Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona Prediction – 07.03.2026
Current La Liga leaders Barcelona will try to keep the four-point advantage when they face Athletic Bilbao on Saturday night. The Catalans have a tough visit to San Mames Barria in the Basque Country’s capital. Hansi Flick’s team can make another step towards the title, but it won’t be easy for sure.
Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona Tips
- Barcelona to Win;
- Under 3.5 Goals;
Athletic Bilbao Preview and News
Athletic are probably not having their best season under Ernesto Valverde. Lehoiak are currently 9th in La Liga’s standings with 35 points – 16 points behind Top 4. This was not what they hoped for at the beginning of the campaign, especially after keeping their star Nico Williams in the squad.
But Bilbao’s current form is not bad – the team is unbeaten in its last five matches in the league (three wins, two draws). In the previous round, Athletic faced Rayo Vallecano away from home and secured a point, 1-1. Inaki Williams scored Bilbao’s only goal in the match.
A problem for Valverde at the moment is Nico Williams’ absence. The Spanish international is injured once again. The winger is not having his best season for sure.
Barcelona Preview and News
Just like Athletic, Barcelona have a match in the Copa del Rey 1/2-finals during the week. In order to keep his team fresh, Hansi Flick has to plan his line-ups carefully.
In their last La Liga match, Barca achieved a solid 4-1 win against Villarreal at the Spotify Camp Nou. Lamine Yamal scored his first hat-trick in La Liga, while Robert Lewandowski scored one as well. But the Polish veteran left the pitch injured – it’s not clear if Lewa would be able to travel to Bilbao.
For the sake of rotations, players like Ronald Araujo, Marc Casado or Marcus Rashford could be starting at the San Mames. Don’t be surprised if Hansi Flick decides to rotate the line-up a little bit – it’d be something normal to see.
Head-to-Head Matches
This is going to be the 247th game between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona. Los Cules are enjoying an advantage – 126 wins compared to Athletic’s 80. There are 40 draws as well.
Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona Betting Preview
Both Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona have games in the Copa del Rey during the week, but they have to motivate themselves in this clash at the San Mames Barria. For Barca there’s no second option, but to win – they would want to keep (or increase) their advantage in front of Real Madrid.
Surely Athletic Bilbao are not in their best shape this season, but they are usually pretty tough to play against when at home. Barcelona would need to dig deep in order to take the points here. Let’s see how much Hansi Flick’s team wants to win this one