Athletic Bilbao vs Alaves Prediction & Match Preview

Aron Wright - September 30, 2021

Athletic Bilbao vs Alaves
Spain – La Liga
Date: Friday, 1 October 2021
Kick-off at 20:00 UK/ 21:00 CET
Venue: Estadio San Mamés.

Bilbao are one of the top-performing teams in the Spanish top flight, while Alaves have been usual suspects to finish in the bottom-most tier for the past few seasons. Moreover, the former also have the better h2h record over the years. Likely, expect a win for the Basque club this Friday.

Bilbao had finished 10^th in the La Liga in 2020-21, missing out on a European ticket by just two spots. They have been determined to make up for that this time around, and have been unbeaten so far this campaign – barring their sole defeat against Vallecano.

Still, the team needs to build some momentum, and start converting some of their draws into wins. The squad needs a huge win to get their confidence back, and to get their campaign into track.

This upcoming encounter, against the struggling Alaves appears to be a great opportunity in that regards.

Alaves have been one of the worst in the Spanish top flight this season. They are placed 19^th in a table of 20, and have a 100% losing record, barring a single win.

They have scored the least number of goals in the competition – two from six fixtures, and they have conceded just a single goal fewer than the worst record in the league.

By the looks of things, expect a hard-fought win for Athletic Bilbao this Friday.

Athletic Bilbao vs Alaves: Head-to-head (h2h)

• Bilbao had recorded 14 of the preceding 20 overall wins.
• In the past two decades, the guests have won just once at this venue – and the victory had come in 2005.
• At this stadium, the hosts had won nine of the past fourteen clashes.
• In the past 22-year period, the visitors have kept a total of just three clean sheets at this ground.

Athletic Bilbao vs Alaves Prediction

Bilbao were held to a 1-1 draw the last match-day by Valencia. In the meantime, Alaves recorded a surprising 1-0 win at home against Atletico Madrid.

Going on, Athletic have lost just once this whole season, and not once have they failed to find the back of the net at home.

On the other hand, their counterparts have a 100% losing record this season, disregarding their unexpected win over Atleti. They have also won just twice on the road in 2021. One of these wins had come against a team from lower division, while the other had come against Elche – who were placed 17^th in the table the last season.

Taking into account these observations, as well as past h2h stats, expect a win for Bilbao this Friday at their home.

However, expect Alaves to derive some confidence from their win over the defending champions, and as a result, goals are expected to come from either side of the pitch.

Athletic Bilbao vs Alaves: Betting Tips

• Athletic Bilbao -1 Asian Handicap @ 2.20 (6/5)

• Over 2.5 Match Goals & Both Teams to Score @ 3.00 (2/1).

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