Almeria vs Ath Bilbao prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2023-04-21 14:15.
With just two wins from their last ten La Liga (LL) outings (D2, L6), AlmerĂa find themselves in the thick of a relegation scrap. Starting the round just three points above the dreaded dotted line, the visit of European chasing Athletic Bilbao comes at an inopportune time given AlmerĂa have lost eight of the last nine LL H2Hs, including a 4-0 hammering in the reverse back in September.
That perhaps doesn’t come as much of a surprise though, as AlmerĂa are winless in LL away action this season, with all eight of their league victories coming at home. But with AlmerĂa winning their last home outing, and each of their last eight league results at the Power Horse Stadium differing from the one prior, securing back-to-back LL home victories for the first time in 2023 seems a difficult task.
Athletic are fighting on a much different front to that of their hosts as they bid to close down a four-point gap to LL’s European places. Needing to put together a run of results, three wins from their last four LL games has certainly proved timely and with the last two of those being victories, Athletic now have the chance to string three league victories together for only the second time this season.
You’d have to go back to September 2022 for the last time that happened, and if it’s omens you’re looking for, the third win in that sequence came against none other than AlmerĂa! With three wins from their last five LL away outings (D1, L1), Athletic appear well placed to build upon that record but in doing so they may need to score at least twice as they’ve conceded exactly once in five of their last seven LL road trips.
Players to watch: With two second-half goals from his last four appearances, AlmerĂa’s Gonzalo Melero has hit a purple patch at just the right time. On a similarly hot streak, Athletic’s Iñaki Williams has netted in his last two league appearances but hasn’t scored in three successive LL games since April 2019.
Hot stat: Athletic have scored during both halves in a league-high five LL away games.