Athletic Bilbao – Barcelona, Copa del Rey Prediction

Bilbao’s form has fallen in the last few games, though they have not lost actually. In most games they draw, because they have a very organized and compact defense as well as a they defend well overall as a team, but they are not creative enough in attack and have difficulty creating chances and are not the most effective team in the league. In Copa del Rey Bilbao is always very motivated.

Barcelona smashed Leganes 5-0 in the last round of Copa del Rey. Last year, the Catalans reached the final of the tournament, but lost it to Valencia, from which they lost just recently again. There has been a psychological problem with Barcelona for some time now and it will be very interesting whether Setien will be able to motivate the team and calm it down most of all. Barca away matches this season are very weak.

 Expert view : It’s no secret that Barcelona has been struggling a lot at this stadium in recent years. This is normal for most clubs, not just Barcelona. Although not so logical at first glance, we will bet on the goals. We think Athletic Bilbao know how to take advantage of the problems in defense of their guest, and they like to play against teams that own the ball, so they should score. At least at home it should not be that difficult. We do not think Barcelona will allow a loss to 0, however. Prediction – BTTS at 2.00.

4 of Athletic’s last 5 games have been BTTS

Barca do not have a clean sheet in 5 consecutive visits