Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao: LaLiga Preview, Head-to-Head Record and Betting Prediction
- On August 27th, the LaLiga champions Barcelona will take on Athletic Bilbao at the Spotify Camp Nou, kick-off 20:00 BST.
- Last season Barcelona became LaLiga champions once again while Athletic finished the season in 12th spot, 50 points behind the Catalan champions.
- Barcelona have brought in reinforcements in Anthony Gordon from Newcastle, as their new attacking winger alongside Karim Adeyemi from Dortmund.
- Barcelona are aiming to win their third consecutive LaLiga title this season; the last time they achieved that was in 2011.
For Athletic Bilbao to have success in this match, they will need to play with a compact shape and use set pieces to take advantage of their physicality.
Head-to-Head Analysis
Over the years, Barcelona have had the best of this fixture with an impressive record of 34 wins from 50 matches. Athletic have won 8, with 8 draws. In this fixture last season, Barcelona were comfortable 4-0 winners. In the last 8 meetings between these sides, Barcelona have scored 19 while Athletic have scored 5. The last time Athletic beat Barcelona at the Spotify Camp Nou in LaLiga was back in 2001, when they recorded a 1-2 victory.
Our Match Prediction and Betting Odds
With home advantage to Barcelona, and the fact they have beaten Athletic so many times, there is only one winner in our mind. Barcelona scored goals for fun last season, finishing as the top scorers of LaLiga with 95 goals. Barcelona’s attacking threat, featuring Lamine Yamal and the new signings, will be difficult for Athletic to contain.
Our betting prediction is Barcelona by 2 goals: 16/5 odds.
