Ace Football previews the LaLiga round 2 match between Athletic Club and Sevilla and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, Athletic Club will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Sevilla for a round 2 match in the LaLiga.
Looking at the LaLiga standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and seven places.
Form: Athletic Club vs Sevilla
Athletic Club Form
A draw is the best Athletic Club can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 2-0 defeat against Espanyol. A1-1 draw with Celta Vigo followed before they were defeated 4-2 by Real Madrid. Athletic Club claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the LaLiga. They also drew one and lost three, scored five goals and conceded six.
Sevilla Form
Sevilla suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Real Madrid in a 0-1 defeat. Celta Vigo also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-0, before Sevilla were able to strike back in a 2-1 win against Rayo Vallecano. Sevilla managed to win just once in their past six away games in the LaLiga. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 13 time and letting in six.
Betting stats for Athletic Club and Sevilla
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Athletic Club and Sevilla played across all tournaments.
- In 20 of the last 22 Athletic Club home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Athletic Club home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Athletic Club matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Athletic Club home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Athletic Club home matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Sevilla matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Sevilla matches in the LaLiga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Sevilla away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sevilla have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Sevilla have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches in the LaLiga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Athletic Club vs Sevilla
Gorka Guruzeta is showing good form for Athletic Club, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Jon Guridi scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Betting markets: Athletic Club vs Sevilla
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at San Mames across all tournaments Athletic Club won four times, drew two and lost four times. Sevilla claimed three wins, one draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Athletic Club have not lost to Sevilla in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Athletic Club scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Sevilla scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Sevilla will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Athletic Club managing a measly five clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Athletic Club have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Sevilla.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Athletic Club’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Sevilla, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Athletic Club conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.
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