Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd October 2022

We are zooming in on Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, as the duo face each other at Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday in what surely will be an exciting La Liga clash. The last time these two teams squared up, Barcelona ran out 4-0 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Spotify Camp Nou.

Barcelona are chasing the first place in the La Liga after collecting 25 points from their initial ten encounters. Athletic Bilbao trail them on 18 points after ten rounds, sitting as number six in the table.

A win for Athletic Bilbao this coming Sunday will see them improve on their position in the table with an aim to finish in the top six of the La Liga.

Barcelona scored 2.4 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 24 times. They conceded four goals, an average of 0.4 and pulled off eight clean sheets.

Athletic Bilbao scored an average of 1.9 goals a game in the past ten matches. They scored 19 goals, let in eight for an average of 0.8 a game, and managed four clean sheets.

Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction

Barcelona form

Their last three matches saw Barcelona drawing 3-3 with Inter, losing 3-1 against Real Madrid before beating Villarreal by 3-0. Barcelona claimed four wins in their last six La Liga matches at the Spotify Camp Nou. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded two and scored 11 goals.

Spoken of as title contenders, Barcelona are currently doing a good job of living up to the hype in the La Liga this season.

Athletic Bilbao Form

Athletic Bilbao have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Sevilla, they gained a point in a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Atletico Madrid, who ran out 0-1 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 2-2 with Getafe. Athletic Bilbao, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn two and lost two in their last six away in the La Liga.

While probably not good enough for medals, Athletic Bilbao look well capable of a comfortable mid-table finish in the La Liga.

Bookmakers have Barcelona down as rather big favourites for the win, when Athletic Bilbao arrive at Spotify Camp Nou. While it might prove problematic, we still believe they will come through and deliver.

Barcelona won two matches, scored eight goals and conceded four in their last four games against teams from the top half of the La Liga table. This earned them seven points.

Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao Team News

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

Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo and Memphis Depay nurses various injuries and won't take part for Barcelona against Athletic Bilbao at Spotify Camp Nou.

Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao H2H

The last time the pair played each other Barcelona came away as 4-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Sunday. Barcelona seem to have a bit of a love affair with Athletic Bilbao, as they beat them five times in the last ten meetings. Not least in their most recent meeting, where Barcelona destroyed their upcoming opponents in a 4-0 win. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1.55.

Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao Results

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

Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Tips

Robert Lewandowski look like value in the goal scoring market with six strikes to his name in six La Liga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Inaki Williams adds to his three La Liga goals come this coming Sunday.

Barcelona won six of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing four in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Athletic Bilbao won four of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing three and losing three. Both teams to score happened only two times in the last 10 league matches at Spotify Camp Nou for Barcelona. It also paid out in five of the previous 10 away games away for Athletic Bilbao.

Less than three came out three times in the past ten encounters between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona, as both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Barcelona performed 1.6 goals on average, whereas Athletic Bilbao averaged 0.6 goals. Barcelona saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across the tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of the last ten matches Athletic Bilbao played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches.