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Unibet Predictions: Ath Bilbao – Espanyol Predictions and Tips For Today

Ath Bilbao - Espanyol PredictionsFree Daily Soccer Unibet Predictions for Today, October 19, 2024.
Kick-off: 13:00 (GMT+1)
SPAIN: LALIGA – ROUND 10
EVENT: Ath Bilbao – Espanyol
TIPS: Home Win | Odds: 1.46@Unibet | Result: PENDING

Ath Bilbao – Espanyol Predictions and Preview

  • Athletic Club has had a good start to their La Liga season. They are currently in the European places, but they are still hurt after their first defeat in seven competitive matches (four wins and two draws) before the international break. They may still be feeling disappointed after their 2-1 loss to Girona after failing to score two penalties in a single top-flight game for the first time in the 21st century.
  • Athletic boss Ernesto Valverde will be frustrated by his team’s finishing. However, he will expect them to get back on track. His team has failed to score just once in their last 17 La Liga games, helping them maintain a standout record of only one defeat in their last 23 such home games (14 wins and 8 draws).
  • Espanyol, their opponents, may not be intimidated by Athletic’s strength on their own turf. They travel to Bilbao on a high after their 2-1 victory over Mallorca, which also ended a three-game losing streak. Espanyol fans might also remember that they won 1-0 on their last La Liga visit here in the 2022/23 campaign.
  • However, all of that is unlikely to provide immediate relief for Espanyol’s poor away league form. They have yet to win an away game this season, and only the bottom two teams, Las Palmas and Valladolid, have picked up fewer away points than Espanyol’s one so far. Their only La Liga strike on the road also came via an own goal, but they have managed to find the net at least once in the last five H2H matches (W1, D2, L2), so we could finally see some Espanyol goalmouth action here!
  • Players to watch: Despite perhaps missing the chemistry with his brother Nico, who is a doubt for this game, watch out for Iñaki Williams. He has five goal contributions from his last five La Liga matches (G1, A4) and netted the last time these sides faced in La Liga! Espanyol’s Jofre Carreras will want to keep up his impressive form after he struck a goal and assisted in his side’s victory last time out. Both his league goals this campaign arrived inside the five minutes either side of half-time.
  • Hot stat: Espanyol are winless in 13 La Liga contests (D5, L8) against the current top six ahead of the gameweek, since beating Athletic in 2022-23!