Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th May 2023

Athletic Bilbao appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Real Betis in round 33 of the La Liga season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at San Mames Barria on Thursday.

Entering the match this coming Thursday as favourite, Athletic Bilbao will be looking to squeeze past Real Betis in the La Liga table with a win. While not an impossible task, the visitors are of course highly motivated to at least maintain the current gap.

Athletic Bilbao scored 12 goals, conceded nine and fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Real Betis scored ten goals, conceded 14 and kept their opponents from scoring three times in ten matches.

It finished 0-0 when Athletic Bilbao last played Real Betis and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1.

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis Prediction

Athletic Bilbao Form

In the last three outings, Athletic Bilbao beat Almeria by 1-2, lost 0-1 against Sevilla, before drawing 1-1 with Mallorca. Athletic Bilbao managed to win two of their past six home matches in the La Liga. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.

Real Betis Form

Real Betis only managed to gain a single point in their past three games, which kicked off with a 3-2 defeat against Osasuna. A 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad followed, before Barcelona ran out 4-0 winners. Real Betis won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the La Liga. The scoreline from these matches says 13 goals conceded and nine scored.

Athletic Bilbao and Real Betis 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 Thursday.

Athletic Bilbao have taken 12 points from their last 14 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. They won three of these matches with a scoreline of ten goals to 19. Real Betis won five of their last 15 matches against teams from the top half of the La Liga table, scoring 14 and conceding 17 goals. They collected 19 points from these. Athletic Bilbao are looking at a record of 13 wins, eight draws and 11 defeats in the La Liga this season. Real Betis enjoy a record of 14 wins, seven draws and 11 defeats in the La Liga.

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis Squads

Athletic Bilbao Squad

The 59-year-old Athletic Bilbao manager, Ernesto Valverde, will select the lineup against Real Betis from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the La Liga this season):

Alex Padilla (0/0), Ander Iruarrizaga (0/0), Julen Agirrezabala (0/7), Unai Simon (0/26), Aitor Paredes (0/10), Ander Capa (0/6), Daniel Vivian (1/24), Inigo Lekue (0/18), Inigo Martinez (1/15), Mikel Balenziaga (0/3), Oscar de Marcos (1/31), Yeray Alvarez (1/27), Yuri Berchiche (1/23), Ander Herrera (0/13), Dani Garcia (0/22), Mikel Vesga (3/30), Oier Zarraga (0/22), Oihan Sancet (8/30), Raul Garcia (2/30), Unai Vencedor (0/9), Alex Berenguer (3/31), Gorka Guruzeta (6/25), Iker Muniain (0/25), Inaki Williams (9/30), Jon Morcillo (0/10), Luis Bilbao (0/0), Malcom Ares (0/0), Nico Serrano (0/0), Nico Williams (6/31).

Real Betis Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 69 year-old Real Betis manager Pellegrini will select his starting XI from these players:

Claudio Bravo (0/6), Dani Martin (0/0), German Garcia (0/0), Rui Silva (0/26), Abner (0/10), Andres Guardado (1/21), Felix Garreta (0/0), Fran Delgado (0/0), German Pezzella (0/26), Juan Miranda (3/16), Martin Montoya (0/6), Victor Ruiz (0/10), Youssouf Sabaly (0/18), Edgar Gonzalez (0/22), Guido Rodriguez (1/28), Joaquin (0/17), Luiz Felipe (0/20), Paul Akouokou (0/9), Quique Fernandez (0/0), Rodri (2/24), Sergio Canales (4/25), William Carvalho (3/28), Aitor Ruibal (0/23), Ayoze Perez (1/13), Borja Iglesias (12/29), Juan Cruz (1/5), Juanmi (4/17), Luiz Henrique (1/29), Nabil Fekir (2/15), Willian Jose (1/24).

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis Team News

Athletic Bilbao have an almost full squad available against Real Betis at San Mames Barria with only one player possibly missing.

Sidelined with an injury, Athletic Bilbao can't field Inigo Martinez on Thursday against Real Betis.

Real Betis face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Thursday against Athletic Bilbao.

Names like Youssouf Sabaly, Paul Akouokou and Juan Cruz most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Athletic Bilbao.

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis Lineups

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis H2H

The most recent outing between Athletic Bilbao and Real Betis ended up a 0-0 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1. Athletic Bilbao were a little more successful than Real Betis in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 5-3-2 advantage. Naturally, betting on Athletic Bilbao has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 7/10.

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet seven times in the last ten matches between Real Betis and Athletic Bilbao. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 4/5 with the bookies.

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Borja Iglesias who bagged 12 for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of Real Betis.

Athletic Bilbao claimed three wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing three and losing four. Real Betis won four of their last 10 away games, as they also drew one and lost five of these matches. Real Betis managed just four clean sheets in their last 10 away matches, while Athletic Bilbao pulled off one clean sheets in their last 10 matches San Mames Barria.

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Athletic Bilbao managed an average of 1.5 goals, with Real Betis averaging 0.8 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet three times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Athletic Bilbao’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Real Betis's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.