Athletic Club Espanyol betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 12^th position of the league, with 33 points won, after 9 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Huesca, by (1‑1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Real Valladolid, by (3‑1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 8 points in away matches and 25 points at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 18 goals conceded at home, against 12 goals scored and 21 conceded in away matches. Their last away match for this competition ended in a draw by (0‑0) against Valencia. In the last 10 away league matches Espanyol has a record of 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 30 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 8 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑1 (5 out of 13 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 26 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 11 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 13 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 12 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

Espanyol comes for this match after a 3-1 triumph in the welcome to Valladolid, registering in this way the fifth followed match without losing in the Spanish league: the goals of the team were signed by Hermoso, Lei Wu and Borja Iglesias. It should be noted that the visiting team has won only 1 of the 13 away matches. In this match against Bilbao, coach Rubi should opt for a very defensive strategy, exploring only the space on the opponent's back. Borja Iglesias continues to be one of the great highlights of the visiting team, however, is absent due to punishment: the forward scored 11 goals in this competition. In addition to the player mentioned previously, the coach won’t count on Sergi Darder, also punished, in addition to Sergio Garcia, Piatti and David Lopez, these injured.