Spanish La Liga - Athletic Bilbao VS Sevilla Prediction
Spanish La Liga - Athletic Bilbao VS Sevilla
Match Time: 29-09-2024 22:15 Sunday (GMT+8)
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Athletic Bilbao - WLWWWD
It seems likely that Los Leones will probably line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation this time, beginning the first half with Julen Agirrezabala, Oscar de Marcos, Unai Nunez, Aitor Paredes, Yuri Berchiche, Mikel Jauregizar, I. Ruiz de, Inaki Williams, Oihan Sancet, Nico Williams and Gorka Guruzeta.
Athletic Bilbao enter this match coming off the back of a 1-1 Europa League drawn result vs Roma.
In that game, Athletic Bilbao managed 40% possession and 12 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Athletic Bilbao was Aitor Paredes (85'). For their opponents, Roma got 5 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Artem Dovbyk (32') scored for Roma.
Ernesto Valverde's Athletic Bilbao have scored 10 times over their past half-dozen outings. The number of goals that have been scored against them in those same fixtures amounts to 6.
Ahead of this clash, Athletic Bilbao have not been beaten in the league by Sevilla in their last 2 matches.
Sevilla - LDLWLW
Sevilla boss Francisco García Pimienta has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Isaac Romero (Injury to the ankle), Saúl Ñíguez (Hip injury), Albert Sambi Lokonga (Hamstring injury) and Djibril Sow (Hip injury) can’t be considered.
It’s our belief that Sevillistas appear most likely to begin the game with a 4-3-3 system, giving starts to O. Haaskjold Nyland, Jose Angel Carmona, Loic Bade, Tanguy Nianzou, Adria Pedrosa, Gerard Fernandez, Nemanja Gudelj, Lucien Agoume, Dodi Lukebakio, Kelechi Iheanacho and Chidera Ejuke.
Sevilla will come into the game following a 2-1 La Liga win against Real Valladolid in their previous match.
In that match, Sevilla managed 55% possession and 22 shots at goal with 5 on target. The only player to score for Sevilla was Chidera Ejuke (85'). Real Valladolid got 8 shots at goal with 2 on target. David Torres (45' Own goal) and Kike Pérez (56') scored for Real Valladolid.
In the course of their six most recent matches, Francisco García Pimienta's Sevilla have managed to stick the ball in the net a total of 5 times - yielding them the goals scored per game average of 0.83.
Going into this encounter, Sevilla are without an away win for the past 6 league games.
Athletic Bilbao possible starting lineup:
Agirrezabala; De Marcos, Vivian, Paredes, Boiro; Ruiz de Galarreta, Prados; I Williams, Sancet, N Williams; Guruzeta
Sevilla possible starting lineup:
Nyland; Montiel, Bade, Salas, Barco; Gudelj, Agoume; Ejuke, Fernandez, Lukebakio; Iheanacho
Athletic Bilbao vs Sevilla Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
*Sevilla have a good recent record against Athletic Bilbao and have won 27 out of the 56 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to Sevilla's 21 victories.
*Athletic Bilbao have won their last two matches against Sevilla in La Liga and have managed to keep clean sheets in both these victories.
*After a run of nine victories on the trot at home against Sevilla in La Liga, Athletic Bilbao have lost three of their last five such games in the competition.
*Sevilla have lost each of their last five matches away from home against Basque teams in La Liga and have conceded at least two goals in each of these five games.
*Athletic Bilbao have won their last three matches in La Liga and have scored at least two goals in each of these games.
Prediction: Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Sevilla
Athletic have the winning feeling in La Liga at the moment, and we are backing them to triumph again here, but Sevilla are capable of making it a difficult match despite their troubles this term.
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