Spanish La Liga
2019-02-10 - Athletic Bilbao vs FC Barcelona
A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser
Football : Spanish La Liga
10th February 2019 – Kickoff 20:45 [Bilbao, Spain Time]
Introduction:
Athletic Bilbao in 12th spot welcomes the visit of leaders Barcelona for this match. They are separated by 24 points in the standings.
However the home side Athletic Bilbao has been playing good football of late despite losing in their last match. In the last round Barcelona played a draw in the La Liga and they also played a draw in the Copa del Rey against Real Madrid.
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao are playing much better now and they are out of the relegation zone. They are not away from danger as they are only three points away from the relegation zone.
At one stage Athletic Bilbao had a run of seven matches without defeat and it improved their position in the standings despite playing three draws in that run.
In their last match Athletic Bilbao played against Real Sociedad and they were beaten in the Basque derby which will no doubt hurt them. They could not match them and they were beaten for the first time since coach Garitano took charge of the team.
The coach had to make a change to the team which had beaten Real Betis two rounds ago after de Marcos was suspended which meant that Ibai Gomez returned to the side.
As for the team news, Athletic Bilbao will welcome back de Marcos to the side and he will start at right back because Cape is out due to suspension. Also in the starting lineup will be Benat and Raul Garcia.
FC Barcelona
In their last five games Barcelona have only managed two wins so they will not be happy with their performance at all. For Barcelona that is not acceptable and they did come back to make it to the semi finals of the Copa del Rey when they beat Sevilla at home to overturn the result in the first leg.
In their last match Barcelona only managed a 2-2 draw with Valencia, despite being two goals down at one stage. They came back to scored two goals courtesy of Lionel Messi.
When Messi does not play Barcelona looked lost and that was what happened when they only managed a 1-1 draw with Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi finals. Messi came on in the second half but failed to give them the win in the first leg. They will have problems for the second leg and now for this match as well as Messi is rated doubtful to start this clash.
Definitely out of the side will be J.Albe. Arthur is also out of action, but Dembele returns and he will play instead of Messi.
Past Meetings:
In the first half of the season it ended as a 1-1 draw.
The Pick:
Go for Total Goals Under 2 1/2
The Statistics :
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The Pick :
Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Barcelona
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
Take Under 2 1/2 goals at 2.21 with PinnacleSports
