Athletic Bilbao vs Almeria Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th October 2023

Almeria go up against Athletic Bilbao on Friday for a La Liga meeting at San Mames Barria.

Athletic Bilbao are number six in the table on 14 points after eight matches. Almeria rank as number 20 with three points after eight matches played.

Almeria have been quite good at hitting the back of the net in recent matches, while also prone to conceding the odd goal against. In their last seven matches on the trot, both teams scored at least once.

Athletic Bilbao go into their next La Liga match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 11. That amounts to an average of 1.1 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Almeria managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded 24 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded 2.4 goals an average per game.

Athletic Bilbao had a good reading on Almeria in their last two meetings, which they won by 4-0 and 2-1, respectively.

Athletic Bilbao vs Almeria Prediction

Athletic Bilbao Form

Athletic Bilbao have been inconsistent in their last three matches, which added four points to their tally. They claimed a 0-2 win against Deportivo Alaves, before drawing 2-2 with Getafe. This little streak came to an end, when Real Sociedad proved too strong in a 3-0 defeat for Athletic Bilbao. Athletic Bilbao 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 11 and conceded eight goals.

Almeria Form

Almeria have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Valencia, they gained a point in a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Sevilla, who ran out 5-1 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 3-3 with Granada. Almeria are winless in their last six away games in the La Liga, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 15 goals while scoring seven themselves.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Athletic Bilbao and Almeria.

Athletic Bilbao scored seven goals and conceded two in their last four games against teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. They collected eight points and two victories. Athletic Bilbao show off a record of four wins, two draws and two defeats in the La Liga this season. Almeria show off zero wins, three draws and five defeats in the La Liga.

Athletic Bilbao vs Almeria Squads

Athletic Bilbao Squad

The 59-year-old Valverde will select the starting eleven against Almeria from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Alex Padilla (0/0), Julen Agirrezabala (0/0), Unai Simon (0/8), Aitor Paredes (0/8), Daniel Vivian (0/8), Inigo Lekue (0/5), Oscar de Marcos (0/6), Peru Nolaskoain (0/0), Yeray Alvarez (0/4), Yuri Berchiche (1/6), Ander Herrera (0/5), Dani Garcia (0/5), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/6), Junior Bita (0/0), Mikel Vesga (2/7), Oihan Sancet (1/6), Raul Garcia (0/4), Alex Berenguer (0/8), Asier Villalibre (1/4), Gorka Guruzeta (3/8), Iker Muniain (0/7), Inaki Williams (4/8), Luis Bilbao (0/0), Malcom Ares (0/0), Nico Williams (0/5).

Almeria Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Almeria players that the manager Alberto Ruiz will choose from for the upcoming game:

Diego Marino (0/1), Fernando Martinez (0/0), Luis Maximiano (0/7), Alex Centelles (0/1), Cesar Montes (0/3), Houboulang Mendes (0/1), Juan Brandariz (0/6), Kaiky (1/4), Lazaro (0/3), Marc Pubill (0/4), Sergio Akieme (2/7), Alejandro Pozo (0/5), Arnau Puigmal (0/5), Dion Lopy (0/7), Edgar Gonzalez (0/7), Gonzalo Melero (0/7), Idrissu Baba (0/8), Lucas Robertone (0/6), Sergio Arribas (4/8), Adrian Embarba (0/7), Ibrahima Kone (0/7), Largie Ramazani (0/8), Leo Baptistao (0/6), Luis Suarez (4/8), Marko Milovanovic (0/1).

Athletic Bilbao vs Almeria Team News

Athletic Bilbao could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Friday.

Athletic Bilbao-players Nico Williams and Peru Nolaskoain won't be playing in the upcoming match against Almeria at San Mames Barria due to nursing various injuries.

Apparently, Almeria have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Friday.

Marc Pubill and Alejandro Pozo all face a spell on the sidelines for Almeria due to various injuries.

Athletic Bilbao vs Almeria Lineups

Athletic Bilbao vs Almeria H2H

Athletic Bilbao go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 4-0 and 2-1 the last two times they played Almeria. Athletic Bilbao were ruthless against Almeria in recent meetings, and will be looking to keep their run going. The home side beat their coming visitors nine times in ten encounters. The bookmakers have another win for the home side best priced at 1/2.

Athletic Bilbao vs Almeria Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out six times in the last ten matches between Athletic Bilbao and Almeria.

Athletic Bilbao vs Almeria Betting Tips

Inaki Williams look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six La Liga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Luis Suarez adds to his four La Liga goals come on Friday.

Athletic Bilbao claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Almeria won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing six in this series of matches. Both teams scored in three of the last 10 La Liga matches for Athletic Bilbao at San Mames Barria. Both teams also found their way to the target in nine of the previous 10 away games for Almeria.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Athletic Bilbao managed an average of 2.7 goals, with Almeria averaging 0.6 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Athletic Bilbao saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in six of the last ten matches that Almeria played across all tournaments. They scored 1.3 times on average in the process.