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- Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona Predictions: Barca to Pile More Misery on Ziganda
- The away side have kept two clean sheets on the road so far this season - Barcelona to Win to Nil — 17/10 Ladbrokes
- Barca have scored three goals in three of their last five competitive matches - Barcelona to Win (Asian Handicap -2) — 49/20 10Bet
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Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde will be very confident of heading back to his former club, ahead of our Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona preview and soccer odds, with his successor Kuko Ziganda struggling to keep his head above water at San Mames.
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Athletic Bilbao have won just one of their last 10 games under the new coach, with Los Leones really struggling across all competitions. They have slipped up twice in the Europa League group stages, as well as drawing with third-tier Formentera in the Copa del Rey midweek.
Our Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona predictions are based on how poor the Basque club have been so far this season, which means that our LaLiga tips back the away side to the hilt. They have been consistent and composed, while Athletic have been consistency dreadful.
Iker Muniain is a long-term injury absentee and will be a key man missing once again, with Barcelona boasting far more quality and creativity in offensive areas of the field.
Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona Prediction and Betting Advice
The away side are unbeaten this season and come into this game after clean sheets in their last two consecutive competitive matches. Although the opposition was of a lower reputation than Athletic, the way that the hosts have been playing is absolutely no different.
The hosts have weaknesses at fullback, with Mikel Balenziaga and Oscar De Marcos struggling with injury problems, and given that Ernesto Valverde used to manage this squad last season, the Barca boss will have plenty up his sleeve in terms of finding ways to pick Los Leones apart on Saturday.
Barcelona are in far better form and come into the weekend having dropped just two points in LaLiga all season. Although they have conceded against Atletico Madrid on the road recently, they should enjoy total dominance against a team that are battling to keep their coach in a job. The Blaugrana are more than well-enough equipped to leave Bilbao unscathed, and Ladbrokes offer the best value to support this stake.
Our Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona bets also back a comfortable margin of victory for the visitors. After managing at least three-goal winning margins against the likes of Las Palmas, Girona, Eibar and Espanyol this season already, they should be confident of doing the same again in the Basque country.
Lionel Messi is looking in exceptional form in the Spanish top flight this season, and he should be afforded plenty of opportunities against an Athletic side that will have quite a negative team selection and the approach of sitting very deep to invite pressure on. The Argentine star will be in his element finding the pockets of space required to hurt Los Leones.
Our Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona picks suggest that this should be a routine win for the travelling Blaugrana, who will maintain their unbeaten record in the division and will take home three points following a comfortable homecoming for Valverde.
