Barcelona vs Ath Bilbao prediction: SPAIN: Super Cup betting tips on match 2026-01-06 19:00.
[p]A red-hot Barcelona begin their Supercopa de España defence against 2021 winners Athletic Bilbao, as a meeting against either Real or Atlético Madrid awaits in the final for the victor. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Barcelona continued their fine form after the Christmas break, sealing an eighth straight win with a 2-0 win over Espanyol which leaves Hansi Flickâs side four points clear at the La Liga summit. With the last four of those victories all coming by a 2-0 scoreline, Barcelona now jet off to Saudi Arabia with hopes of defending their 2025 title, which coincidentally began with a 2-0 win over none other than Athletic Bilbao. Barça havenât struggled to find the net in this competition either, scoring in all of their ten Supercopa games in its current format, with Barcelona netting 2+ goals in eight of those matches. [/p]
[p]A mid-season trip to Jeddah awaits Athletic Bilbao, who will hope to salvage some pride after just one win in their last five games across all competitions (D2, L2). Athletic captain Iñaki Williams didnât hold back in his use of an expletive to describe this competitionâs placement in Saudi Arabia due to it making them âfeel like the away teamâ. Despite many neutrals swaying the way of Barça, the 2021 Supercopa champions have previously proven they can succeed without the support of the home crowd when they overcame Barcelona in the final. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Since being eliminated from the Copa del Rey by Athletic in January 2024, Barcelona have conceded just once across the following five H2Hs (W4, D1). These two sides are also familiar foes in this competition, with eight of Athleticâs 11 historical Supercopa games coming against Barcelona (W3, D1, L4).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Ten of Barcelonaâs previous 11 goals have come after half-time. [/p]
[p]Four of Barcelonaâs last five Supercopa games ended in multi-goal margin victories (L1). [/p]
[p]Seven of Athleticâs previous nine games produced under 2.5 goals. [/p]
[p]Four of Athleticâs five all-time Supercopa defeats came with 2+ goal margins. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Lamine Yamal has scored in three of his four Supercopa games for Barcelona, including the second in their 2-0 semi-final win over Athletic on their way to lifting the cup last season. Nico Williams has scored all three of his Athletic goals this season before half-time, and has three goal involvements against Barcelona ahead of what will be a joint career-high 12th meeting against a single side. [/p]
[p]Ronald AraĂșjo edges closer to a return to fitness for Barcelona following his mental health break, while Athleticâs Aymeric Laporte and Yuri Berchiche continue to work on their recoveries. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given Barcelonaâs fine recent form and Athleticâs patchy run of results, it might be worth backing Barcelona to win with a -1 handicap.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Matthew Billon[/i][/p]