Athletic Bilbao vs FC Barcelona predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Ernesto Valverde will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Spain Super Cup Semi-finals, where  Athletic Bilbao will face FC Barcelona at King Abdullah Sports City stadium on 8 January at 14:00.

Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Athletic Bilbao vs FC Barcelona.

Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao comes from playing against UD Logroñés and finished the match with a result of 0-0, with win for Athletic Bilbao. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Cule coached by Xavi. In that last match between Athletic Bilbao and UD Logroñés, Lions team achieved a 61% possession of the ball, with 5 shots on goal without managing to score a goal to their opponent.

In the last 7 matches, the team coached by Ernesto Valverde has achieved 6 wins, 1 draw , and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 0 matches. Athletic Bilbao average number of goals per game is 1.6 goals, while they concede an average of 0.6 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 11 goals while conceding 4 goals.

Latest statistics in Athletic Bilbao matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 4/7
• Both teams to score: 4/7
• First to score: 4/7

FC Barcelona

The team coached by Xavi heads into this match on the back of a recent 0-4 win over Barbastro. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the Cule team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Athletic Bilbao.

In that match between FC Barcelona and Barbastro, the Cule team achieved % ball possession, getting shots on goal, 4 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Pablo Torre, Eric García and R. Lewandowski (x2).

Analysing the last 7 matches, Xavi's team has won 3, drawn 1 and lost 3. FC Barcelona average 2.3 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.4 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 16 goals while conceding 10 goals.

Latest statistics in FC Barcelona matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 6/7
• Both teams to score: 5/7
• First to score: 5/7

Athletic Bilbao vs FC Barcelona: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Athletic Bilbao vs FC Barcelona prediction. The last match between these teams was in the LaLiga competition, in an event that took place at the Montjuïc Olympic stadium on 24-08-2024 with the result of 2-1, with FC Barcelona winning.

The last 5 meetings between Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona have resulted in 1 win for Athletic Bilbao, 3 wins for FC Barcelona, and 1 draw. In those matches, Athletic Bilbao managed to score 5 goals, while FC Barcelona scored 6 goals against Athletic Bilbao.

• In 2/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals