Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao Betting Tips 28/02/2022

February 24, 2022

Akshay Nayak, Senior Author

Camp Nou will serve as the host for the match between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao in the 26th game week of La Liga on 28th February 2021 at 01:30 IST. The odds are slightly in favor of Barcelona to win the match at home.

Teams Status

Barcelona

With three wins and two draws in the last five matches, Barcelona is one of three unbeaten teams. As a result, they’ve moved up to the fourth place. They have 11 victories, four losses, and nine draws after 24 games, for a total of 42 points. With seven wins, two ties, and two losses at home, they have a dismal league record. They’ve scored 42 goals while surrendering a goal per game of little more than one. With seven goals, Memphis Depay leads the team in scoring, while Luuk de Jong has four. Clement Lenglet, Alex Balde, Samuel Umtiti, and Ansu Fati are all out due to injuries, while Daniel Alves is suspended.

Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao is in excellent form, currently sitting ninth in the league with 37 points after 25 games. So far in the league, they have nine victories, ten draws, and six losses. They’ve played a lot of low-scoring games this season, averaging just one goal per game and surrendering less than one goal per game. They have a respectable road record of three victories, two losses, and eight draws. With six goals each, Oihan Sancet and Inaki Williams lead the team in goal scoring, while Iker Muniain leads the team in assists with seven. Oier Zarraga has been suspended for the last match. Mikel Vesga, Nico Williams, and Andre Cepa are all injured and will miss the rest of the season.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Barcelona	Draw	Athletic Bilbao
1.62	4.08	6.50
1.61	4.10	5.40
1.60	4.10	5.40

According to the Melbet sportsbook, Barcelona are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.62, Athletic Bilbao are placed at 6.50 and the draw is at 4.08 odds. Barcelona are placed at 1.61 according to the Sportsbet sportsbook, Athletic Bilbao are placed at 5.40 and the draw is at 4.10 odds. According to the Parimatch sportsbook, Barcelona are placed at 1.60, Athletic Bilbao are placed at 5.40 and the draw is at 4.10 odds.

Tipster’s Angle

Barcelona has done exceptionally well in recent times after a really bad start to the season, even Bilbao is also gaining some momentum. So, a cracker of a contest is on the cards which might slightly tend towards Barcelona as they are playing at home.

Tip: Barcelona To Win @ 1.62

Barcelona has won four of their last eight games with Athletic Bilbao, with the latter winning two and the remaining game ending in a tie. In the last two seasons of La Liga, Barcelona has gone undefeated against Athletic Bilbao. Athletic Bilbao last defeated Barcelona in a competitive La Liga match in 2019. In all competitions, Barcelona has won five of its last nine matches. Athletic Bilbao has won six, drawn two, and lost two of their last ten matches in all competitions. Barcelona has won all five of its La Liga games this season. Barcelona is likely to win at 1.62 odds provided at the Melbet sportsbook because they are playing at home.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.85

Athletic Bilbao has seen over 2.5 goals in five of their past 10 games in all competitions. In six of Barcelona’s last 10 matches in all competitions, over 2.5 goals have been scored. Furthermore, Athletic Bilbao has scored more than 2.5 goals in two of their past two La Liga games, while Barcelona has scored more than 2.5 goals in all three of their recent La Liga games. In five of the last seven head-to-head meetings, more than 2.5 goals have been scored. In addition, in the just-finished Copa del Rey encounter between these two teams, nearly 2.5 goals were scored. As a result, at 1.85 odds from Betway, this match might have over 2.5 goals.

Conclusion

Still, the league title is far away from them, but they have a shot at the top four finish this season despite a bad start. Even Athletic Bilbao is not that far behind from a top-six finish themselves, but they need to keep their momentum going for that.

Akshay Nayak

16:49, 24 Feb 2022

Senior Author

Akshay Nayak

Senior Author

16:49, 24 Feb 2022

Hi Guys, I'm Akshay, a sports enthusiast and a passionate sports tipster. I always wanted to make some use of my passion for sports, so I started to write match previews on various sports ranging from Cricket, Soccer, Basketball, American Football and Tennis, to spread the little knowledge I have. I am just another free spirit whose life revolves around sports.