (4:0), having previously played to a 1:1 draw with Napoli in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
Interesting facts about the match and head-to-head history
- Athletic has won only 1 of the last 20 encounters against Barcelona in La Liga.
- Barcelona has secured victory over Athletic in 4 consecutive La Liga matches. In the current season, on their home turf, Xavi's team prevailed 1:0.
- It was Athletic that eliminated Barcelona from the Copa del Rey in the quarterfinals with a 4:2 victory in overtime.
Athletic vs. Barcelona prediction
It is doubtful that Barcelona's defense can contain the Williams brothers, who are in remarkable form. However, Athletic's defense is unlikely to cope with Lewandowski and other players in Barcelona's attacking group. I wager that both teams will score in this match.
