Athletic Club vs Barcelona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd March 2024

Barcelona go up against Athletic Club on Sunday for a La Liga meeting at San Mames.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Barcelona claimed 57 points from 26 rounds, while Athletic Club amassed 49 points. They now rank as number 5 in the La Liga standings.

Athletic Club are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Barcelona but odds don't favour them to pull it off.

Athletic Club only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded seven for an average of 0.7 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring six times.

Barcelona scored 26 goals, conceded 16 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

The last three times Athletic Club faced in the La Liga, Barcelona didn't concede a single goal, as they won 1-0, 1-0 and 4-0.

Athletic Club vs Barcelona Prediction

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Girona by 3-2. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 3-1 defeat against Real Betis, followed up by a 3-0 win against Atletico Madrid. Athletic Club swept all opposition aside in the six most recent La Liga matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 16 and conceding three goals.

Barcelona Form

In their last three matches, Barcelona beat Celta Vigo 1-2, drew 1-1 with SSC Napoli and beat Getafe by 4-0. Barcelona claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the La Liga, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 13 goals, whilst conceding seven.

Athletic Club and Barcelona looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.

We should be in for some serious entertainment at San Mames, since Athletic Club is the most scoring home team in the La Liga this season. They found the back of the net 34 times, while Barcelona are the most scoring away team with 24 goals to their name. They also conceded 15 goals, while the home side conceded 14.

Athletic Club won five matches, scored 18 goals and conceded 20 in their last 13 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. This earned them 18 points. Barcelona scored 22 goals and conceded ten in their last 13 games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. This earned them seven wins and 23 points. Athletic Club have a record of 14 wins, seven draws and five defeats in the La Liga this season. Barcelona enjoy a record of 17 wins, six draws and three defeats in the La Liga.

Athletic Club vs Barcelona Squads

Athletic Club Squad

The 60-year-old coach of the home team, Ernesto Valverde, will select the lineup against Barcelona from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the La Liga this season:

Julen Agirrezabala (0/0), Unai Simon (0/26), Aitor Paredes (1/25), Daniel Vivian (0/24), Hugo Rincon (0/0), Imanol Garcia de Albeniz (0/5), Inigo Lekue (0/18), Oscar de Marcos (1/19), Yeray Alvarez (0/9), Yuri Berchiche (3/20), Ander Herrera (0/17), Benat Prados (0/16), Dani Garcia (1/11), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (1/20), Mikel Jauregizar (0/4), Mikel Vesga (3/19), Oihan Sancet (3/24), Raul Garcia (0/11), Unai Gomez (2/17), Alex Berenguer (6/23), Asier Villalibre (1/12), Gorka Guruzeta (10/25), Iker Muniain (1/14), Inaki Williams (9/23), Malcom Ares (0/8), Nico Williams (3/22).

Barcelona Squad

Below is the full team squad of Barcelona. The manager Hernandez will pick his starting XI against Athletic Club from these players:

Inaki Pena (0/10), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/16), Alex Balde (0/18), Andreas Christensen (0/20), Hector Fort (0/3), Inigo Martinez (0/11), Joao Cancelo (2/22), Jules Kounde (1/23), Marcos Alonso (0/4), Ronald Araujo (1/19), Sergi Roberto (3/6), Fermin Lopez (2/19), Ferran Torres (7/21), Frenkie de Jong (2/18), Gavi (1/12), Ilkay Gundogan (5/26), Oriol Romeu (0/19), Pedri (2/15), Joao Felix (5/19), Lamine Yamal (3/25), Raphinha (4/18), Robert Lewandowski (12/24), Vitor Roque (2/7).

Athletic Club vs Barcelona Team News

At the time of writing, Athletic Club have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Barcelona on Sunday. Athletic Club have to alter their line-up, as both Daniel Vivian and Nico Williams get a day in the shade.

Nico Williams sit this one out for Athletic Club due to an injury.

Worst-case scenario, Barcelona have a total of six players out for their next match.

Names like Ferran Torres, Joao Felix, Sergi Roberto, Alex Balde, Marcos Alonso and Gavi most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Athletic Club.

Athletic Club vs Barcelona Lineups

Athletic Club vs Barcelona H2H

The last three times Athletic Club faced Barcelona in the La Liga, Barcelona didn't concede a single goal, as they won by 1-0, 1-0 and 4-0 scoreline. Barcelona go into the game this coming Sunday at the best betting odds of 7/5 for a fourth win on the bounce. Barcelona will be excited about a meeting with Athletic Club, who have found it hard to deal with their upcoming visitors. Barcelona go into the match with a 7-2-1 advantage. The bookies have Barcelona to win this match at best price odds of 7/5.

Athletic Club vs Barcelona Results

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score, when Barcelona come visiting Athletic Club. At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet seven times in their last ten matches. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 6/5 with the bookies.

Athletic Club vs Barcelona Betting Tips

Look no further than Yuri Berchiche, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Athletic Club in the La Liga, while Robert Lewandowski managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Barcelona in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Athletic Club won ten of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing zero times. Barcelona won six of their last 10 games away from home, with one draws and three defeats as well. Athletic Club are no doubt looking for goals on Sunday, since Barcelona have been unable to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 away games. The former fought their way to six clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Athletic Club and Barcelona as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Athletic Club scored an average of 0.5 goals a game, with Barcelona averaging 1.7 goals in this run. Athletic Club saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Barcelona played across all tournaments. They scored 2.6 times on average in the process.