Almeria vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd April 2023

Almeria take on visitors Athletic Bilbao at Power Horse Stadium in a La Liga tie on Saturday.

There has been a real flow of goals lately at both ends of the pitch for Almeria in recent games. Both teams scored in their last seven matches on the spin, which definitely makes this scenario worth considering in the betting market on Saturday.

Almeria only average a modest 1.2 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 12 goals. They also conceded 21 for an average of 2.1 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Athletic Bilbao managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded nine goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 0.9 goals an average per game.

Winning 4-0 and 2-1 in the last two most matches against Almeria, will have Athletic Bilbao looking forward to their upcoming away trip.

Almeria vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction

Almeria Form

Almeria went through their last three matches with a 2-2 draw against Celta Vigo, a 2-1 win against Valencia and a 2-1 defeat against Atletico Madrid. Almeria won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored nine and conceded eight goals.

Athletic Bilbao Form

Athletic Bilbao are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Osasuna got left behind in a 1-0 win, before Espanyol got hammered in a 1-2 victory. Real Sociedad was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Athletic Bilbao. In their last six La Liga away matches, Athletic Bilbao have three wins, they've drawn one and lost one two. They scored seven while also conceding five times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Athletic Bilbao are favourites to claim a win, when visiting Almeria, and we like the price on offer for the visitors. The away win is our preferred choice this coming Saturday.

Athletic Bilbao claimed seven wins from 23 goals scored and seven conceded in the previous seven encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the La Liga. This earned them a total of 23 points. Almeria enjoy a record of eight wins, six draws and 15 defeats in the La Liga this season. Athletic Bilbao enjoy a record of 12 wins, seven draws and ten defeats in the La Liga.

Almeria vs Athletic Bilbao Stats

Almeria vs Athletic Bilbao Squads

Almeria Squad

The 53-year-old Rubi will select the starting eleven against Athletic Bilbao from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Diego Lazaro (0/0), Diego Marino (0/1), Fernando Martinez (0/28), Alex Centelles (0/7), Houboulang Mendes (0/13), Juan Brandariz (1/17), Kaiky (0/12), Lazaro (1/12), Martin Svidersky (0/0), Rodrigo Ely (0/28), Sergio Akieme (1/25), Srdjan Babic (3/26), Alejandro Pozo (0/22), Arnau Puigmal (1/17), Cesar de la Hoz (1/18), Gonzalo Melero (4/19), Inigo Eguaras (1/20), Lucas Robertone (1/28), Samu (1/23), Adrian Embarba (1/22), Dyego Sousa (0/15), El Bilal Toure (6/19), Francisco Portillo (2/18), Largie Ramazani (3/26), Leo Baptistao (3/24), Luis Suarez (2/14), Marko Milovanovic (0/2).

Athletic Bilbao Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Athletic Bilbao players that the manager Ernesto Valverde will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alex Padilla (0/0), Ander Iruarrizaga (0/0), Julen Agirrezabala (0/6), Unai Simon (0/24), Aitor Paredes (0/9), Ander Capa (0/6), Daniel Vivian (1/21), Inigo Lekue (0/18), Inigo Martinez (1/14), Mikel Balenziaga (0/3), Oscar de Marcos (0/28), Yeray Alvarez (1/24), Yuri Berchiche (1/20), Ander Herrera (0/10), Dani Garcia (0/20), Mikel Vesga (3/28), Oier Zarraga (0/20), Oihan Sancet (8/28), Raul Garcia (2/27), Unai Vencedor (0/7), Alex Berenguer (3/28), Gorka Guruzeta (6/22), Iker Muniain (0/25), Inaki Williams (8/27), Jon Morcillo (0/10), Luis Bilbao (0/0), Malcom Ares (0/0), Nico Serrano (0/0), Nico Williams (5/28).

Almeria vs Athletic Bilbao Team News

Athletic Bilbao have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Almeria at Power Horse Stadium.

Inigo Martinez nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Athletic Bilbao.

Almeria vs Athletic Bilbao Lineups

Almeria vs Athletic Bilbao H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Almeria played against Athletic Bilbao. It finished 4-0 in a great match between the pair. Athletic Bilbao won eight of the last ten encounters against Almeria, but the latter won 4-0 in the latest meeting. The bookies have Athletic Bilbao to win this match at best price odds of 11/12.

Almeria vs Athletic Bilbao Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Almeria welcome Athletic Bilbao as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 9/11 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

Almeria vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Tips

With two goals in six matches Srdjan Babic has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Athletic Bilbao and their defence. The visitors hope Inaki Williams adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Almeria won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. Athletic Bilbao won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost four in this run. Athletic Bilbao conceded at least once in nine of their last 10 away games, while Almeria managed three clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at Power Horse Stadium.

The last ten encounters between Almeria and Athletic Bilbao saw over 2.5 goals scored seven times, with Almeria averaging 0.7 goals a game. Athletic Bilbao scored 2.6 goals on average in these, as both teams scored six times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Almeria’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.2 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Athletic Bilbao, who managed to score one time in those matches.