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FC Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao : La Liga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 22nd Nov, 15:15 BST, Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona

It's an away trip for Ernesto Valverde Tejedor's Athletic Bilbao side on Saturday afternoon, as they travel to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys for a La Liga tie with Hans-Dieter Flick's FC Barcelona. For every La Liga match preview, KickOff delves into the stats for multiple markets. Important stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then given alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Barcelona to win

It looks like we could well have a dominant side in this fixture, and it's Barcelona. Their recent form stats show they're capable on home turf, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they can get the job done against A.Bilbao too. The odds point towards Hans-Dieter Flick's side coming out on top in the win / draw / win market, and that's our strong prediction for Saturday afternoon too.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Barcelona are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 71% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.44.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Barcelona
71%
1.42
2%
1.44
Draw
17%
4.505.00
A.Bilbao
11%
6.50
4%
6.00
Barcelona 2-0
12%
8.50
6%
7.50
Barcelona 1-0
10%
9.00
10%
8.00
7%
Barcelona 2-1
10%
8.507.50
Barcelona 3-0
9%
11.009.50
Draw 1-1
8%
9.008.50
Barcelona 3-1
7%
11.009.50
Barcelona 4-0
5%
17.00
11%
15.00
Draw 0-0
5%
19.00
10%
15.00
15%
Barcelona 4-1
4%
19.00
12%
15.00
Draw 2-2
4%
15.0013.00
A.Bilbao 1-0
4%
21.00
9%
15.00
A.Bilbao 2-1
3%
19.0015.00
Barcelona 3-2
3%
21.00
11%
15.00
12%
Barcelona 5-0
2%
34.0023.00
Barcelona 5-1
2%
34.0023.00
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
1.53
6%
1.50
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
2.50
9%
2.45
3%
Home 1st Goal
61%
1.40
3%
1.40
Away 1st Goal
37%
2.88
5%
3.00
3%
No 1st Goal
3%
19.00
10%
15.00
15%
BTTS - Yes
49%
1.67
3%
1.70
2%
BTTS - No
51%
2.10
5%
2.05
3%
BTTS - Home Win
31%
2.75
5%
2.70
4%
BTTS - Draw
13%
5.505.50
BTTS - Away Win
6%
10.00
5%
8.50
6%
Home/draw
89%
1.11
2%
1.13
1%
Away/draw
29%
2.75
5%
2.70
Home/away
83%
1.181.17
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1.17
3%
1.15
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
5.00
9%
4.80
4%
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
2.30
10%
2.25
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
1.62
6%
1.60
5%
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
4.00
7%
3.75
6%
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1.25
3%
1.25
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
7.00
8%
7.00
7%
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1.10
1%
1.09
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.03
1%
1.01
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
17.00
19%
15.00
15%
Home DNB
83%
1.171.17
Away DNB
23%
5.004.40
2%
Barcelona win to nil
41%
2.63
12%
-
A.Bilbao win to nil
5%
13.00-
Barcelona / Barcelona
38%
2.102.10
Barcelona / A.Bilbao
2%
41.00
21%
29.00
Barcelona / Draw
5%
15.0015.00
Draw / Barcelona
19%
4.33
4%
4.20
Draw / A.Bilbao
6%
15.00
15%
11.00
8%
Draw / Draw
11%
7.50
6%
7.50
7%
A.Bilbao / Barcelona
5%
19.00
12%
15.00
A.Bilbao / A.Bilbao
8%
11.00
10%
8.50
A.Bilbao / Draw
5%
17.0015.00
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Win / draw / win La Liga table

Barcelona have played 12 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the La Liga league table. Barcelona have a great home record this season winning all their home games and keeping 2 clean sheets.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 9, drawn 1 and lost 1 match. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Barcelona have outscored their opponents by 32 goals to 12 goals.

Home League Performance

Barcelona have played 5 games at home winning 5, drawing 0 and losing 0 games. They have scored 16 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 3 goals at home.

A.Bilbao are in 7th position in the La Liga on 17 points having played 12 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 7 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 0 and won 1. A.Bilbao have conceded 2 goals, scored 2, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Barcelona
A.Bilbao
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Real Madrid1210111631 
May 10
l
 
2-1A
Dec 3
May 24
2
Barcelona129121728 
-
-
Mar 8
Nov 22
3
Villarreal128221426 
Mar 1
Dec 21
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
4
A.Madrid127411325 
Dec 2
Apr 5
Dec 6
Apr 19
5
Real Betis12552620 
May 17
Dec 6
Mar 22
w
 
1-2F
6
Espanyol12534018 
Apr 12
Jan 4
Dec 21
May 13
7
A.Bilbao12525-117 
Nov 22
Mar 8
-
-
8
Getafe12525-217 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 19
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
9
Sevilla12516-116 
Mar 15
l
 
4-1A
w
 
3-2F
Jan 25
10
Alaves12435015 
Nov 29
May 13
l
 
0-1A
May 3
11
Elche12363-115 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 1
Feb 22
d
 
0-00-0
12
R.Vallecano12435-215 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
13
Celta12273-313 
Apr 22
w
 
2-4F
May 17
Dec 14
14
R.Sociedad12345-313 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 18
Feb 1
l
 
3-2A
15
Mallorca12336-612 
Feb 8
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-1F
Jan 18
16
Osasuna12327-411 
Dec 14
May 3
Apr 22
Jan 4
17
Valencia12246-1010 
w
 
6-0F
May 24
May 10
l
 
2-0A
18
Girona12246-1310 
w
 
2-1F
Feb 15
d
 
1-1A
Mar 15
19
Levante12237-79 
Feb 22
w
 
2-3A
Feb 8
Nov 29
20
Real Oviedo12228-138 
Jan 25
w
 
1-3A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 15
Win / draw / win form
5
Barcelona have won 5 consecutive home league games
5
Barcelona have not lost in 5 consecutive home league games
Barcelona 2ND
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
53
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
15
D
1
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barcelona3 - 1Elche
Barcelona2 - 1Girona
Barcelona2 - 1R.Sociedad
Barcelona3 - 0Getafe
Barcelona6 - 0Valencia
Barcelona2 - 3Villarreal
Barcelona4 - 3Real Madrid
Barcelona1 - 0Mallorca
Barcelona4 - 3Celta
Barcelona1 - 1Real Betis
Barcelona4 - 1Girona
Barcelona3 - 0Osasuna
Barcelona4 - 0R.Sociedad
Barcelona1 - 0R.Vallecano
Barcelona1 - 0Alaves
Barcelona7 - 1Valencia
Barcelona1 - 2A.Madrid
Barcelona0 - 1Leganes
Barcelona1 - 2Las Palmas
Barcelona3 - 1Espanyol
Goals: Scored
51
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
16
D
1
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarcelona4 - 2Celta
HBarcelona3 - 1Elche
ABarcelona1 - 2Real Madrid
HBarcelona2 - 1Girona
ABarcelona1 - 4Sevilla
HBarcelona2 - 1R.Sociedad
ABarcelona3 - 1Real Oviedo
HBarcelona3 - 0Getafe
HBarcelona6 - 0Valencia
ABarcelona1 - 1R.Vallecano
ABarcelona3 - 2Levante
ABarcelona3 - 0Mallorca
ABarcelona3 - 0A.Bilbao
HBarcelona2 - 3Villarreal
ABarcelona2 - 0Espanyol
HBarcelona4 - 3Real Madrid
ABarcelona2 - 1Valladolid
HBarcelona1 - 0Mallorca
HBarcelona4 - 3Celta
ABarcelona1 - 0Leganes
A.Bilbao 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
R.Sociedad3 - 2A.Bilbao
Elche0 - 0A.Bilbao
Villarreal1 - 0A.Bilbao
Valencia2 - 0A.Bilbao
Real Betis1 - 2A.Bilbao
Valencia0 - 1A.Bilbao
Getafe0 - 2A.Bilbao
R.Sociedad0 - 0A.Bilbao
Real Madrid1 - 0A.Bilbao
Villarreal0 - 0A.Bilbao
Sevilla0 - 1A.Bilbao
A.Madrid1 - 0A.Bilbao
Espanyol1 - 1A.Bilbao
Real Betis2 - 2A.Bilbao
Celta1 - 2A.Bilbao
Osasuna1 - 2A.Bilbao
Alaves1 - 1A.Bilbao
R.Vallecano1 - 2A.Bilbao
Valladolid1 - 1A.Bilbao
Mallorca0 - 0A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Real Oviedo
AA.Bilbao2 - 3R.Sociedad
HA.Bilbao0 - 1Getafe
AA.Bilbao0 - 0Elche
HA.Bilbao2 - 1Mallorca
AA.Bilbao0 - 1Villarreal
HA.Bilbao1 - 1Girona
AA.Bilbao0 - 2Valencia
HA.Bilbao0 - 1Alaves
AA.Bilbao2 - 1Real Betis
HA.Bilbao1 - 0R.Vallecano
HA.Bilbao3 - 2Sevilla
HA.Bilbao0 - 3Barcelona
AA.Bilbao1 - 0Valencia
AA.Bilbao2 - 0Getafe
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Alaves
AA.Bilbao0 - 0R.Sociedad
HA.Bilbao1 - 0Las Palmas
AA.Bilbao0 - 1Real Madrid
HA.Bilbao3 - 1R.Vallecano
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Barcelona have beaten A.Bilbao in 6 consecutive home league meetings
11
Barcelona have not lost to A.Bilbao in 11 consecutive league meetings
League games at Barcelona since 2014
Barcelona
A.Bilbao
Goals: Scored
28
3
Games: Scored
11 / 11
3 / 11
Clean sheets
8 / 11
0 / 11
BCN
10
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barcelona
Barcelona2 - 1
Barcelona1 - 0
Barcelona4 - 0
Barcelona4 - 0
Barcelona2 - 1
Barcelona1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Barcelona2 - 0
Barcelona3 - 0
Barcelona6 - 0
Barcelona2 - 0
League games at A.Bilbao since 2015
A.Bilbao
Barcelona
Goals: Scored
6
17
Games: Scored
4 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
7 / 11
BCN
7
D
3
ATH
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT A.Bilbao
0 - 3Barcelona
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Barcelona
Draw1 - 1Draw
2 - 3Barcelona
A.Bilbao1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2Barcelona
0 - 1Barcelona
0 - 1Barcelona
2 - 5Barcelona
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.3 is decent for FC Barcelona in their clash with Athletic Bilbao, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 61 consecutive La Liga games.

Barcelona 2nd A.Bilbao 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.3
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
10%
1
23%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
20%
There is a 67% probability that Barcelona will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
45%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 81% probability of A.Bilbao scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+12
Barcelona have scored 12% more goals at home than predicted
-22
A.Bilbao have scored 22% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.7
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
La Liga - 2025/2026 season
Barcelona
PG (predicted goals)
A.Bilbao
2.3
0.8
Attack rating
49%
better
BCN
ATH
view stats
Games scored12
7
Failed to score0
5
Scored first7
5
Goals scored32
12
Avg. goals scored2.7
1
Avg. shots per game15
9
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for18
11
Avg. XG for2.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+49%
Defence rating
BCN
ATH
4%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
9
Clean sheets3
3
Conceded first5
6
Goals conceded15
13
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against19%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
0.9
KickOff rating
+4%

Barcelona v A.Bilbao La Liga lLine ups will show here when available.

Barcelona La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10773
E GarcíaR Lewandowski M RashfordF Jong
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E García DEF121
-
M Rashford FWD1227
2
-
J Koundé DEF111
2
-
F Torres FWD1151
2
-
R Araújo DEF102
2
-
G. Martín Langreo DEF10
1
-
Pedri MID1021
1
1
F Jong MID102
2
1
D Olmo MID1012
-
R Lewandowski  FWD97
-
P. Cubarsí Paredes DEF8
-
A Balde DEF81
2
-
A Christensen DEF8
1
-
F. López Marín MID832
1
-
M Torras MID81
-
L Yamal FWD844
-
R Bardghji FWD7
-
J García GLK6
-
W Szczęsny GLK6
-
Raphinha FWD632
2
-
M. Bernal Casas MID31
-
Gavi MID21
-
A.Bilbao La Liga squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12214
U SimónR NavarroJ AresoD Vivian
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
U Simón GLK12
-
Y Berchiche DEF12
1
-
M. Jauregizar Alboniga MID121
1
-
J Areso DEF111
1
-
D Vivian DEF11
3
1
I Galarreta MID11
4
-
R Navarro FWD112
1
-
Álex Berenguer FWD10
1
-
G Guruzeta FWD101
1
-
M Vesga MID9
-
O Sancet MID91
-
I Williams FWD91
-
A Laporte DEF81
1
-
M. Sannadi Harrouch FWD81
1
-
N Williams FWD821
1
-
A Paredes DEF71
1
-
A. Rego Mora MID71
-
U Gómez MID6
-
A Gorosabel DEF51
-
N Serrano  FWD4
-
I Lekue DEF3
-
U. Iruretagoiena Lertxundi FWD3
1
-
B Prados MID2
1
-
?. Padilla Pérez GLK1
1
A. Boiro Boiro DEF1
-