Sevilla (home)
- Sevilla FC have won just three of their ten home league matches in 2025-2026, losing six.
- It’s still too soon to say whether Matias Almeyda’s arrival as Sevilla FC head coach has been a success, but his new-look side have certainly made an impact on LaLiga this season.
- With four defeats, one draw and no wins in their last five LaLiga matches, Los Nervionenses are certainly not on a hot streak at the moment, and they may find Athletic Bilbao, who have won four of the teams’ last five head-to-heads, a tough test on Saturday.
- At 21 points from 20 games, Sevilla find themselves languishing in 14th in the table, with Athletic a little better off on 24 points in 10th.
Athletic Bilbao (away)
- Athletic’s last result was a 3-2 defeat to Real Mallorca, but they did beat Cultural Leonesa 4-3 in extra time in the Copa del Rey last time out.
- The visitors have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five.
- Athletic have also struggled on the road this term, winning just two of their 10 LaLiga trips and losing six.
Head-to-Head
Athletic Bilbao have won four of the last five meetings between these clubs.
Key Players
- Sevilla
- Akor Adams remains the main attacking threat for Sevilla, with five goals in 15 LaLiga appearances this term.
- He’s scored both of his side’s goals in their last five matches, and could trouble the Athletic defence on Saturday.
- Athletic
- Nico Williams is the top scorer for the Basque club, finding the net four times in 16 LaLiga games.
- Williams brings pace and directness to Athletic’s play from the wing, but it’s Gorka Guruzeta who has been in the best form of late, scoring three of their seven goals across their last five games.
Betting Insights
- In truth, neither side has found any kind of rhythm this season, and the visitors are deserved favourites at 2.46 ahead of this matchup.
- The hosts are in decent odds to reverse those fortunes, however, at 3.0.
- Sevilla have won just three of their 10 home league games in 2025/2026, losing six and conceding at a rate of 1.60 goals per game at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.
- Both of these teams have looked porous at the back in recent weeks, and the Both Teams To Score bet at 1.91 looks enticing.
- Athletic’s methodical, wing-based build-up should ensure they can keep the ball for long periods, but Almeyda’s side will want to try and force them into errors and get the game into the opposition half quickly.
Prediction
Their average of less than a goal per game on their travels isn’t great either, but the Basques’ recent head-to-head dominance of this fixture and Sevilla’s poor recent form points to them edging this one.
