Athletic Bilbao vs Girona Prediction & Match Preview

• Athletic Bilbao go into this on the back of nine wins and a draw in the last ten home affairs across competitions.
• Girona have just suffered a painful 0-4 defeat at Real Madrid last Saturday.
• Inaki Williams has eight goals to his name in this term of La Liga.

Athletic Bilbao and Girona will drop the curtain on Matchday No 25 in Spanish La Liga on Monday evening at San Mames Barria. The hosts enter the tie in higher spirits and as the favourites to claim the spoils. Will the Basques justify the tag?

Bilbao lost just 1 of the previous 20 outings in all competitions. They have nine wins and a draw in the previous ten home matches across competitions. Ernesto Valverde can be thrilled with the attacking form his men have shown of late at San Mames Barria. They bagged two or more goals in four consecutive home fixtures. Bilbao are fifth in the league standings, sitting just two points shy of Athletic Madrid in fourth position.

Girona will visit the Basque County off the back of their toughest loss of the season. The Catalan outfit fell 0-4 away at Real Madrid in the direct top-of-the-table clash last weekend. It was a one-way street from the start to the end as Girona failed to register a single shot on target in the 90 minutes of play at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Recent Meetings

Girona won two and drew one of the previous three encounters with Bilbao.

The teams shared spoils in a 1-1 stalemate in the reverse fixture in November last year at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.

Both teams were on target in each of the previous four head-to-head games.

Athletic Bilbao vs Girona Prediction

Girona did not look good at all last Saturday at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. They have managed to score just one goal in the last three league affairs in general. The Catalans were also eliminated from the Copa del Rey courtesy of a 2-3 defeat at Mallorca last month. This is not an ideal moment for Michel Sanchez and his troops to head to San Mames Barria. Bilbao’s players have made their stadium a fortress this season. The fact that Athletic managed nine wins and one draw in the last ten home outings across competitions says enough. We will take the home win pick at the 1.90 odds.

Bilbao have been scoring at will of late in front of their fans. The Basques bagged four goals in each of the last two home wins over Barcelona and Mallorca. Inaki Williams has been one of their standout performers so far in the season. The Ghanaian forward bagged eight goals in 21 appearances this term. He should have plenty of space to deliver in the final third against the leaky Girona defence. We see big value in backing Williams to score anytime at the 2.87 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- February 17, 2024

Athletic Bilbao vs Girona Betting Tips

Athletic Bilbao to win

OK

	2.00 Odds
	1.91 Odds

Inaki Williams to score anytime

OK

2.88 Odds

Correct Score: Athletic Bilbao 2-1

OK

	8.50 Odds
	8.00 Odds