Athletic vs Sevilla Prediction 19 May 2024

Broadcast
Stats
Compositions
Standings
Grid
H2H
Last Results
Odds
Map Pool
Timeline
Trends
Prediction
Results
Comments

Match Preview

🔊Athletic Bilbao has nothing else to fight for in their remaining two La Liga games. They are in fifth place, but mathematically they can only drop one or two positions down. However, they are still qualified to participate in the Europa League next season, having won the King's Cup (Copa del Rey). Sevilla will not participate in any European cups next season. So, practically, they have nothing else to fight for in their last two games. Athletic will play their last home match of this season at San Mames, so they are considered favourites.

Injury and Suspensions
Athletic had several players of the main squad injured in May. So, Nico Williams, Guruzeta, Sancet missed from one to three matches. Muniain, who will end his long-term career in Bilbao, also dropped out of selection due to an injury.

Sevilla has some players out injured, but they are not really regular starters. Gudel, Romero, Sou, Torres, Lamela could have entered the field from the first minutes if not for injuries of varying severity. Soumare, who has too many yellow cards, will also miss the match.

H2H
According to their previous meetings, the advantage is on the side of Sevilla, which has 46 percent of wins. However, in the first round, they lost at home 0:2 to Bilbao. At the same time, Athletic Bilbao's victory looks more obvious at San Mames. At the same time, this encounter doesn't have anything notable at stake. Moreover, the Total Goals under 2.5 goals played in their last 6 head-to-head La Liga matches.

Trends

Sevilla scored in 9 of their last 10 La Liga matches.
Athletic Bilbao scored and conceded in 6 of their last 7 matches.

Referee and fouls
The fixture will be officiated by Juan Luis Pulido Santana. In the last 10 matches, he has averaged 27 fouls per match. At the same time, he handed out yellow cards right and left - 5.3 per game. According to the season, the referee demonstrates stability in indicators - 27.38 and 5.29 per game, respectively.

Athletic Bilbao fouls slightly more than average - an average of 13.5 times per game. At the same time, the team has only two yellow cards per match, which is not enough with so many fouls.

Seville violated the rules a little less often - 12.8 per game, but they received more yellow cards - 2.9 per game.

The referee quite often gives the players warnings. Much more often to visiting teams. Therefore, we note the Sevilla Total Yellow Cards; over 2.5 as a potential bet.

Corners

Sevilla recorded over 8.5 corners in 6 of their last 7 away La Liga matches.
Eight of Sevilla’s last nine away La Liga matches ended with over 10.5 corners.

According to trends, we should expect 9 or 10 corners in the upcoming meeting. At the same time, in matches involving Athletic and Sevilla, an average of 9.7 and 9.8 corners were served. Therefore, the Total Corners over 8.5 should be possible.

Team Overview
Athletic Bilbao has only one win in seven matches. As a result of their poor form, they lost their chances of finishing in the top four, although their Champions League dreams were decided weeks ago. At the same time, the Basques scored and conceded in 6 of their last 7 matches. Therefore, the right bet will be Athletic Bilbao Total Goals over 0.5.

Sevilla recently had a run of four wins and a draw in their last five league matches, including mid-week’s 2-2 draw with Real Betis. Before their recent fine form, Sevilla lost two games in a row. They also scored in 9 of their last 10 matches in La Liga. Sevilla Total Goals over 0.5 in the upcoming meeting is also visible.

Scores24 prediction for Athletic Bilbao vs Sevilla

Athletic Bilbao are obviously not at their best, but somehow they scored regularly, but also conceded as well, which has been observed in 6 of their last 7 matches. Sevilla also rarely leaves the field without scoring a goal, having managed to score in 9 of their last 10 La Liga matches. Therefore, Both teams will score (Yes) - our key prediction.

*below the page you will find detailed statistics of the playing teams and trends in many other markets