📏 Form Guide

Athletic Bilbao

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Athletic Bilbao enter this match coming off the back of a 0-0 Copa del Rey draw vs Logroñés.

In that game, Athletic Bilbao managed 61% possession and 18 shots on goal with 5 on target. Logroñés got 4 shots at goal with 1 on target. The match went to penalties and was won 4-3 by Athletic Bilbao.

Their most recent results reveal that there has been much resilience in the Athletic Bilbao defence. Athletic Bilbao have been stingy, seeing the total number of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their past 6 matches standing at 3.

Barcelona

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Barcelona come into this match following on from a 0-4 Copa del Rey win in the defeat of Barbastro in their previous game.

For Barcelona, goals were scored by Eric García (21'), Robert Lewandowski (31', 47') and Pablo Torre (56').

Indicating their appetite for productive matches, we’ve seen goals 23 times in the prior 6 matches in which Barcelona have taken to the pitch, yielding a mean average of 3.83 goals per clash. Opposition teams have managed 8 of those goals. We will find out if that trend will end up being sustained in this game.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 23/10/2022 tells us that Athletic Bilbao have won 1 of them & Barcelona 4, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.

An aggregate of 15 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 for Los Leones and 10 belonging to Barça. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.

📰 Team News: Athletic Bilbao

Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (Muscle injury) and Oihan Sancet (ankle sprain) are unavailable for Athletic Bilbao manager Ernesto Valverde.

📋 Team News: Barcelona

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Héctor Fort (muscular problems), Andreas Christensen (Achilles tendon irritation), Marc-André ter Stegen (Patellar tendon rupture) and Marc Bernal (Cruciate ligament tear) are not able to play.

💭 Prediction

We feel that Athletic Bilbao have the capability to breach the defence of this Barcelona side, but one goal might not be enough to give them the result that they want.

Therefore, we think that it’s going to be a 1-2 advantage for Barcelona when the full-time whistle blows. Looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 18:00 08/01/2025