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Athletic Bilbao vs. Barcelona Match Preview Article
Welcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona, taking place on Sunday, 08 March 2026, at The Estadio San Mamés in Bilbao.
Athletic Bilbao, Recent Form
Athletic Bilbao manager Ernesto Valverde will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 1-1 draw in his team's last league outing against Rayo Vallecano. They achieved 50% possession in that match and had 8 strikes at goal, with 2 hitting the target, up against Rayo Vallecano's tally of 15 efforts at goal, 7 of which were on target.
Valverde will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 11 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 8 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 games overall.
With an unbeaten league tally of 5 games from 6, their recent form should be viewed positively, especially with 3 wins thrown in.
On an individual basis, Gorka Guruzeta will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 4 goals in Athletic Bilbao's last 6 league games.
Barcelona, Recent Form
When Barcelona last played in the league they faced Villarreal and produced an outstanding 4-1 home win. They came away from that fixture with a 74% share of the possession and clocked up 19 attempts on goal with 8 on target, in comparison to Villarreal, who managed 6 attempts on goal, 1 of which were on target.
Hansi Flick will be very satisfied with his team's ability to find the net, with 17 goals in their last 6 matches; however, he will be less pleased with his back line, who have conceded 4 goals during those same matches. Their goal scoring streak now stands at 46 games in a row.
They have had an excellent run of form recently, winning 5 out of their last 6 games. It's been a good season so far with them having won 21 of their 26 league games.
With 6 goals scored in Barcelona's last 6 outings in the league, Lamine Yamal has shown a great run of form in finding the back of the net.
Athletic Bilbao vs. Barcelona Head to head
After a good 4-0 win for Barcelona in this pair's last league encounter, Athletic Bilbao will certainly be looking for a better result this time round.
Blaugrana will be looking to extend their current run of 3 clean sheets at The Estadio San Mamés when they visit Athletic. Athletic have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 3 league meetings with Blaugrana. In their past 5 meetings, Barcelona's defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 1 goal, so Lehoiak will have to take their chances when they come.
Athletic have lost the last 3 times they've faced Barcelona in the league and have failed to win in their last 12 encounters.
