Our betting experts preview the La Liga match between Athletic Bilbao and Almeria and offer team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
The upper end meets the lower end of the La Liga standings, as Athletic Bilbao face off against Almeria. It is a match that offers both teams a chance to either consolidate or improve on their position in the La Liga table.
Almeria will enter the match on Friday hoping to narrow the gap in the La Liga table and get closer to their opponents Athletic Bilbao. On the other hand, the favorites of this battle will try to bounce further off the teams below them and aim at the very top of the table.
Position in the La Liga table: Athletic Bilbao vs Almeria
The current standings in the La Liga show us how Athletic Bilbao and Almeria have performed this season so far. Surely, an exciting battle for three points is on the cards in this round 7 clash this coming Friday.
Athletic Bilbao vs Almeria – Fixture History
Hosts look in decent shape
Athletic Bilbao will be out to extend their fine run of results lately. Athletic Bilbao took six points from their last three matches, but started off by losing 0-1 against Espanyol. They responded by beating Elche 1-4, and followed that up by winning 3-2 against Rayo Vallecano.
Almeria look poor on the road
Almeria go into this encounter hoping to turn a page, as performances in recent matches have been pretty scrappy. Almeria endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Real Valladolid, before Osasuna ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Mallorca, who came out 1-0 winners.
Fixture history: Athletic Bilbao vs Almeria
With Almeria having spent a stint in a lower division than Athletic Bilbao this will be the first time in 8 seasons they take on each other. Depending on your betting strategy, you could do worse than adding the team showing the most stable results to your accumulator.
Athletic Bilbao vs Almeria Stats
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on stats from the last couple of games that Athletic Bilbao and Almeria played across all tournaments.
- Athletic Bilbao have not lost 19 of the last 21 home matches
- Athletic Bilbao have not lost 12 of the last 14 matches
- Athletic Bilbao have scored in 11 of the last 13 matches
- Athletic Bilbao have won 4 of the last 5 matches
- Athletic Bilbao have scored in 6 of the last 8 home matches
- Almeria have conceded in 13 of the last 15 matches
- Almeria have not won 8 of the last 10 matches
- Almeria have scored in 9 of the last 11 away matches
- Almeria have lost the last 3 matches in a row
- Almeria have conceded in the last 6 away matches in a row
- Athletic Bilbao have won 7 of the last 8 matches versus Almeria
- Athletic Bilbao have not lost the last 8 matches versus Almeria in a row
- Athletic Bilbao have scored in 11 of the last 12 matches versus Almeria
- In 5 of the last 6 home matches Athletic Bilbao versus Almeria played, both teams scored
- Athletic Bilbao have won the last 4 home matches versus Almeria in a row
Players to zoom in on in Athletic Bilbao vs Almeria
It is difficult to look past Alex Berenguer, when on the search for a marksman. He seems to be on a strong run as he hit the target 3 times in his last 6 games for Athletic Bilbao. Umar Sadiq has managed to score 3 times in the last half dozen matches for Almeria. It is probably safe to say that they will both be looking to add to their total here once again.
Match predictions: Athletic Bilbao vs Almeria
To summarise, the upcoming match between Athletic Bilbao and Almeria appears to be a good chance to place some bets. Therefore, we have come up with the recommended betting suggestion for this game. However, we also present some lower and higher-risk alternatives.
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