Barcelona - Athletic Bilbao: A Convincing Barca Victory at Home?
In the postponed first-round La Liga match, Barcelona will face Athletic Bilbao. The game will take place on Thursday, August 27, kicking off at 21:00 CET, and I suggest a bet on this match.
Barcelona - Athletic Bilbao: Match Preview
Barcelona have made a phenomenal start to the new La Liga season. The Catalans travelled away to Elche and demolished their opponents 5:0. Raphinha scored twice, while Fermin also netted a brace, with Adeyemi adding another goal. It was a fantastic start for Barcelona. They opened the season like true champions and will now try to win their third consecutive La Liga title. They won the league last season with 96 points. Before the season, they played six friendly matches, winning two and losing five.
Athletic Bilbao played nine friendly matches during their preparations for the new season. Their results were decent: five wins, one draw and three defeats. However, their start to the season has not been very good. Athletic lost 3:1 to Sevilla at home. From the 11th minute, Athletic played with ten men and had little chance of getting a result. Their only goal was scored by Aitor Paredes when the Andalusians were already leading 3:0. Last season, Bilbao parted ways with Ernesto Valverde, with Edin Terzic taking over as his replacement.
Match Facts and H2H
- Athletic Bilbao have lost their last four matches.
- Barcelona have won their previous three games.
- Barcelona have scored five goals in two of their last three matches.
- Athletic Bilbao have conceded in each of their previous four matches.
- Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 1:0 in their last head-to-head meeting.
Probable Lineups
- Barcelona: Garcia; Espart, Cubarsi, Garcia, Martin; Bernal, Pedri; Yamal, Lopez, Raphinha, Adeyemi
- Athletic Bilbao: Simon; Boiro, Paredes, Alvarez, Areso; Canales, Gerenabarrena; Berenguer, Sancet, N. Williams; Guruzeta
Prediction
Barcelona have made an excellent start to the season and will now look to build on that success by beating Athletic Bilbao. I suggest a bet on Barcelona's team total of over 2 goals.
