Match Preview: Sevilla FC vs Athletic Club Bilbao

As Sevilla FC prepares to take on Athletic Club Bilbao, their recent performance gives cause for concern. In their last 5 matches, Sevilla FC has collected a mere 4 points, averaging just 0.8 points per game. Their attack has been underwhelming with only a single match seeing both teams scoring (BTTS) and they’ve hit the net only 4 times in these fixtures. Given their struggles to find the back of the net, a change in coaching strategy could be on the cards.

On the flip side, Athletic Club Bilbao comes into this match with momentum, bagging 11 points in the last 5 games with an average of 2.2 points per match. They’ve netted 9 goals during these matches, exhibiting a confident frontline. Their away form has been impressive, remaining unbeaten in the last three trips. It’s worth noting that they haven’t tasted defeat in their last 8 fixtures and they have managed to keep a clean sheet in 3 out of the last 5 matches.

Prior encounters tell an interesting tale. Sevilla FC and Athletic Club Bilbao have met 34 times, and while Sevilla FC has triumphed in 16 of these meetings, Athletic Club Bilbao hasn’t been far behind with 14 wins. 4 games have ended in a draw. The most recent face-off resulted in a narrow win for Sevilla FC with a scoreline of 1-0. However, considering Sevilla FC’s less than stellar home form against Bilbao’s substantial away prowess, this game could swing in the favor of the latter.

As for BTTS statistics, historically, 47% of the fixtures have seen both sides scoring. On average, the games have witnessed about 2.41 goals. For the ongoing season, Sevilla FC and Athletic Club Bilbao average 1.11 and 1.5 Points Per Game in home and away matches respectively.

Given these trends and form, this upcoming clash at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán on 4th January 2024 during La Liga’s 19th game week seems poised for an exciting showdown.

Key Insights:

– The upcoming match on 12th January 2024 sees Sevilla FC and Deportivo Alavés vie in the La Liga, the last match between them ended in favor of Sevilla FC with a score of 2-1.
– Historical data shows that these teams have faced each other 14 times in past seasons with Sevilla FC holding the advantage with 7 match wins, Deportivo Alavés have won only 2 times, while 5 matches ended in a draw.
– Sevilla FC is currently struggling with their home form, while Deportivo Alavés are finding it difficult to perform on away grounds.
– Matches between Sevilla FC and Deportivo Alavés traditionally don’t tend to be high-scoring, with an average of 2.14 goals per match. Both Teams To Score (BTTS) has occurred 50% of the time.
– Evaluating the performance this season, Sevilla FC have been able to secure an average of 1.11 Points Per Game at home matches which is significantly more than Deportivo Alavés who have managed 0.4 Points Per Game at away matches.
– Based on the above data, Sevilla FC appear to have the upper hand in this encounter due to their superior head to head record and higher average points tally at home matches.

Match Forecast:

– Sevilla FC may utilize their strong attacking set pieces, increasing the chances of seeing goals from corners or free kicks.
– With both teams having a strength in attacking down the wings, expect a lot of cross attempts and wide attacking play.
– Sevilla FC’s weakness in defending against through ball attacks can be exploited by Bilbao, who are strong at creating chances using through balls. Such breakaway situations may lead to scoring opportunities for Bilbao.
– Sevilla FC, being weak in finishing scoring chances, might struggle to convert their opportunities into goals.
– Bilbao’s weakness in keeping possession of the ball might result in Sevilla FC, who are very strong in stealing the ball from the opposition, dominating possession.
– Sevilla is strong in aerial duels, which can break down Bilbao’s attempts to score from crosses.
– With the two teams adopting a possession game strategy, expect a match with fewer counter-attacks and more focus on structured play.
– There might be occasions of offside traps by Bilbao as Sevilla FC tends to struggle with avoiding offside.
– Both teams’ play style suggests that they prefer controlling the game in the opposition’s half, which might result in a back-and-forth gameplay with not much action concentrated in the midfield.
– Bilbao’s strong defense against set pieces could minimize the potential threat from Sevilla’s set pieces attempts.

It’s highly probable that Sevilla will frequently dispossess their adversaries. There’s a strong possibility for Athletic Bilbao to net a goal leveraging a through ball. Sevilla is likely to be caught offside numerous times.

Match Facts:

– When Sevilla FC hosts a match against Athletic Bilbao, the score most likely ends at 2-0, as observed from 6 previous matches.
– A final tally of 1-1 is the most prevalent outcome in games between Sevilla FC and Athletic Bilbao, recorded in 8 encounters.
– Reviewing the 31 home games Sevilla FC has played against Athletic Bilbao, they’ve claimed victory 17 times, drawn 9 times, while Athletic Bilbao emerges as the winning team on 5 occasions. Sevilla FC maintains a goal difference of 53-28.
– Across the last 61 clashes, Sevilla FC boasts 29 victories against Athletic Bilbao’s 19, in addition to 13 draws, with a goal difference of 87-66 favoring Sevilla FC.
– In the previous season, both teams drew 1-1 at Sevilla FC’s ground, but Athletic Bilbao excelled 1-0 on their home turf.
– A staggering 22% of Sevilla FC’s goals are typically netted in the 31-45 minute range.
– Athletic Bilbao, on the other hand, score 24% of their goals in the 61-75 minute bracket.
– Sevilla FC has had a streak of 7 home games without a single win.
– Consecutively, Athletic Bilbao hasn’t lost any of their last 10 matches.
– None of the last 5 away matches for Athletic Bilbao resulted in a loss.
– Sevilla FC failed to score in 1 of their 9 home fixtures in LaLiga this season.
– Athletic Bilbao couldn’t find the back of the net in 3 of their 8 away games in this LaLiga season.
– Sevilla FC’s home record for this season stands at 2-4-3.
– Youssef En-Nesyri tops the goal-scoring chart for Sevilla FC with 5 goals, while Inaki Williams is Athletic Bilbao’s leading scorer, having netted 8 times.
– Athletic Bilbao has managed to score in 10 consecutive games.
– Sevilla FC has a tendency to win the first half of their matches 26% of the time, compared to Athletic Bilbao’s 40%.
– Sevilla FC was the victor of their most recent face-off.
– In their last encounter, Sevilla FC won the game by a single goal margin.
– When Sevilla FC goes 1-0 up at home, there’s a 68% chance they’ll win the game.
– However, when Athletic Bilbao is in the lead with a 0-1 score away from home, their win probability goes up to 73%.
– Even when Sevilla FC is trailing 0-1 at home, they still manage to win 33% of the time.
– Conversely, when Athletic Bilbao is down 1-0 away from home, they stand a mere 8% chance of emerging victorious.
– In LaLiga, Athletic Bilbao has outperformed Sevilla FC.
– Athletic Bilbao’s performance in the past 5 matches supersedes that of Sevilla FC.
– Sevilla FC has only dropped one match in their last five encounters with Athletic Bilbao across all competitions.
– In the last 5 face-offs between the clubs, Sevilla FC came out on top 3 times, Athletic Bilbao won once, the remaining match ended in a draw.
– Sevilla FC only suffered one loss in their last five LaLiga encounters against Athletic Bilbao.
– Conversely, Athletic Bilbao succeeded in just one of their last five LaLiga games against Sevilla FC.
– On average, Sevilla FC nets 0.8 goals in matches with Athletic Bilbao, while Athletic Bilbao scores 0.4 goals against Sevilla FC.
– The average total number of goals scored in matchups between Sevilla FC and Athletic Bilbao is 1.2.
– The number of goals typically scored in the first half of their encounters averages at 0.4.
– When playing at home, Sevilla FC averages 1.72 goals, in contrast, Athletic Bilbao scores an average of 1.37 goals when on the road.