La Liga football has a lot of action planned for this weekend. At the gates of the final stretch of the season, matchday 28 brings us an interesting duel of those in need between Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbaowhich will take place at the RCDE Stadium in the usually sunny Barcelona.
The locals have accumulated four straight losses in La Liga and it is their worst record since July 2020, when they played eight games without getting a single point (that season they were relegated to the Second Division as last in the standings). The Basques, meanwhile, come into this match having won just one of their last six league games.
In JefeBet We will tell you how both teams are preparing for the duel for matchday 28 of La Liga, forecasts, odds and probable alignments for Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao.
Prognosis, predictions, odds and betting preview for the match between Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao on matchday 28 of La Liga on April 8, 2023
- Where: RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain
- When: Saturday, April 8, 2023, 9:15 AM ET
- Moneyline: Espanyol (+235) / Draw (+220) / Athletic Bilbao (+115)
- Asian Handicap: Espanyol (AH +0.5, -155) / Athletic Bilbao (AH -0.5, +115)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (+135) / Under (-170)
- Both teams score: Yes (+100) / No (-125)
All quotes shown are courtesy of DraftKings
The preview of Espanyol
Espanyol is seriously committed to relegation, since it is located second to last in the classification and together with Valencia and Elche it makes up the group of the three teams that today would lose the category. In 27 days he managed just 27 units, the result of six wins, nine draws and 12 losses. In that framework, he scored 33 goals and conceded 44.
Last week they lost to Girona 2-1 as a visitor. He did not play well at all, since he had only 38% possession of the ball, he tried five shots on target and hit only one. He also committed 16 fouls (Sergi Gómez was sent off), conceded five corners and won just two.
Probable alignment (4-4-1-1): Fernando Pacheco; Rubén Sánchez, César Montes, Fernando Calero, Oscar Gil; Javi Puado, Vinicius, José Gragera, Martín Braithwaite; Sergi Darder; Joselu.
The preview of Athletic Bilbao
Despite going through a bad streak, Athletic Bilbao is in seventh position in La Liga with 37 units and for the moment it is still in the qualifying zone for European cups. If the season ended today, he would have his ticket guaranteed to the next Conference League.
In 27 games, he managed to win 13 games, draw five and lose nine, while he scored 34 goals and conceded 24. This last data places him as the third least beaten fence in the competition, only behind Barcelona (9) and Atlético Madrid (19).
His last league performance was a 0-0 draw against Getafe at home, in a duel in which he had more ball possession (64% possession), he tried 16 shots and hit only three, committed eight fouls, conceded just three corners and scored 13 corner kicks.
Probable alignment (4-3-3): Julen Agrezabala; Oscar De Marcos, Dani Vivian, Yeray Alvarez, Yuri; Oier Zarraga, Dani Garcia, Ike Muniain; Iñaki Williams, Gorka Grizueta, Alex Berenguer.
JefeBet Prediction
The recent record between Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao indicates that of the last 20 games, each one won seven times. It is a very even duel, but the Catalan team does not have much to do given the good performance of the Basque team. It is because of that At JefeBet we believe that Athletic Bilba will wino.
Prediction: Moneyline Athletic Bilbao (ESP 1-3 ATH).
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