FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the La Liga match on August 24th, 2024

A La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Athletic Club will hold on August 24th, 2024, Saturday at 17:00h (UTC), in Spain, check the FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club will occur

The game is set to be played in the mythical Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys stadium, in the city of Barcelona, with a capacity for 55926 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club betting tip 2024/2025

In the last match they played, FC Barcelona collected a win. The opposing team was Valencia, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-2 - was valid for La Liga. Coach H. Flick's disposed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The team's favoritism prior to the match was confirmed thanks to the positive result, a victory that had odds of 1.73.

Even amid a lackluster performance by the entire team, Ferran Torres managed to stand out individually. Present in crucial moments of the contest, he was the main driver of FC Barcelona for the victory.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for La Liga, Athletic Club, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Getafe team with a final score of 1-1.

Considering the high odds of winning the match, a draw (odd 3.75) turned out to be a bad result.

The last time FC Barcelona faced Athletic Club it was in La Liga. FC Barcelona, then in 3rd place opened with a play using the 4-3-3 formation, while Athletic Club, who was in 5th place, played using a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

These teams the last time they met which was on 03-03-2024 played out a 0-0 draw in a highly contested La Liga match during the 2023/2024 football season.

FC Barcelona

Current leaderboard

FC Barcelona is currently ranked 1st place in the table, with 3 points achieved up until 2nd round.

FC Barcelona analysis

Currently, FC Barcelona has a tally of 2 goals scored and 1 goals against, at the end of round 1 of La Liga.

With his reputation as a brilliant strategist, Hans-Dieter Flick could once again catch his opponent off-guard in this game. As the FC Barcelona coach, he has a knack for tailoring his team's approach to suit each opponent, which typically yields positive results, particularly when playing on their home turf.

As we approach the Regular Season, FC Barcelona is set for another intriguing match. In the inaugural game, the team had 6 shots on target, providing a glimpse into their attacking potential. This statistic adds an element of anticipation for the upcoming match, as we await to see how FC Barcelona will navigate their offensive strategies in this encounter.

Athletic Club

Current leaderboard

Athletic Club is actually in 9th place in the league after the 2nd round, having won 1 point from games so far this season.

Athletic Club analysis

Currently, in the La Liga, Athletic Club sums 1 goals for and a total of 1 goals against, after 1 rounds played.

An average ball possession of 68% is what the Athletic Club team usually tries in their attempt to control the game. This is because teams with ball possession above 50% can typically exert some control over their opponents.

One of the team's signings for the season still seems to be in a slow pace of adaptation. Andoni Gorosabel played another underwhelming game in the club's last appearance, against Getafe. He failed to show the expected security and did not help Athletic Club to come out with the victory.

Bet suggestions for this game:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 6.5 per game.

FC Barcelona is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 8 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of FC Barcelona in this match.

Goals Top Betting Tips

The number of goals that both teams scored and conceded at the start of the championship round can be a successful betting parameter. FC Barcelona didn't score any goal in the last round games and conceded in 1 opportunity, while Athletic Club scored 1 time and conceded 1 goal.

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