Elche vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th September 2022
The spotlight is on Elche and Athletic Bilbao, as the pair go looking to boost their confidence. They face each other on Sunday at Estadio Martinez Valero in the La Liga. Athletic Bilbao celebrated a 2-1 win in their most recent meeting with their upcoming opponent. Are we in for something similar at Estadio Martinez Valero this coming Sunday?
Elche have so far amassed only a single point from four matches this season. Following their four encounters Athletic Bilbao have scraped together seven points which hands them a position number six in the La Liga standings.
With both Elche and Athletic Bilbao coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.
Elche scored six times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.6 goals a game. They conceded 17 and managed one clean sheet.
Athletic Bilbao managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded five goals in total, and while claiming six clean sheets, they conceded 0.5 goals an average per game.
Elche vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction
A single point is all Elche can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Almeria, before getting trounced 0-1 against Real Sociedad while Villarreal won 4-0. In their last six La Liga home matches, Elche have two wins, while they've drawn two and lost two. They scored eight and conceded six goals.
Athletic Bilbao won twice in their last three matches as Valencia were defeated by 1-0, before they beat Cadiz 0-4. Espanyol proved too strong, though, and a 0-1 defeat followed. Athletic Bilbao claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the La Liga. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and eight scored.
Athletic Bilbao have their target set on sneaking inside the top six of the La Liga this season, and they have the qualities to at least a finish inside the top third.
Does Athletic Bilbao have enough about them to take out Elche this coming Sunday? We are not as sure as odds suggest, but considering aspects like form, strength in squad and match history, we believe they'll come through in the end.
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Elche vs Athletic Bilbao Stats
- Elche have conceded in 14 of the last 16 matches
- Elche have conceded in 14 of the last 16 home matches
- In 5 of the last 7 home matches Elche played, both teams scored
- Elche have scored in 9 of the last 11 home matches
- Elche have not won 6 of the last 7 matches
- Athletic Bilbao have not lost 10 of the last 12 matches
- Athletic Bilbao have conceded in 10 of the last 12 away matches
- Athletic Bilbao have scored in 9 of the last 11 matches
- Athletic Bilbao have scored in the last 4 away matches in a row
- Athletic Bilbao have not conceded in 5 of the last 7 matches
Elche vs Athletic Bilbao Team News
At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Elche, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.
Fidel and Gonzalo Verdu nurses various injuries and won't take part for Elche against Athletic Bilbao at Estadio Martinez Valero.
At the time of writing, Athletic Bilbao just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Sunday.
Names like Yuri Berchiche and Mikel Balenziaga most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Elche.
Elche vs Athletic Bilbao H2H
The last time the pair played each other, Athletic Bilbao came out the other side as 2-1 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result. Elche picked up two wins in their previous nine matches against Athletic Bilbao, while the latter claimed three wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3.50.
Elche vs Athletic Bilbao Results
Both teams scored four times in the previous eight matches between home side Elche and Athletic Bilbao. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 2.00.
Elche vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Tips
Kike Perez managed to hit the target twice recently for Elche, while Alex Berenguer, added three strikes in La Liga for Athletic Bilbao in his last six outings.
Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Elche managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Estadio Martinez Valero, Athletic Bilbao kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.
Over 2.5 goals came up four times in the previous eight encounters between Elche and Athletic Bilbao, as Elche scored 1.13 goals on average per game and Athletic Bilbao averaging 1.14 goals. Both teams scored in four times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Elche’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Athletic Bilbao played across all tournaments this season. They scored 1.6 times on average in the process.