Espanyol — Athletic: forecast for the Spanish Championship match

Spain

Espanyol

Spain

LaLiga

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16 February 05:00 UTC

Athletic Bilbao

Spain

Espanyol will host Athletic on February 16 in the 24th round of the Spanish championship. Will the Parrots be able to play a strong match and take points from a higher-status opponent, or will the lions easily justify their status as favorites, take victory and gain a foothold in the top four? In the forecast, we assessed the prospects of each of the teams and selected the most reliable bets. What choice should I make?

Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction and Betting Tips (16.02.2025)

Command Analysis

Espanyol

Spain

Current form

Espanyol was one of the candidates for relegation from Primera at the start of the season, but it was not considered the main outsider in the upcoming battle for survival. In the first round, quite predictably, the parrots lost a lot of points and failed to break away from the danger zone, but recently they have managed to improve. At the moment, with 23 points, Manolo Gonzalez's team occupies 17th place in the table and is one point away from the relegation zone, there is a risk of being there today. After losing 1-2 to Real Sociedad in the last round, Espanyol broke a four-match losing streak.

Disqualifications and injuries

Gragera, Ramon and Pacheco are injured.

Interesting betting trends

Espanyol have suffered only one defeat in their last five matches.
Espanyol have scored in the last five matches.

Approximate composition: Garcia — El Hilali, Cabrera, Cumbulla, Romero— Jofre, Tejero, Gonzalez, Kral, Lozano— Fernandez.

Athletic Bilbao

Spain

Current form

Athletic definitely expected to compete for a place in the Champions League at the end of the season, the selection of players allowed the Lions to set themselves such ambitious goals. So far, Ernesto Valverde's team has been quite successful in achieving its goal and occupies the fourth place in the table with 44 points in the asset. The only competitor at the moment is Villarreal, which has four points less, while Real Sociedad is already nine points behind. In the last round, Athletic defeated Girona 3-0 at home, thus gaining their 12th victory of the season.

Disqualifications and injuries

Jalo is injured.

Interesting betting trends

Athletic have not lost in their last four matches, with two wins and two draws.
Athletic have beaten Espanyol in their last three matches

Approximate line—up: Simon de Marcos, Vivian, Alvarez, Boiro — I.Williams, Prados, Sunset, Jauregisar, N. Williams — Berenger.

Trends

The exact score is 1:2

Two of Espanyol's last four matches have ended with this score.

8.20

Espanyol'sbetwill score in the second half

This bet has been successful in the last two Espanyol matches.

2.59

Athletic'sbetwill score in each of the halves

Such a bet has been successful in Athletic's last three matches.

3.25

Tip and bets

1.79Athletic's victory

Athletic is in excellent shape and still holds the fourth place in the table, but at the same time it has not guaranteed itself anything yet, four points of advantage oblige not to lose concentration. In the confrontation with Espanyol, the lions are certainly the favorites, having a serious advantage over their opponents in terms of player selection and the quality of football. The Basques are quite capable of justifying this status – despite their good form, the hosts have enough weak points, and in the last three matches against the Lions, the parrots did not score a single point.

We believe that the hosts have no chance. The forecast is Athletic's victory. This bet is offered with a coefficient of 1.79

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2.15Both will score

Bet on the total

Athletic, without any doubt, will be determined only to win today and will certainly put serious pressure on the not very reliable defense of the hosts in the first half. It is unlikely that Espanyol in such a situation has a real chance to win back to zero, the opponent has a significant superiority in class. At the same time, the parrots will also be extremely motivated, there is a risk of falling into the relegation zone, Espanyol have scored regularly in recent matches, and they will probably be able to respond with one goal today.

The bet is that both will score. Such a bet is offered with a coefficient of 2.15

Betting on corners

Athletic is the favorite and will probably spend most of the match attacking – the visitors should win confidently from the corners.

The bet is an Asian handicap (-2) on corners for Athletic. This bet is offered for 1.89

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