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Ath Bilbao vs Sevilla Prediction & Betting tips
The teams have played between five and seven games in the Spanish LaLiga so far. The current LaLiga table should therefore be treated with a little caution. It is noticeable, however, that some renowned teams are extremely weak. A duel between two such teams will kick off on Saturday afternoon in the Basque Country. Athletic Bilbao and Seville face each other at the San Mames.
The proud Basques can by no means be satisfied with four defeats in their first six games, especially since a catch-up game against FC Barcelona is on the agenda. Europa League winners Sevilla can not build on their usual performances after the extremely short summer break and also only collected seven points in five games.
Both teams are under pressure after their weak start and absolutely need a full success. In the betting base odds comparison between Athletic Bilbao and Seville, balanced odds can be found on the three-way market; the guests have minimal advantages.
Athletic Bilbao:
The race to catch up last season was unrewarded at Athletic Bilbao. Thanks to 17 points in eight games, the team from the Basque Country was again able to flirt with the Europa League, but in the final spurt the Garitano-Elf ran out of air and with four defeats in the last five league games Athletic Bilbao finished the season only in ninth place.
A trend that continues in the current season, because with four defeats in the first six league games, the first interim conclusion is sobering. What is particularly shocking is the fact that Bilbao did not score their own goal in any of the four bankruptcies. Williams & Co were only allowed to celebrate two hits each in the victories against Eibar and Levante. Four goals from six games together with the Galicians from Celta Vigo mean the weakest offensive in the league.
A surprising weakness in the recent past is the results in the local San Mames. For many years, the Basques were strong at home and were able to surprise regularly against teams like Barcelona or Real Madrid. The success against Levante in the last home game, however, was the first home win for the Garitano-Elf after four bankruptcies at home in a row.
In terms of sport, things have not been going as they wish for the Basques in recent weeks and months, but Athletic Bilbao is the only club in the Spanish LaLiga that is currently debt-free. Not even the current health crisis throws the Basques off track, who impress with their consistent path of exclusively Basque players.
Much to the chagrin of the fans, however, the return of Javi Martinez fell apart this summer, a player with his experience and quality would look good on the Basques these days. The talent is there, but the current performances between Athletic Bilbao and Sevilla discourage a tip towards a home win.
Seville:
The reigning Europa League winner Sevilla FC can only be found in 13th place ahead of the games this weekend, but the Lopetegui-Elf have two catch-up games up their sleeves compared to many competitors and could ideally move towards the top of the table with two wins heave.
The calendar year 2020 will probably be described as a great and successful year by very few people, but this may well be the case in the Andalusian camp. Throughout the year, Seville impressed with extremely strong performances. In the domestic championship, the club had 18 games without defeat. As is well known, they also won the sixth UEFA Europa League title against Inter Milan.
Recently, however, there was a bit of a mess and Sevilla had to cope with a narrow 0-1 defeat in each of the last two league games. On Wednesday evening, the Spaniards were able to take a big step towards the second round of the premier class with a home win against CL debutant Stade Rennes. Ex-Gladbacher Luuk de Jong became the match winner with his goal.
What is striking is the fact that there were hardly any goals to be seen in the last games of the Andalusians. In the last six competitive games, the tip on the under 2.5 was crowned with success, five times even a maximum of only one hit was achieved.
Ath Bilbao vs Sevilla head to head matches
18.09.20 CF Sevilla Ath Bilbao 2 : 1
09.07.20 LL Ath Bilbao Sevilla 1 : 2
03.01.20 LL Sevilla Ath Bilbao 1 : 1
18.05.19 LL Sevilla Ath Bilbao 2 : 0
16.01.19 CDR Sevilla Ath Bilbao 0 : 1