Athletic Bilbao - Almería betting tips and odds

Athletic Bilbao are likely on their way to a decisive victory, and it’s hard to feel optimistic about the visitors’ prospects. Bookmakers are pricing a home win at 1.47, which is quite in line with most expert opinions.

The situation is crystal clear from the current perspective. Given the strength of the home team and the fact Almería are given 7.50 betting odds to win, a conclusion is not difficult to reach. Anything but a home win would be an incredible surprise.

After a failed attempt last time out, Athletic will have another chance to improve their goal difference with yet another home game. The hosts were heavily priced to record a convincing win last time out (6.50). From a punter’s point of view, however, it’s still a HT/FT win and that’s what matters.

Almería faced off against Mallorca last round, which made them the clear underdogs in an away game. They lost that bout 1:0, which is all that could be expected from such harsh circumstances.

The Lions have a reputation for consistently scoring high, especially in the past few matches. Records show more than 5 goals scored in total over their previous 3 outings, which is a fairly strong result.

A lot of games Almería play end with either 1 or no goals at all. This is most notably true for the previous two rounds of the league.

Almería’s campaign got off to a rocky start this season, with them landing in the relegation zone after 7 matches. They’re 0 points away from getting out, but earning any points this Friday will be extremely challenging. Most betting predictions see them as the underdogs, and their confidence probably took a hit as well.

There’s an interesting development over at San Mamés Barria. It seems both teams have been struck hard by injuries. On one hand, Dani Vivian, Yuri, Mikel Balenziaga, Mikel Vesga, Julen Agirrezabala will not be playing for the hosts. Conversely, Iván Martos, Juanjo, Álex Centelles, César de la Hoz, Léo Baptistão will all be unavailable on the away side. Both teams will have to deal with limited options.

Going for a straight Result bet would severely limit your profits, so our advice is to throw in a -1.5 Asian Handicap for the favourites. This will still keep the odds in your favour at 1, but should do wonders for potential profitability.