LaLiga: Athletic Club vs Barcelona – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 38 match between Athletic Club and Barcelona and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Barcelona come to San Mames for the LaLiga match on Sunday, Athletic Club will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Barcelona enjoy the view from the top of the table with 85 points after 37 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Athletic Club find themselves positioned as number 4 in the LaLiga with 70 points following 37 rounds.

Team form: Athletic Club vs Barcelona

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-0 win against Deportivo Alaves. They went on to beat Getafe by 0-2, before also getting the better of Valencia in a 0-1 victory. Athletic Club managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 13 goals and conceded three times.

Barcelona Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Barcelona. They first took out Real Madrid by 4-3 before downing Espanyol by 0-2. The winning streak came to an end against Villarreal, who ran out 2-3 winners. Barcelona are in imperial form on their travels, doing the clean sweep of six wins in six LaLiga matches. It marks them out as the best away side in this competition across the last six games. They outscored their opponents by 15 goals to four along the way.

Betting stats for Athletic Club and Barcelona

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Athletic Club and Barcelona. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Athletic Club vs Barcelona

He banged in 25 goals so far this season, and Raphinha also hammered in five goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Athletic Club.

Betting markets: Athletic Club vs Barcelona

Full-time result

Athletic Club won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Barcelona won eight from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost two in this run. Athletic Club did not lose any of their last 5 matches. Athletic Club are on a fantastic streak of no less than 15 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Barcelona have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 10 away games. Barcelona have not lost to Athletic Club in 10 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Athletic Club scored first in six of their last ten home games. Barcelona scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Athletic Club have not conceded a goal in 5 consecutive games. Athletic Club probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Sunday, as Barcelona managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed six clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Athletic Club saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Barcelona, who managed to hit the net 2.5 times on average in these games. Athletic Club didn’t concede a single goal in their previous 5 matches. Barcelona scored at least one goal in their last 19 matches.