Athletic Bilbao will host Julen Lopetegui’s Sevilla in the weekend La Liga fixture.
Venue: San Mames
Key statistics
- Sevilla have lost 10 of their last 11 away games against Athletic Club
- Athletic Club have won their last two La Liga games against Sevilla. The last time they managed to win more than two games in a row was in 2012.
- Athletic are winless in their last seven league games this season. ( D5 L2).
- Sevilla are second in La Liga table with 31 points, trailing leaders Real Madrid by 8 points. Athletic, on the other hand, are ninth in the table.
Head to Head record
Sevilla have the edge over Athletic Bilbao in terms of head to records, winning 19 out of 38 games played between the two. The Basque club have managed 16 victories.
Latest performances in all competitions
Athletic Club: L D D L D
Sevilla: W L W W L
Athletic Club
Athletic Club are winless in their last seven games in La Liga and have a point to prove against Sevilla this weekend.
The Basque club have endured a slow start to this season, as they currently sit ninth in the La Liga table with 21 points, one point behind Valencia.
They were held to a goalless draw against Getafe in their previous La Liga fixture and now they are keen on getting back on track.
Bilbao have a great chance to hurt Sevilla, who are low in confidence after losing to Salzburg in the Champions League, which ended their hopes of the round of 16 as well.
Possible Athletic Bilbao line-up
Unai Simon; Mikel Balenziaga, Inigo Martinez, Yeray Alvarez, Inigo Lekue; Unai Vencedor, Dani Garcia, Iker Muniain, Nico Williams; Oihan Sancet, Inaki Williams
Injured: Peru Nolaskoain, Dani Vivian, Yuri Berchiche, Asier Villalibre
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Sevilla
Sevilla lost their crucial game against Salzburg in the Champions League days ago, which sent them packing to the Europa League.
However, they would want to recover from the setback when they face Athletic Club in La Liga.
Julen Lopetegui’s side have been as better as their contemporaries like Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, as they are currently second in La Liga table behind Real Madrid.
Furthermore, Sevilla have suffered only one defeat – against Real Madrid – in their last eight games in La Liga this season. They head into Saturday’s clash as the favourites.
With Real Betis and Atletico Madrid not far behind, Sevilla would be aiming for three points against Athletic Club.
Possible Sevilla line-up
Yassine Bounou; Marcos Acuna, Diego Carlos, Jules Kounde, Gonzalo Montiel; Fernando, Joan Jordan; Lucas Ocampos, Ivan Rakitic, Alejandro Gomez; Rafa Mir
Injured: Jesus Navas, Youssef En-Nesyri, Suso
Doubtful: Erik Lamela
Suspended: None
Prediction
Athletic Club 0 – 2 Sevilla
