Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Almería and Athletic Bilbao, taking place on Saturday, 22 April 2023, at Power Horse Stadium in Almería.
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Almeria, Recent FormAlmería will not be too disheartened with their 2-1 away defeat at the hands of Atlético Madrid who sit so many places above them in the table. During that encounter they had 36% possession and had 2 attempts on goal with 0 on target, while their opponents hit 7 of their 19 shots on goal.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 7 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 10 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. They have shown that they have a consistent appetite for goals at home of late, having clocked up goals in 5 of their last 6 matches at Power Horse Stadium. Having shipped at least a single goal in 27 of their 29 league matches this season, they don't have an enviable defensive record this campaign.
Having drawn 2 of their last 6 games they have at least put some points on the table, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.
Athletic Bilbao, Recent FormAthletic Bilbao will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 2-0 home win against Real Sociedad. Their share of possession in that meeting was 51%, while racking up 13 shots along the way, 5 of which were on target. Real Sociedad had 13 shots on goal with 4 on target.
They have taken just a small number of points from their past 6 matches, and while they have only let in 3 goals, it has been their unpredictable form in front of goal that has been their issue, with 7 goals netted in those 6 matches. They will need to tighten up at the back, having failed to keep a clean sheet in all but 1 of their last 6 away games.
Unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 matches can be counted as a good run of form, particularly with 3 victories included.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Athletic Bilbao, Iñaki Williams will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
The last time these two teams met Athletic Bilbao enforced their superiority over Almería with a comfortable 4-0 win.
In their previous 3 encounters with Los Leones, Almería have shipped at least one goal in those matches. Los Leones have managed to keep a clean sheet against Almería in each of their previous 2 visits to Power Horse Stadium. Athletic have an impressive record of scoring goals against Rojiblancos, with a tally of 13 goals against them in their previous 5 encounters. In their past 5 meetings, Athletic's defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so Rojiblancos will have to take their chances when they come.
In the last 3 league meetings between the teams, Athletic has taken all 3 points and has not lost to Almería in 9 games.
With only Sergio Akieme (Hamstring) and El Touré (Ligament) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Joan Francesc 'Rubi' Ferrer will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
With only Iñigo Lekue (Muscle) and Jon Morcillo (Shoulder) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Ernesto Valverde will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Almeria Playing at home | Athletic Bilbao Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | Goals scored | 1.4 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 34' | Time first goal scored | 34' |
| 48' | Time first goal conceded | 47' |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1.9 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 5 | Subs used | 4.9 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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