Sevilla vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th October 2022

The La Liga tie at Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan on Saturday sees home team Sevilla up against Athletic Bilbao. Sevilla hope to extend their grip on Athletic Bilbao, whom they outclassed in their last two meetings, winning 1-0 and 1-0, respectively.

While Athletic Bilbao are now third in the La Liga table after collecting 16 points in seven rounds, Sevilla trail them on five points. This leaves them as number 17 in the table after seven rounds played.

The mood at Sevilla is probably far from ideal, following three defeats from their last six matches across all tournaments recently. The home side needs to improve performances against Athletic Bilbao to turn the situation around.

Sevilla scored nine times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.9 goals a game. They conceded 14 and managed two clean sheets.

Athletic Bilbao head into this match on 1.8 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored an acceptable total of 18, while also conceding six goals. This amounts to 0.6 on average per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Sevilla vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction

Sevilla form

A draw was the best Sevilla could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 1-1 draw against Villarreal, before getting trounced 0-2 against Atletico Madrid. Last time out, more disappointment followed as B. Dortmund ran out 1-4 winners. In their last six La Liga matches at home, Sevilla have one win, while they've drawn three and lost two.

Sevilla entered the season dreaming of medals, but find themselves far off track following a lousy run of form.

Athletic Bilbao Form

Athletic Bilbao look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Elche, who were defeated by 1-4. Then, Rayo Vallecano got outclassed in a 3-2 won, before beating Almeria by 4-0. In their last six La Liga away matches, Athletic Bilbao have three wins, they've drawn one and lost one two. They scored 12 while also conceding six times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

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.

The two teams rate more or less equal at the bookies, but in current form, and with Sevilla looking a little out of sorts, Athletic Bilbao no doubt offers the value bet here.

Sevilla vs Athletic Bilbao Team News

At the time of writing, Sevilla have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.

Karim Rekik, Marcao and Jesus Corona nurses various injuries and won't take part for Sevilla against Athletic Bilbao at Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan.

At the time of writing, Athletic Bilbao just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday.

Athletic Bilbao need to do without Daniel Vivian and Yuri Berchiche, who are not fit enough to travel to Estadio R. Sanchez Pizjuan.

Sevilla vs Athletic Bilbao H2H

Sevilla beat Athletic Bilbao in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 1-0 win with a 1-0 victory. Sevilla enter the match against Athletic Bilbao with a 5-1-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 50%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Sevilla vs Athletic Bilbao Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Sevilla face Athletic Bilbao as under 2.5 goals happened in eight times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1.72 with the bookies.

Sevilla vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Tips

Oliver Torres found the back of the net two times in the previous six La Liga games for Sevilla, who won't mind him striking again on Saturday. Punters will also be looking for Alex Berenguer to keep his current streak of three goals in his last six La Liga games going for Athletic Bilbao.

Sevilla won only two of their previous 10 league outings, while Athletic Bilbao six wins in their previous 10.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao. Under 2.5 goals came out eight times in these with Sevilla managing an average of one goal, and Athletic Bilbao 0.8 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Sevilla’s last ten matches across the tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 2.1 times in those matches.