Sevilla vs Ath Bilbao prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-03-15 15:15.
[p]A 1-0 victory over Real Sociedad moved Sevilla above their opponents and into the top ten, with that stretching their unbeaten run in La Liga to four matches (W2, D2). Now within striking distance of the top seven, GarcĂa Pimienta’s men face Basque opposition again in the form of Athletic Club as Sevilla chase consecutive La Liga victories for the very first time in his tenure. [/p]
[p]This fixture has not proved fruitful in recent times, as Sevilla are winless in the last three league H2Hs (D1, L2) – their longest such streak since 2014. Pimienta is also winless in his three La Liga meetings with opposite number Ernesto Valverde (D1, L2), so the odds appear to be stacked against the hosts who have scored just 12 times in home league games this term – only two sides have managed fewer ahead of the matchday. [/p]
[p]Confidence can be found from Athletic Club’s recent struggles on the road, with Valverde’s men winless in their last five away contests in all competitions (D2, L3). That includes a 1-0 defeat against Atlético Madrid in their most recent trip, but they have since recovered with a rousing 3-1 victory over Roma to advance to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League.[/p]
[p]Athletic will look to leverage that momentum and cement their place inside the top four, but that will require winning a second successive La Liga away H2H for the first time since 1965. Multiple goals could well be required to do so since the Lions have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last eight league matches.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: SaĂşl Ă‘Ăguez has provided six league assists in 15 games for Sevilla this campaign, his highest such tally in a single La Liga season in his career. Athletic’s Nico Williams is in red-hot form, scoring twice against Roma to take his goal involvement tally to eight from his last seven matches (G6, A2).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Athletic Club have scored a league-high 11 headers this season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Luke Bridle[/i][/p]