Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Athletic Bilbao and Real Betis, taking place on Thursday, 04 May 2023, at The Estadio San Mamés in Bilbao.
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Athletic Bilbao, Recent FormAthletic Bilbao had to make do with a share of the points in their last match, with a 1-1 draw against Mallorca. In that game they had 70% possession and managed 16 attempts on goal, with 6 on target, compared to Mallorca who had 9 attempts and 2 on target.
Manager Ernesto Valverde will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, with them having managed to score 7 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 4 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. Of their last 6 games played at home, they've have been unable to score in 3 games and only kept 2 clean sheets.
Unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 matches can be counted as a good run of form, particularly with 3 victories included.
Goalscorer Iñaki Williams will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for Athletic Bilbao.
Real Betis, Recent FormReal Betis boss Manuel Pellegrini will need to instil positive feelings within his team after they endured a 4-0 away mauling from Barcelona. They came away from that fixture with a 33% share of the possession and clocked up 4 attempts on goal with 1 on target, in comparison to Barcelona, who managed 15 attempts on goal, 6 of which were on target.
Pellegrini will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 5 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 11 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. Not only have they failed to score in 4 of their last 6 games, but they have also failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
They have been on a bad run over their last 6 league matches, with 4 defeats and only 1 victory, so they know full well that a change of form is needed if they want to begin moving up the league table.
Borja Iglesias has scored 3 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against Athletic Bilbao.
It was a 0-0 draw last time these two met, so not one to look back on fondly, with both sides taking away just a single point for their troubles.
The Los Verdiblancos defence has struggled at The Estadio San Mamés, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 11 visits. On each of the last 2 outings between Athletic and Los Verdiblancos in the league, Athletic have not performed well in front of goal and have come up empty-handed in terms of goals.
Athletic have dominated this home fixture in the past, winning the last 8 times in a row that they have played Real Betis at home in the league.
Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez will be looking to get on the scoresheet for Real Betis against Athletic in this one, having netted 3 goals in the previous 5 encounters between the two.
Athletic manager Ernesto Valverde has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Ander Capa (Knee), Iñigo Martínez (Muscle), Jon Morcillo (Shoulder) and Iker Muniain (Muscle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Manuel Pellegrini has a number of injury concerns in his Real Betis squad to contend with: Nabil Fekir (Cruciate ligament), Luiz Felipe (Hamstring), Borja Iglesias (Muscle), Víctor Ruiz (Muscle), Youssouf Sabaly (Ankle) and Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez (Knee)
Athletic Bilbao Playing at home | Real Betis Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 0.8 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 28' | Time first goal scored | 37' |
| 41' | Time first goal conceded | 33' |
| 2.2 | Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.3 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 4.2 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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