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Athletic Bilbao
La Liga
Regular Season
Sat , Aug 21 , 2021 22:00
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Barcelona
Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona
1 - 1
This Saturday, Messi-less Barcelona will travel to Athletic for the second game of the season. The match will kick-off at San Mames at 9:00 pm (UK). Read our reason for the prediction of the match Athletic vs. Barcelona and betting tips.
Athletic has for a long time been at the claws of Lionel Messi, but this time the club will be trying to get revenge on the player who has previously brought them to their knees. Barcelona is looking forward to demonstrating to its opponents that they are not a toothless dog—they are capable of biting as well.
Elche FC hosted Athletic in the season's first encounter, in which the team won 2-0. The two teams were nearly equal in terms of strength, however, Elche appeared to be the more dangerous attacking squad. Elche had taken the lead in the 29th minute with a shot from Fidel, but the goal was rejected by VAR. At the Estadio Manuel Martnez Valero, the game finished in a 0-0 tie after 90 minutes.
Barcelona's first match of the season against Real Sociedad was unquestionably a Braithwaite showdown. The Danish international scored a hat-trick, with Pique scoring the first and Sergi Roberto, who was assisted by Martin Braithwaite, scoring the second in the extra period. But Sociedad had demonstrated that they were not going to back down after scoring two goals in three minutes in the 80th minute. Barcelona will be searching for ways to demonstrate its strength even after the departure of Lionel Messi.
Barcelona has won 8 of the last 14 head-to-head meetings with Athletic while drawing 4 and losing to them three times. Athletic has shown to be a difficult opponent in their most recent encounters against each other. Athletic Bilbao was able to overcome Barcelona in extra time at the start of this year, despite the fact that Messi was sent off during the game. As a result, Ronald Koeman is well aware of the nature of the opponent they will be up against.
Athletic Bilbao is a squad that is well-versed in the art of humiliating major league clubs. It was possible for them to tie with Liverpool while also winning versus Dortmund, Dynamo Kyiv, and Southampton during the Club Friendly games. Marcelino, who will be at home, will be looking for strategies to defeat Barcelona.
Athletic (4-4-2): Agirrezabala, Balenziaga, Martinez, Vivian, de Marcos, Muniain, D. Garcia, Vencedor, Berenguer, Williams and Sancet.
Suspended: R. Garcia
Injured: Paredes, Nolaskoin, Kodro, Cordoba, Capa and Berchiche
Barcelona (4-3-3): Neto, Dest, Garcia, Pique, Alba, de Jong, Busquets, Pedri, Griezmann, Depay and Braithwaite.
Suspended: None
Injured: Aguero, ter Stegen, Fati, Mingueza and Dembele
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Athletic do become tougher especially when it comes to their encounters with Barcelona, but this one may be different. Barcelona's performance without Lionel Messi has been closely scrutinized, and they will have to demonstrate their continued strength even without Messi. In this match, we are anticipating goals. Bettingkick’s Athletic vs. Barcelona prediction is over 2.5 goals.
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| 03.11.2024. | Athletic Bilbao | VS | Betis | 1-1 |
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| 24.10.2024. | Athletic Bilbao | VS | Slavia Praha | 1-0 |
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| 19.10.2024. | Athletic Bilbao | VS | Espanyol | 4-1 |
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| 06.10.2024. | Girona | VS | Athletic Bilbao | 2-1 |
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| 29.09.2024. | Athletic Bilbao | VS | Sevilla | 1-1 |
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| 26.09.2024. | Roma | VS | Athletic Bilbao | 1-1 |
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| 22.09.2024. | Athletic Bilbao | VS | Celta | 3-1 |
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| 03.11.2024. | Athletic Bilbao | VS | Betis | 1-1 |
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| 24.10.2024. | Athletic Bilbao | VS | Slavia Praha | 1-0 |
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| 19.10.2024. | Athletic Bilbao | VS | Espanyol | 4-1 |
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| 29.09.2024. | Athletic Bilbao | VS | Sevilla | 1-1 |
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| 22.09.2024. | Athletic Bilbao | VS | Celta | 3-1 |
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| 31.08.2024. | Athletic Bilbao | VS | Atletico Madrid | 0-1 |
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| 28.08.2024. | Athletic Bilbao | VS | Valencia | 1-0 |
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| 15.08.2024. | Athletic Bilbao | VS | Getafe | 1-1 |
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| 19.05.2024. | Athletic Bilbao | VS | Sevilla | 2-0 |
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| 19.04.2024. | Athletic Bilbao | VS | Granada | 1-1 |
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| 10.11.2024. | Valladolid | VS | Athletic Bilbao | 1-1 |
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| 07.11.2024. | Ludogorets | VS | Athletic Bilbao | 1-2 |
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| 28.10.2024. | Mallorca | VS | Athletic Bilbao | 0-0 |
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| 06.10.2024. | Girona | VS | Athletic Bilbao | 2-1 |
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| 26.09.2024. | Roma | VS | Athletic Bilbao | 1-1 |
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| 15.09.2024. | Las Palmas | VS | Athletic Bilbao | 2-3 |
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| 24.08.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Athletic Bilbao | 2-1 |
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| 10.08.2024. | Stuttgart | VS | Athletic Bilbao | 4-0 |
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| 07.08.2024. | Aston Villa | VS | Athletic Bilbao | 3-2 |
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| 27.07.2024. | Sporting CP | VS | Athletic Bilbao | 3-0 |
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| 10.11.2024. | Real Sociedad | VS | Barcelona | 1-0 |
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| 06.11.2024. | Crvena Zvezda | VS | Barcelona | 2-5 |
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| 03.11.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Espanyol | 3-1 |
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| 26.10.2024. | Real Madrid | VS | Barcelona | 0-4 |
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| 23.10.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Bayern Munich | 4-1 |
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| 20.10.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Sevilla | 5-1 |
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| 06.10.2024. | Alaves | VS | Barcelona | 0-3 |
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| 01.10.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Young Boys | 5-0 |
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| 28.09.2024. | Osasuna | VS | Barcelona | 4-2 |
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| 25.09.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Getafe | 1-0 |
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| 03.11.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Espanyol | 3-1 |
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| 23.10.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Bayern Munich | 4-1 |
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| 20.10.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Sevilla | 5-1 |
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| 01.10.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Young Boys | 5-0 |
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| 25.09.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Getafe | 1-0 |
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| 31.08.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Valladolid | 7-0 |
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| 24.08.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Athletic Bilbao | 2-1 |
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| 07.08.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Milan | 2-2 |
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| 31.07.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Manchester City | 2-2 |
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| 19.05.2024. | Barcelona | VS | Rayo Vallecano | 3-0 |
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| 10.11.2024. | Real Sociedad | VS | Barcelona | 1-0 |
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| 06.11.2024. | Crvena Zvezda | VS | Barcelona | 2-5 |
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| 26.10.2024. | Real Madrid | VS | Barcelona | 0-4 |
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| 06.10.2024. | Alaves | VS | Barcelona | 0-3 |
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| 28.09.2024. | Osasuna | VS | Barcelona | 4-2 |
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| 22.09.2024. | Villarreal | VS | Barcelona | 1-5 |
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| 19.09.2024. | Monaco | VS | Barcelona | 2-1 |
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| 15.09.2024. | Girona | VS | Barcelona | 1-4 |
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| 27.08.2024. | Rayo Vallecano | VS | Barcelona | 1-2 |
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| 17.08.2024. | Valencia | VS | Barcelona | 1-2 |
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Daniel Garcia is originally from Basque Country, and as a kid who grew up just a few streets from Mendizorrotza Stadium, the choice of Deportivo Alavés as his favourite club is more than obvious. Because of his studies, he moved to Madrid where he graduated in Sports Journalism. Daniel plays football on the weekends, but that does not stop him from watching all La Liga matches. He believes that the outcome of a match can be predicted if all the parameters are analyzed well, including form of the players and weather conditions. Currently he is living in Belgrade, and is in love with a Serbian girl who works as a journalist at one of the famous Sport Channels in Serbia.
