Ace Football previews the LaLiga game between Athletic Club and Barcelona who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Barcelona come to San Mames for the LaLiga match on Saturday, Athletic Club will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Sitting top of the table, Barcelona claimed 64 points after 26 rounds, while Athletic Club have amassed 35 points. This ranks the latter as number 9 in the LaLiga before the next round.
Team form: Athletic Club vs Barcelona
Athletic Club Form
Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Athletic Club at the moment. Against Elche, they came out on top in a 2-1 win, before drawing 1-1 against Rayo Vallecano. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 1-0 defeat against Real Sociedad. Athletic Club won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored nine and conceded nine goals.
Barcelona Form
In their last three matches, Barcelona first beat Levante 3-0, then Villarreal by 4-1 and finally Atletico Madrid by 3-0. Barcelona claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the LaLiga, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in 14 goals, whilst conceding eight.
Betting stats and facts 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.
- In 14 of the last 16 Athletic Club home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Athletic Club matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Athletic Club matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Athletic Club home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Athletic Club have won the last 3 matches in a row in the LaLiga and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 10 Barcelona matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barcelona have won 13 of the last 15 matches in the LaLiga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 6 Barcelona away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Barcelona matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Barcelona have won 7 of the last 9 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Athletic Club vs Barcelona
Lamine Yamal look like great value to find the back of the net this coming Saturday, having hit the target six times in recent LaLiga matches for Barcelona. His total for the season says 13 goals scored in this LaLiga campaign. With four goals lately for Athletic Club in the LaLiga, Gorka Guruzeta is also a player worth mentioning.
Betting markets: Athletic Club vs Barcelona
Full-time result
Athletic Club claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Barcelona won seven of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost three of the games in this run. Athletic Club are without defeat in 5 matches on the spin. Barcelona have beaten Athletic Club in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Athletic Club scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Impressively, Barcelona scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Both teams have scored in last 9 consecutive Athletic Club games Barcelona should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Athletic Club failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Barcelona managed four clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings.
Total goals
Athletic Club saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in ten of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Barcelona. They performed an average of 2.6 goals in these. Athletic Club conceded a goal in their last 10 matches. Barcelona are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 46 matches.
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