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Sevilla vs Ath Bilbao Prediction & Betting tips
In the last round of play, Sevilla will take on Saturday afternoon at Athletic Bilbao in Sanchez Pizjuan. There is still a lot at stake for both teams!
Seville:
Fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh place. Those are the positions where Seville can still end this season. The Andalusians currently occupy sixth place, but can still dream of participating in the Champions League. However, then everything should be fine, because then both the current number four Valencia and the current number five would collapse under pressure. At the same time, Sevilla can also end up in seventh place, if it loses to Athletic Bilbao. In that case, although Los Nerviones are still entering Europe, they are already starting the Europa League preliminaries in July, which would be at the expense of the summer holidays and preparation.
However, Sevilla refuses to look at the ranking, and according to Aleix Vidal also goes against Athletic Bilbao just full for the win. “And then we will see where we will end up,” says the all-rounder. However, coach Joaquin Caparros expressed his dissatisfaction about the time: ‘At 4.15 pm it is still very hot here in Seville. I’d rather have played in the evening, but we’ll just have to deal with it. ” As if that wasn’t enough, the coach has to do it in the very last round of the season without his central duo in midfield, as Roque Mesa and Ever Banega are both suspended. Caparros must improvise and will probably appeal to Marko Rog and Ibrahim Amadou to keep the balance.
Athletic Bilbao:
During Christmas we found Athletic Bilbao back in an embarrassing seventeenth place, just above the relegation zone. In the new calendar year, however, the Basques managed to pick up very well under the leadership of their new coach Gaizka Garitano. At a point against Seville, the red and white are definitely assured of seventh place, so they will participate in the Europa League preliminaries next month – something that even the most optimistic supporter of Los Leones would not have dreamed of six months ago. With a win, the Basques are even directly placed for the group stage, while the team must, in a defeat, hope that Real Sociedad cannot win against Espanyol.
There is also a lot at stake for Athletic Bilbao on Saturday afternoon, even though the Basques are also worried about the Andalusian heat. “Playing at 4:15 PM is una locura,” said defender Yuri. ‘And that while they have already moved the time of the last round three times. I think we are being fooled by the competition planners. ” I can well imagine the Basque worries, also because the team has been having a hard time outside of San Mames in the last few weeks with three losses from the last four away games.
Sevilla vs Ath Bilbao head to head matches
16.01.19 CDR Sevilla Ath Bilbao 0 : 1
13.01.19 LL Ath Bilbao Sevilla 2 : 0
10.01.19 CDR Ath Bilbao Sevilla 1 : 3
03.03.18 LL Sevilla Ath Bilbao 2 : 0
14.10.17 LL Ath Bilbao Sevilla 1 : 0