Only 4 rounds are left to be played in La Liga and there is still time for Bilbao to make a late offensive for the 4th spot granting Champions League football next season. With a seemingly easy schedule, the first of Athletic’s opponents will be Osasuna, who have secured their survival in Spain’s top flight and are just playing out the remainder of their games.
Athletic Bilbao Team News
Despite securing continental football next season through their Copa del Rey success, Athletic are aiming at the Champions League and the 4th spot. The distance between them and Atletico Madrid is just 6 points and there is still a realistic chance. At the same time, Bilbao has a 6-point gap between them and Real Sociedad. Thus, a win against Osasuna could very well mean a top 5 finish for Bilbao at the very least. This is a feat that has not been done by the team since the 2015/16 season. However, Athletic will have to push hard, as they failed to win their last 2 home fixtures, both of which ended in 1-1 draws.
CA Osasuna Team News
Form for Osasuna has slipped as of late, but at the very least Jagoba Arrasate can rest assured that he has secured their La Liga spot for next year. Despite that, Osasuna has scored just one goal in their last 4 league fixtures, which have all resulted in a loss for the team. Away form is not something to inspire any sort of hope for Osasuna, as they have won just 2 away fixtures since the start of 2024. What can be said, however, is that when this occurred, the team managed to keep a clean sheet on both occasions, with one being against a team from the upper half of the table – Real Sociedad.
Head-to-Head-Games
In a somewhat interesting turn of events, neither team appears to have an advantage over the other, based on the last 5 head-to-head games. Each team has 2 wins to their name. But looking at La Liga fixtures only, it is Bilbao who has an advantage with 3 wins from the last 5 La Liga fixtures.
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 68 | WDLWW |
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | CA Osasuna | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 45 | LDDWD |
Athletic Bilbao – CA Osasuna Betting Prediction
Athletic Bilbao will surely go for the 3 points here as there is still a chance for them to claim the 4th spot. At home, the team has been rather unconvincing lately and I believe they will try to remedy this by winning here which in turn means they will be looking to score. Their last two 1-1 draws at home are somewhat of a deviation from the norm, which is Bilbao scoring a lot at home. And this can be seen in previous home games for the team where they have often scored 2, 3 even 4 goals per game. Against a weak away team such as Osasuna and with the added incentive to change Champions League football, my pick here would be for the hosts to score over 1.5 goals.
Betting Tip: Athletic Bilbao Over 1.5 Goals
Bookmaker: BC.Game
Odds: 1.63
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