Athletic Bilbao vs Girona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th February 2023

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Athletic Bilbao go up against Girona at San Mames Barria this coming Sunday in a thrilling La Liga match.

Athletic Bilbao are number seven in the table on 32 points after 22 matches. Girona rank as number 11 with 27 points after 22 matches played.

Three points for Girona could go a long way in their quest to reach the top half of the La Liga table. A difficult task awaits, though, as Athletic Bilbao won't go down without a fight.

Athletic Bilbao scored 11 goals, conceded 11 and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Girona scored 17 goals, conceded 13 and managed one clean sheet in their previous ten matches.

Athletic Bilbao claimed a 2-1 win, while Girona answered back with a 2-1 win in their two most recent meetings.

Athletic Bilbao vs Girona Prediction

Athletic Bilbao Form

Athletic Bilbao are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Cadiz by 4-1, before beating Valencia by 1-2. The winning streak came to an end against Atletico Madrid, who ran out 1-0 winners. In their last six La Liga home matches, Athletic Bilbao have three wins, while they've drawn one and lost two. They scored eight and conceded four goals.

Girona Form

Six points is Girona have to show from their past three matches, as they beat Valencia by 1-0. This was followed by a 2-0 defeat against Cadiz, before winning 6-2 against Almeria. Girona claimed just one win from the last six away games in the La Liga. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by ten goals to seven.

Athletic Bilbao and Girona are struggling to keep opponents at bay, which makes both teams to score look like the value bet atSan Mames Barria

Athletic Bilbao scored 26 goals and conceded ten in their last 12 games against teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. They collected 23 points and seven victories. Girona scored 12 goals and conceded 17 in their last ten encounters with teams in the top half of the La Liga. This lead to one wins and seven points. Athletic Bilbao show off a record of nine wins, five draws and eight defeats in the La Liga this season. Girona show off seven wins, six draws and nine defeats in the La Liga.

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Athletic Bilbao vs Girona Stats

  • In 9 of the last 10 Athletic Bilbao home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Athletic Bilbao have not lost 10 of the last 12 home matches
  • Athletic Bilbao have won 7 of the last 9 home matches
  • Athletic Bilbao have lost 3 of the last 4 matches and both teams scored at the same time
  • In 5 of the last 7 Athletic Bilbao home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Girona have conceded in 28 of the last 30 matches
  • In 12 of the last 14 Girona away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Girona have conceded in 14 of the last 15 away matches
  • Girona have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Girona have not won the last 5 away matches in a row

Athletic Bilbao vs Girona Team News

Athletic Bilbao are as close to an entire squad as they can with only one player unavailable for the side which faces Girona.

Sidelined with an injury, Athletic Bilbao can't field Inigo Martinez on Sunday against Girona.

Girona face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Sunday against Athletic Bilbao.

Girona need to do without Reinier, Javier Hernandez, Juanpe and Ibrahima Kebe, who are not fit enough to travel to San Mames Barria.

Athletic Bilbao vs Girona H2H

Athletic Bilbao took a hit when Girona handed them a 2-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 2-1 win. Athletic Bilbao go into their upcoming match against Girona with a 60% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-0-2 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Athletic Bilbao vs Girona Results

In two of the previous five matches between Athletic Bilbao and Girona both teams scored.

Athletic Bilbao vs Girona Betting Tips

Cristhian Stuani shows decent form right now for Girona, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the La Liga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Athletic Bilbao, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Oihan Sancet also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six La Liga matches.

Athletic Bilbao claimed seven wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing one of the games. They suffered defeat in two of these outings. Girona won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five. Girona managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played away from home. Meanwhile, Athletic Bilbao were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings on home soil.

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last five encounters between these two teams. Athletic Bilbao managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Girona averaging one goal in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Athletic Bilbao’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Girona, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.

Tips

BTTS: Yes

Both Athletic Bilbao and visitors Girona seem to struggle just a wee bit much right now, with keeping a clean sheet. We go out on a limb here and suggest that, both teams will find the back of the net.

Athletic Bilbao to win

Bookmakers have Athletic Bilbao down as rather big favourites for the win, when Girona arrive at San Mames Barria. While it might prove problematic, we still believe they will come through and deliver.