Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis Prediction 23.11.2020

Here's our Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis Prediction analysis: Having been dealt a huge blow in their previous clash, Real Betis will be itching to set the record straight with a comfortable win over Athletic Bilbao, when the sides face off at the San Memes Stadium on Monday night.

Match status: 2020/21 La Liga - Matchweek 10
Kick-off: Monday 23 Nov 2020, 08:00pm CET
 Venue: Estadio San Mamés (Bilbao)

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With the La Liga season still yet to settle, the league table really doesn’t say much. Given some teams have played more games than others, the standings do not tell the league’s entire story. We may have to wait a couple more weeks to judge teams based on their league place.

That said, Athletic Bilbao are floundering in the bottom-half of the log, with only nine points from eight games. Betis, on the other hand, have amassed 12 points but have played one more game than ATH. Both sides going all out for victory, expect a ballsy affair in the Basque County.

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis Team News

Bilbao’s La Liga drop has been very slow and steady. There was a point where this side were regular fixtures in the Champions League, even challenging for the league title at other times. However, the narrative has taken a turn for the worse now.

Garitano helped Bilbao to an eleventh-place finish last season, and it was termed a ‘successful campaign’ by the club supporters. This comes to show how expectations have dropped in San Memes, and everyone associated with the club seem to be fine with recent turnout of events.

This season, they have been far from impressive and do not look like returning to their former massive heights. From their opening eight games, Bilbao have suffered defeat five times while coming out tops on three occasions.

Their Spanish gaffer will be losing sheep as he ponders on the right step to take to bring his beleaguered side back on the right track. Completely shambolic on the last matchday, ATH gifted their relatively weaker opposition Real Valladolid all three points in an embarrassing 2-1 defeat.

Set to take on another unconvincing side in Real Betis on Monday, Bilbao have been presented with another golden opportunity to bag maximum points. Los Verdiblancos are in decent form at the moment, sporting similar numbers as this Athletic Bilbao side.

They have fallen to defeat five times, winning four of their other games. They went down to a heavy loss to heavyweights Barcelona last time out, shipping five goals versus the Blaugrana. El Glorioso will not feel too disheartened after the result, given the stature of opposition they were up against.

Facing an equally-matched side in their next match, Marc Ruiz will be spurring his boys on to deliver a five-star performance as it could guide them to a vital win. Brace yourselves for some end-to-end football between these two come kickoff.

Injured or Suspended Players

Athletic Bilbao: Yuri Berchiche, Oscar de Marcos and Jokin Ezkieta.
Real Betis: Victor Camarasa, Sergio Canales, Sidnei, Nabil Fekir and Aissa Mandi.

Pre-Match Odds

Athletic Bilbao: 2.24
Draw: 3.46
Real Betis: 3.54

All odds are for Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis Predictions with 1xBet and are subject to change.

Athletic Bilbao vs Real Betis Predictions

Interestingly, these are the only two sides who haven’t recorded a draw this season. They aren’t ones to stand on the fence – choosing to either win or lose games. Taking this into consideration, the safest punt will be a ‘Home or Away’ double chance, backing any of the teams to carry the day.
,br> Alternatively, you can wager on the hosts sealing all three points outrightly as they are slight favorites, and have home advantage under their belt.