Betis vs Ath Bilbao prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-08-30 17:00.
[p]Two unbeaten records are put on the line this weekend as Real Betis host Athletic Bilbao, with the pair separated by just a single point in the table. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Real Betis will perhaps feel a little frustrated that they didnât spend the week at the La Liga summit with a perfect three wins after they conceded equalisers away to both Elche (1-1) and Celta Vigo (1-1). They still have the opportunity to complete an unbeaten August for a second consecutive year, and a mere two losses to their name from their last 18 La Liga contests (W10, D6) suggest theyâre more than capable. That record perhaps only tells half the story though, as five of their last seven such games ended in stalemate (W1, D1). Â [/p]
[p]Athletic Bilbao promise to be a difficult obstacle to overcome after grinding out a pair of hard-fought league wins on home soil to open their campaign. Theyâve picked up where they left off last campaign, winning five of their last six league matches and now have the opportunity to start a new La Liga season with three successive victories for the first time since 2009/10. They can draw inspiration from a strong record in Andalusia, taking points from ten of their last 11 La Liga visits (W4, D6), although the sole exception came against Betis.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Athletic havenât won a single away league game to Betis since December 2012. A 2-2 stalemate in the last such H2H was Athleticâs seventh consecutive La Liga trip to Betis that alternated between a draw and a loss (D4, L3). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Seven of Betisâ last eight La Liga home games were drawn or settled by a one-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Betis opened the scoring in 15 of their last 20 La Liga home games.[/p]
[p]Since the start of last season, Athletic have won 21 of 24 matches in which they took the lead (D3).[/p]
[p]Athleticâs last eight La Liga away games each produced under 2.5 total goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Giovani Lo Celso has recorded Betisâ opening goal in eight competitive matches since the start of last season following his decisive strike at home to AlavĂ©s last weekend. Iñaki Williamsâ haul of six La Liga goals against Betis is his equal second-most against any single opposition, with five of those six goals arriving before half-time. [/p]
[p]Abde Ezzalzouli heads up a lengthy list of absentees for Betis, while Athletic will be without Yeray Ălvarez for the foreseeable future after he was handed a doping ban. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The sound defending of both teams points towards under 2.5 goals being a smart bet here. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Aaron Murphy[/i][/p]