Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th September 2022

A quick peek at the odds suggests anything but a win for Athletic Bilbao will come as a surprise when they take on Espanyol at San Mames Barria this coming Sunday in the La Liga. The last time these two teams squared up, Athletic Bilbao ran out 2-1 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at San Mames Barria.

Placed fourth in the table Athletic Bilbao have amassed seven points after three matches. On one point, Espanyol rank 16 with three matches this season.

Athletic Bilbao are aiming to extend the lead on Espanyol in the standings as they go toe-to-toe this coming Sunday. On the other hand, the hosts should be motivated to not let the current gap get any bigger.

Athletic Bilbao 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 six for an average of 0.6 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring six times.

Espanyol are currently not the most scoring team in the La Liga, as they only found the back of the net seven times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.7 goals a game in which they conceded 18 times, an average of 1.8 per game. They managed one clean sheet in of these.

Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol Prediction

Athletic Bilbao should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain seven points. They started off drawing 0-0 with Mallorca, before beating first Valencia by 1-0, then Cadiz in a 0-4 win. Athletic Bilbao won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the La Liga, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored five and conceded two goals.

Athletic Bilbao have their target set on sneaking inside the top six of the La Liga this season, and they have the qualities to at least a finish inside the top third.

A draw is all that prevents Espanyol from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed a point in a 2-2 draw against Celta Vigo before getting trounced against Rayo Vallecano by a 0-2 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Real Madrid ran out 1-3 winners. In their last six La Liga away matches, Espanyol failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn two and lost four, scoring four while also conceding 11 times.

Espanyol were comfortably placed in the middle of the table last season and more of the same is expected from them when entering a new campaign.

Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol are mostly leaning towards matches shy on goals, as it seems that not conceding is more important than attempting to score. This indicates a close encounter is on the menu on Sunday.

Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol Stats

Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol Team News

Athletic Bilbao could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Espanyol.

Yuri Berchiche, Mikel Balenziaga and Inigo Martinez are missing from the squad, Athletic Bilbao will field against Espanyolon Sunday.

Espanyol have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Sunday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Adria Pedrosa and Pol Lozano all face a spell on the sidelines for Espanyol due to various injuries.

Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol H2H

Athletic Bilbao ended up winning 2-1 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at San Mames Barria. Looking back over their last ten encounters serves to emphasize how equally paired the two teams usually are. Visitors Espanyol claimed a win in two of the previous ten matches. Hosting side Athletic Bilbao won three of these, as the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1.53.

Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Athletic Bilbao face Espanyol as under 2.5 goals happened in eight times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1.72 with the bookies.

Athletic Bilbao vs Espanyol Betting Tips

No clear picture has emerged yet as to which players will dominate the scoring charts for Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol in this current La Liga season. However, we have listed some of their possible goalscorers in their upcoming match.

Athletic Bilbao won five of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing five in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Espanyol won zero of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing three and losing seven. Athletic Bilbao will feel optimistic about scoring on Sunday, with Espanyol managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to seven clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Under 2.5 goals paid up eight times in the ten encounters most recent meetings between Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao. Both teams to not score was a winning punt five times. Athletic Bilbao managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Espanyol averaging 0.7 goals in these. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in four of Athletic Bilbao’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.7 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 0.8 times in those matches.