Athletic Bilbao vs Sevilla Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 27th April 2023

Athletic Bilbao are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 31 of the La Liga this coming Thursday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Sevilla, whom they welcome on home soil at San Mames Barria.

Athletic Bilbao approach round 31 as number seven in the La Liga table with 46 points on their account so far. With 30 rounds behind them, Sevilla have amassed 38 points, placing them as number 12 in the standings.

Athletic Bilbao have their eyes set on a good performance and, more importantly, three points, when facing Sevilla. On home soil, the former should have the upper hand, as they aim to move inside the top six.

Athletic Bilbao are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents nine goals, or an average of 0.9 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to three clean sheets in this run.

Sevilla travel to their next away match this coming Thursday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 16 goals against. An average of 1.6 goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

The most recent outing between Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 1-1 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2.

Athletic Bilbao vs Sevilla Prediction

Athletic Bilbao Form

In their last three outings, Athletic Bilbao won 1-2 against Espanyol, beat Real Sociedad by 2-0 and hammered Almeria 1-2. In their last six La Liga home matches, Athletic Bilbao have two wins, while they've drawn one and lost three. They scored eight and conceded seven goals.

Sevilla Form

Sevilla are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Valencia got left behind in a 0-2 win, before Manchester United got hammered in a 3-0 victory. Villarreal was the most recent victim in a 2-1 win for Sevilla. Sevilla, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn one and lost three in their last six away in the La Liga.

Athletic Bilbao look well suited to build on their current momentum against visitors Sevilla. We expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at San Mames Barria.

Athletic Bilbao scored 35 goals and conceded 16 in their last 17 games against teams from the bottom half of the La Liga table. They collected 33 points and ten victories. Sevilla scored 15 goals and conceded 30 in their last 16 encounters with teams in the top half of the La Liga. This lead to three wins and 13 points. Athletic Bilbao enjoy a record of 13 wins, seven draws and ten defeats in the La Liga this season. Sevilla show off ten wins, eight draws and 12 defeats in the La Liga.

Athletic Bilbao vs Sevilla Stats

Athletic Bilbao vs Sevilla Squads

Athletic Bilbao Squad

Ernesto Valverde will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Sevilla from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season):

Alex Padilla (0/0), Ander Iruarrizaga (0/0), Julen Agirrezabala (0/6), Unai Simon (0/25), Aitor Paredes (0/9), Ander Capa (0/6), Daniel Vivian (1/22), Inigo Lekue (0/18), Inigo Martinez (1/15), Mikel Balenziaga (0/3), Oscar de Marcos (1/29), Yeray Alvarez (1/25), Yuri Berchiche (1/21), Ander Herrera (0/11), Dani Garcia (0/20), Mikel Vesga (3/29), Oier Zarraga (0/21), Oihan Sancet (8/29), Raul Garcia (2/28), Unai Vencedor (0/8), Alex Berenguer (3/29), Gorka Guruzeta (6/23), Iker Muniain (0/25), Inaki Williams (8/28), Jon Morcillo (0/10), Luis Bilbao (0/0), Malcom Ares (0/0), Nico Serrano (0/0), Nico Williams (6/29).

Sevilla Squad

Below is the full team squad of Sevilla. The manager Mendilibar will pick his starting XI against Athletic Bilbao from these players:

Alberto Flores (0/0), Marko Dmitrovic (0/8), Matias Arbol (0/0), Yassine Bounou (0/24), Alex Telles (0/21), Gonzalo Montiel (0/20), Jesus Navas (0/26), Karim Rekik (1/11), Loic Bade (1/12), Marcao (0/5), Marcos Acuna (3/23), Tanguy Nianzou (1/18), Alejandro Gomez (0/13), Erik Lamela (4/25), Fernando (0/18), Ivan Rakitic (1/24), Joan Jordan (0/22), Manu Bueno (0/0), Nemanja Gudelj (3/26), Oliver Torres (3/27), Pape Gueye (0/9), Bryan Gil (1/11), Jesus Corona (0/1), Lucas Ocampos (2/15), Rafa Mir (4/19), Suso (2/19), Youssef En-Nesyri (8/26).

Athletic Bilbao vs Sevilla Team News

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

Inigo Martinez sit this one out for Athletic Bilbao due to an injury.

Sevilla face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Thursday against Athletic Bilbao.

Names like Alex Telles, Marcao and Jesus Corona most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Athletic Bilbao.

Athletic Bilbao vs Sevilla Lineups

Athletic Bilbao vs Sevilla H2H

The most recent outing between Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 1-1 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. Athletic Bilbao have a 30% win rate in the against Sevilla, who won five of these matches. The total record reads 3-2-5, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Athletic Bilbao vs Sevilla Results

In four of the previous ten matches between Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla both teams scored.

Athletic Bilbao vs Sevilla Betting Tips

Athletic Bilbao against Sevilla is also a battle between Inaki Williams and Youssef En-Nesyri with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three La Liga goals in their last six games respectively.

San Mames Barria witnessed Athletic Bilbao winning four of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew three and lost three in this run. Sevilla won two of their previous 10 games away, drew two and lost six. You can't necessarily trust Athletic Bilbao to get the first goal of the match when playing at San Mames Barria. They managed to score the opener five times in 10 games on home soil. Sevilla got the first goal of the game in three of their last 10 away games.

Under 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten encounters between Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla as both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Athletic Bilbao managed an average of 0.8 goals, with Sevilla averaging 1.1 goals in these. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Athletic Bilbao, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Sevilla, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches.