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Sevilla vs Ath Bilbao Prediction & Betting tips
Sevilla was the big winner of the midweek round in La Liga and may now suddenly dream of a top four-class. Then Saturday afternoon in Sanchez Pizjuan will have to be settled with Athletic Bilbao, which is busy in a dramatic season.
Sevilla :
Sevilla was completely searched last week in the awkward 2-5 home defeat against Atletico Madrid, but the Andalusians were able to recover last Wednesday with a hard-fought 0-1 victory in the regional derby against the close of last minute Malaga. “We can not only play football properly, but we also know what is going on,” said defender Miguel Layun. Thanks to this victory, the red-whites benefited from the point loss of Real Madrid and Valencia, the numbers three and four of La Liga. Trainer Vincenzo Montella: ‘We are one step closer to Champions League qualification, although we do not have it in our own hands.’ That is indeed an understatement, because the backlog on number four Valencia is still a hefty eight points.
Seville has something to put right on Saturday afternoon. The team is usually very strong in their own Sanchez Pizjuan, but in its last home match against Atletico Madrid, they saw all corners of the field. Of the once solid defense is still little left, because with forty goals the red-wits have the second worst defense of the left-hand row. In addition, the team has difficulty with scoring with only 34 league goals throughout the season. It’s good that you can still be in fifth place with a goal difference of -6, although of course it indicates that there is still enough work for Montella and his men. The current Seville is clearly less than the Seville of the past years, though it is for the fans especially a matter of honor that fellow cityman Real Betis has to check. The difference between both arch rivals is only five points. Montella threw a little extra oil this week by stating that it is ‘impossible’ that Real Betis will soon pass his team in the rankings.
Ath Bilbao :
A glance at the rankings shows that Athletic Bilbao is going through a very disappointing season. The Basques are of course in the Spanish subtop both in terms of reputation and budget, but with a twelfth place for the time being no further than the gray middle class. Los Leones have been able to count on flute concerts of their own fans during the last few weeks, but they did well in the 1-1 draw against Valencia last Wednesday. The Basques played very strongly in their own San Mames and should have won. The red-whites got several chances on the full loot, but because attack leader Aritz Aduriz did not cash in a penalty kick, they had to settle for a point.
Trainer Kuko Ziganda obviously hopes that his team will be able to build on the excellent performance against Valencia this weekend. The coach, however, is forced to rotate a bit, because the 37-year-old Aduriz can no longer play three games a week. The young Inaki Williams will replace the club top scorer at the point of attack. Williams has a lot of speed and is therefore perilous in the changeover, but unlike Aduriz he misses with only five league goals in 26 duels scoring ability. With a total of only 27 goals in 26 rounds of play, scoring is the big problem of the red-whites anyway during the entire season. The prospects for Saturday afternoon are not particularly favorable, because in the last three seasons Athletic Bilbao did not score any time in the Sanchez Pizjuan and had to return home with empty hands every time.
Sevilla vs Ath Bilbao head to head matches
14.10.17 LL Ath Bilbao Sevilla 1 : 0
02.03.17 LL Sevilla Ath Bilbao 1 : 0
24.09.16 LL Ath Bilbao Sevilla 3 : 1
14.05.16 LL Ath Bilbao Sevilla 3 : 1
14.04.16 EL Sevilla Ath Bilbao 2 : 2 (1 : 2)