Barcelona vs Athletic Club Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th August 2024

Athletic Club swing over to a neutral venue on Saturday to face last season's runners-up Barcelona in a round 2 match in the LaLiga.

Barcelona got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they came through the premiere in flying colours with three points.

Barcelona got what they hoped for in their first match of the season, as they claimed all three points in the opener.

Nobody likes to be on the losing side, especially so early into a new season. Barcelona and Athletic Club are no exception in this respect. Both teams are eager to improve from last term, leading us to expect an exciting affair at a neutral venue.

Barcelona scored 2.1 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 21 times. They conceded 11 goals, an average of 1.1 and pulled off five clean sheets.

Athletic Club managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 12 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.2 goals an average per game.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Barcelona played Athletic Club. The pair finished even in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Barcelona vs Athletic Club Prediction

Barcelona Form

In their last three outings, Barcelona won 3-0 against Rayo Vallecano, beat Sevilla by 1-2 and hammered Valencia 1-2. Barcelona swept all opposition aside in the six most recent LaLiga matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 15 and conceding two goals.

A second place finish is the absolute minimum Barcelona should achieve this coming season where the main target is of course the title.

Athletic Club Form

In their three most recent outings, Athletic Club won 2-0 and 0-1 against Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano, before drawing 1-1 against Getafe. Athletic Club won three of a possible six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored seven while also conceding seven times.

Barcelona would probably consider anything lower than at least a second place finish a disappointment. The hosts have one eye on a title challenge and know a good start is imperative.

Barcelona are well up for the task of building on their current momentum, and we expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at a neutral venue against visitors Athletic Club.

Barcelona vs Athletic Club Squads

Barcelona Squad

Flick will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Athletic Club from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season):

Inaki Pena (0/0), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (0/1), Alex Balde (0/1), Alex Valle (0/0), Andreas Christensen (0/1), Clement Lenglet (0/0), Eric Garcia (0/1), Hector Fort (0/0), Inigo Martinez (0/1), Jules Kounde (0/1), Mikayil Faye (0/0), Pau Cubarsi (0/1), Ronald Araujo (0/0), Fermin Lopez (0/0), Frenkie de Jong (0/0), Gavi (0/0), Ilkay Gundogan (0/0), Marc Casado (0/1), Pablo Torre (0/0), Pedri (0/1), Ansu Fati (0/0), Dani Olmo (0/0), Ferran Torres (0/1), Lamine Yamal (0/1), Pau Victor (0/1), Raphinha (0/1), Robert Lewandowski (2/1), Vitor Roque (0/0).

Athletic Club Squad

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

Julen Agirrezabala (0/0), Oier Gastesi (0/0), Unai Simon (0/0), Aitor Paredes (0/1), Andoni Gorosabel (0/1), Daniel Vivian (0/1), Inigo Lekue (0/1), Oscar de Marcos (0/0), Unai Eguiluz (0/0), Yeray Alvarez (0/1), Yuri Berchiche (0/1), Ander Herrera (0/1), Benat Prados (0/1), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/0), Mikel Jauregizar (0/0), Mikel Vesga (0/1), Oihan Sancet (1/1), Unai Gomez (0/1), Alex Berenguer (0/1), Alvaro Djalo (0/0), Gorka Guruzeta (0/1), Inaki Williams (0/1), Javier Marton (0/0), Malcom Ares (0/0), Nico Serrano (0/0), Nico Williams (0/1).

Barcelona vs Athletic Club Team News

At the time of writing, Barcelona have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Athletic Club this coming Saturday.

Ferran Torres, Alex Balde and Gavi nurses various injuries and won't take part for Barcelona against Athletic Club at a neutral venue.

Barcelona vs Athletic Club Lineups

Barcelona vs Athletic Club H2H

It finished all square on when Barcelona last faced Athletic Club. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1. Barcelona will be hoping to add another win to their fine tally against Athletic Club. They are enjoying a good 7-2-1 advantage against their forthcoming visitors. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 8/13.

Barcelona vs Athletic Club Results

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score, when Athletic Club come visiting Barcelona. 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 1/1 with the bookies.

Barcelona vs Athletic Club Betting Tips

Inaki Williams shows decent form right now for Athletic Club, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the LaLiga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Barcelona, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Robert Lewandowski also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six LaLiga matches.

Barcelona won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Athletic Club won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost seven in this run. Barcelona kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches at a neutral venue hoping to do so again this coming Saturday. Athletic Club kept a clean sheet in three of their last 10 away games.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times. Barcelona managed an average of 1.7 goals, with Athletic Club averaging 0.5 goals. Barcelona saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Athletic Club, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.