Athletic Club vs Espanyol Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th October 2024

Athletic Club enjoy home advantage, when visitors Espanyol swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the LaLiga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Athletic Club are number 6 in the table on 14 points after nine matches. Espanyol rank as number 14 with ten points after nine matches played.

Athletic Club took down Espanyol in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Saturday.

Athletic Club only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded ten for an average of one per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Espanyol managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 16 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded 1.6 goals an average per game.

Espanyol were knocked out cold when Athletic Club took a 2-1 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 1-0 defeat, Espanyol handed out in the game before.

Athletic Club vs Espanyol Prediction

Athletic Club Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Athletic Club recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Sevilla. This was followed by a 2-0 win against AZ Alkmaar, before they lost 2-1 against Girona. Athletic Club won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the LaLiga, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored eight and conceded four goals.

Espanyol Form

Espanyol collected one win from their last three matches, as Villarreal won by 1-2. Real Betis were too strong as well, winning 1-0, before Espanyol won 2-1 against Mallorca. Espanyol only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the LaLiga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by nine goals to five.

Espanyol and Athletic Club always seem to tread carefully, when taking on each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals the call on Saturday.

Athletic Club took 11 points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom half of the LaLiga table. This amounts to three wins after scoring nine times and conceding six. Espanyol won zero and claimed one points in their three most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored two conceded six goals. Athletic Club claimed four wins, two draws as well as three defeats in the LaLiga this season. Espanyol enjoy a record of three wins, one draw and five defeats in the LaLiga.

Athletic Club vs Espanyol Squads

Athletic Club Squad

The 60-year-old coach of the home team, Ernesto Valverde, will select the lineup against Espanyol from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the LaLiga this season:

Alex Padilla (0/5), Julen Agirrezabala (0/6), Oier Gastesi (0/0), Unai Simon (0/0), Aitor Paredes (1/5), Andoni Gorosabel (0/3), Inigo Lekue (0/6), Oscar de Marcos (0/5), Unai Nunez (0/2), Yeray Alvarez (0/4), Yuri Berchiche (0/7), Ander Herrera (0/5), Benat Prados (1/8), Daniel Vivian (1/8), Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta (0/5), Mikel Jauregizar (1/7), Mikel Vesga (0/7), Nico Williams (1/7), Oihan Sancet (4/8), Unai Gomez (0/9), Adama Boiro (0/3), Alex Berenguer (0/8), Alvaro Djalo (1/5), Gorka Guruzeta (2/9), Inaki Williams (1/9), Javier Marton (0/1), Nico Serrano (0/0).

Espanyol Squad

Here is the full team squad of Espanyol. The 45 year-old Manolo Gonzalez will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Angel Fortuno (0/0), Fernando Pacheco (0/0), Joan Garcia (0/9), Alvaro Tejero (0/8), Brian Olivan (0/5), Carlos Romero (1/9), Fernando Calero (0/3), Leandro Cabrera (0/5), Marash Kumbulla (1/8), Omar El Hilali (0/9), Sergi Gomez (0/7), Alex Kral (0/9), Alvaro Aguado (0/7), Edu Exposito (0/0), Jose Gragera (0/9), Pol Lozano (0/6), Rafel Bauza (0/0), Alejo Veliz (1/9), Antoniu Roca (0/3), Irvin Cardona (0/8), Javier Puado (3/8), Jofre Carreras (2/9), Naci Unuvar (0/1), Omar Sadik (0/0), Pere Milla (0/5), Salvi Sanchez (0/0), Walid Cheddira (0/7).

Athletic Club vs Espanyol Team News

Athletic Club seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Saturday. Athletic Club have to alter their line-up, as both Aitor Paredes and Julen Agirrezabala get a day in the shade.

Athletic Club vs Espanyol Lineups

Athletic Club vs Espanyol H2H

Athletic Club beat Espanyol by 2-1 in their most recent match, while Espanyol claimed a 1-0 win in the match prior to that. Athletic Club go into their upcoming match against Espanyol with a 30% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-4-3 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Athletic Club vs Espanyol Results

Recent meetings between Athletic Club and visiting side Espanyol might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/5 with the bookies.

Athletic Club vs Espanyol Betting Tips

Gorka Guruzeta is the most prolific LaLiga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Espanyol look to Javier Puado, hoping he can add to his current total of three LaLiga goals in his latest games.

In their last 10 matches at San Mames across all tournaments Athletic Club won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Espanyol claimed one wins, four draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Both teams scored in six of the last 10 LaLiga matches for Athletic Club at San Mames. Both teams also found their way to the target in seven of the previous 10 away games for Espanyol.

Less than 2.5 goals came out three times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet four times. Athletic Club managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Espanyol averaging 0.9 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Athletic Club’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Espanyol, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of one time goals per game themselves.