Granada vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th December 2023

Athletic Bilbao go up against Granada this coming Sunday for a La Liga meeting at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes.

Granada are placed 19th with seven points after 15 matches. Athletic Bilbao occupy a position as fifth in the league on 28 points.

Performances have been rather abysmal for Granada who will be eyeing a chance of redemption when going up against Athletic Bilbao.

Granada have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly ten goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of one goals per game, in which they conceded 19 goals, or 1.9 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to zero clean sheets in this run.

Athletic Bilbao scored 21 goals, conceded 14 and held on for a clean sheet in three of their last ten matches.

Granada ran out 1-0 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are in pursuit of yet another three points on Sunday. Rest assured, the latter have their target aimed at getting one back.

Granada vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction

Granada Form

A single point is all Granada can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Getafe, before getting trounced 3-1 against Deportivo Alaves while Real Madrid won 2-0. In their last six La Liga matches at home, Granada have one win, while they've drawn three and lost two.

Athletic Bilbao Form

In their last three matches, Athletic Bilbao drew 1-1 with Girona, beat Rayo Vallecano by 4-0 and beat CD Cayon by 0-3. Athletic Bilbao, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn two and lost two in their last six away in the La Liga.

Neither Granada nor Athletic Bilbao have been prolific at keeping their opponents at bay in their latest encounters, making both teams to score out choice on bet on Sunday.

Granada fought their way to zero wins and one point from their last five games against teams inside the top six. They were on target eight times in these matches, but also let in 16 goals. Athletic Bilbao won three of their previous four outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed ten points. They scored ten and conceded three goals. Granada have so far been able to win just once after 15 La Liga games played, in stead showing off four draws and ten defeats. Athletic Bilbao are looking at eight wins, four draws and three defeats in the La Liga.

Granada vs Athletic Bilbao Squads

Granada Squad

The 55-year-old Granada manager, Jose Ramon Sandoval, will select the lineup against Athletic Bilbao from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the La Liga this season):

Adrian Lopez (0/0), Andre Ferreira (0/12), Raul Fernandez (0/4), Alvaro Fernandez (0/10), Carlos Neva (0/15), Ignasi Miquel (0/15), Jesus Vallejo (0/2), Miguel Rubio (1/7), Miki Bosch (0/1), Ricard Sanchez (2/14), Victor Diaz (0/4), Wilson Manafa (0/4), Alberto Perea (0/2), Bryan Zaragoza (5/14), Gerard Gumbau (0/14), Gonzalo Villar (1/13), Njegos Petrovic (0/8), Oscar Melendo (0/12), Raul Torrente (0/10), Sergio Ruiz (0/13), Antonio Puertas (0/14), Famara Diedhiou (0/7), Jose Maria Callejon (0/12), Lucas Boye (3/11), Myrto Uzuni (5/15), Shon Weissman (0/5).

Athletic Bilbao Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 59 year-old Athletic Bilbao manager Valverde will select his starting XI from these players:

Alex Padilla (0/0), Julen Agirrezabala (0/0), Unai Simon (0/15), Aitor Paredes (0/15), Daniel Vivian (0/15), Imanol Garcia de Albeniz (0/4), Inigo Lekue (0/10), Oscar de Marcos (1/13), Peru Nolaskoain (0/1), Yeray Alvarez (0/5), Yuri Berchiche (1/9), Ander Herrera (0/8), Benat Prados (0/8), Dani Garcia (1/10), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (1/12), Junior Bita (0/0), Mikel Vesga (2/11), Oihan Sancet (3/13), Raul Garcia (0/6), Unai Gomez (1/8), Alex Berenguer (2/14), Asier Villalibre (1/7), Carlos Mattheus (0/0), Gorka Guruzeta (7/15), Iker Muniain (0/11), Inaki Williams (7/15), Luis Bilbao (0/0), Malcom Ares (0/2), Nico Williams (2/12).

Granada vs Athletic Bilbao Team News

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

Raul Fernandez, Jesus Vallejo, Miguel Rubio and Miguel Rubio nurses various injuries and won't take part for Granada against Athletic Bilbao at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes.

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

Athletic Bilbao need to do without Dani Garcia, Yeray Alvarez and Nico Williams, who are not fit enough to travel to Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes.

Granada vs Athletic Bilbao Lineups

Granada vs Athletic Bilbao H2H

The most recent meeting between the two sides ended in a 1-0 triumph for Granada, who are looking to stay on top this coming Sunday at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes. No doubt, Athletic Bilbao are planning a comeback, though. Granada go into their upcoming match against Athletic Bilbao with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-2-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Granada vs Athletic Bilbao Results

Both teams to score paid out five times in the previous ten matches between home side Granada and Athletic Bilbao. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 7/10.

Granada vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Tips

While Inaki Williams added three strikes to his account in his last six games in the La Liga, Myrto Uzuni scored twice in his last six.

Granada claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Athletic Bilbao won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing two in this series of matches. Goals are flowing freely for Granada on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target four times in Athletic Bilbao''s last 10 league games away from home.

In the last ten encounters between Granada and Athletic Bilbao over 2.5 goals came out five times, as Granada averaged 1.5 goals a game. Athletic Bilbao scored an average of 1.2 goals in these, while both teams scored five times. In the past ten matches for Granada across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in five times of them with an average of one goal goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Athletic Bilbao. They performed an average of 2.2 goals in these.