Barcelona vs Bilbao: Tips, Prognosis & Odds – 02/27/2022 - SPAIN: La Liga
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Barcelona vs Bilbao: Tips, Prognosis & Odds – 02/27/2022 - SPAIN: La Liga
With Barcelona against Athletic Bilbao, an exciting game in La Liga is on the way. The hosts are in fourth place and have recently been much more stable than in the past few weeks.
After the international football in the Champions League, the Europa League and the Conference League, the excitement in the top European leagues will continue next weekend. On Sunday, games of the 26th matchday are scheduled in the Spanish La Liga. At 21:00 in Barcelona there will be a duel between the Catalans and the Basques from Bilbao. This duel will not be unimportant for both teams and you can find out who will be ahead in our opinion in our Barcelona – Bilbao tip.
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If we take a closer look at the table in Spain's top division before this duel, then we see FC Barcelona currently in 5th place. Xavi's team haven't lost in their last five games and are now just four points behind Betis Sevilla. The upcoming opponent from Bilbao currently has 37 points and the Basques are in 8th place.
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Barcelona: Form & Record Check
Of course, when Lionel Messi leaves a team, a lot of quality is lost. However, at FC Barcelona we would have thought that the team would cope better with the change of their superstar. After the misunderstanding with coach Koeman, the Catalans are now in a completely different wind. Homegrown Xavi should lead FC Barcelona back to the top of the world and the last few weeks have at least encouraged us that this could be the case at some point. Barca haven't lost in five games, putting themselves back within reach of Champions League spots.
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During the week there was the difficult second leg in the Europa League against SSC Napoli. The old class of the Catalans flashed again and again in Italy and in the end there was a sovereign 4-2 victory. In La Liga, too, the 4-1 win on the last matchday in Valencia was reminiscent of FC Barcelona in the past. New signing Aubameyang almost single-handedly secured the victory with his hat-trick. Bilbao should now be followed up immediately and Barca can build on the performances of the past few weeks, then there are also three points against the Basques.
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Barcelona - Facts & Analysis
- Unbeaten in 5 games
- Currently 5th in the league
- Scored in 12 of their last 13 league games
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has arrived in Barcelona! Last matchday, the Gabonese contributed a hat-trick in the 4-1 away win at Valencia and scored his first goals in the first league game as part of the starting XI for his new employer.
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In view of this, the betting odds on his next goal celebration are equally suitable in the duel between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao. This is also supported by the fact that his strike partner Ousmane Dembele continues to be less consistent. The former BVB player is still waiting for his first goal this season!
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On top of that, Fati and Depay, the two best goal-getters on the part of the hosts so far, are still out due to injuries, which is why "Auba” is particularly important at the moment.
Estimated formation of Barcelona:
Ter Stegen - Pique - Araujo - Garcia - Alba - De Jong - Busquets - Gavi - Dembele - Aubameyang - Torres
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Bilbao: Form & Balance Check
Athletic Bilbao have only one goal and that is to return to international business. The Basques are currently eighth in the table with 37 points and are only two points behind the places in the Europa League or Conference League and with a win at FC Barcelona the Basques would be back in the thick of things. On the last day of the game there was the Basque derby against Real Sociedad and coach Marcelino's men prevailed in this explosive duel with a whopping 4:0.
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The Basques from Bilbao probably know best how to beat FC Barcelona this season. In the Copa del Rey, there was a clash between these two teams in the round of 16 and Bilbao narrowly prevailed in the end. In the coming game, it will depend above all on good defence. With 21 goals conceded, Bilbao have the second best defense in the league after Sevilla FC. Bilbao will probably not get many chances to score and it would therefore be important to use the opportunities that arise right away. However, with a meager 29 goals in attack, the shoe pinches.
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Bilbao - Facts & Analysis
- Won last game 4-0 against Real Sociedad
- Only conceded 21 goals
- 8th in La Liga
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The last match against Real Sociedad was also pleasing for Iñaki Williams, who, together with Sancet, leads the club's internal scorer rating at the "Leones”. After around two months, the 27-year-old was finally able to enter his goal scorer again in the report sheet. The long-awaited goal after eleven unsuccessful attempts should have given him new self-confidence.
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The tenth-placed team from last season can also rely on their strong defense: the two teams at the top of the table, Real Madrid and Sevilla, concede fewer goals than the country's eight-time champions.
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Expected line-up of Athletic Bilbao:
Simon - Nunez - Vivian - Balenziaga - Lekue Martinez - Muniain - Vesga - Garcia - Zarraga - Sancet - Garcia
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Barcelona – Bilbao: head-to-head & stats
Both teams have faced each other a whopping 214 times and Barcelona have won 107 of those games. Bilbao has 72 wins and 35 draws. However, Bilbao was able to win the last game 3:2 a.e.t. win the cup.
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As described, the last direct duel took place about a month ago in the Copa del Rey. Back then, the 23-time Spanish Cup winners, second best after their opponents with 31 wins, beat Barca 3-2 after extra time.
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The Basques repeated their victory in the Spanish Super Cup a year ago with exactly the same course of play! In league operations, on the other hand, the guests have been waiting for a win for four comparisons (0-1-3).
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The average number of goals scored in a game between FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao is 3.8
FC Barcelona have lost just 1 of their last 5 La Liga games against Athletic Bilbao
FC Barcelona have scored consistently in their last 15 games
Jordi Alba has the most assists for FC Barcelona with 6 assists. At Athletic Bilbao, Iker Muniain (7) is ahead
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Bet365 is offering odds of 1.95 for the match between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao. Information about the wide range of offers from the bookmaker from Stoke-on-Trent is available in the Bet365 test of the betting base.
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