Athletic Bilbao vs Cadiz Prediction & Betting Tips

Athletic Bilbao vs Cadiz Intro

Athletic Bilbao sit comfortably in the top half but will be looking to continue their push when they welcome Cadiz to the San Mames Barria. Athletic Bilbao have been in decent form, but the same can’t be said of their opponents. Cadiz have struggled throughout their LaLiga campaign and are in dire need of the points here. Kick off is on Friday February 3, 2023 at 8:00 PM. We head into matchweek 20 as the hosts, led by Ernesto Valverde, currently sit in the 9th position in the LaLiga table on 26 points. Their opponents are 18th, having taken 19 points from their 19 games. There’s a decent gap between Athletic Bilbao and Cadiz in the LaLiga table – the two teams are divided by 7 points and 9 places.

Athletic Bilbao vs Cadiz Form

Athletic Bilbao have only won 2 points in their last 5 games and lost to Celta Vigo last time out. At the same time, Cadiz have struggled a little in the last few games, but beating Mallorca brought in another 3 points to make it eight in the last five games. Considering home and away form, Athletic Bilbao have been in decent form at their San Mames Barria recently, winning 7 points in their last five matches. Cadiz have not really done that well away from home lately, picking up just 4 points from 5 games.

Athletic Bilbao vs Cadiz H2H

After 7 games there is not enough history between Athletic Bilbao and Cadiz to glean some information from the H2H record. Cadiz will be playing catch up here, as Athletic Bilbao has won the majority of games between these two in the past: 4 vs. 3.

Athletic Bilbao vs Cadiz Analysis

Athletic Bilbao lost their last match. Ernesto Valverde’s men played against Celta Vigo. At the final wistle, the scoring board showed 0-1. Now it is time for Ernesto Valverde’s men to face Cadiz. While facing Celta Vigo, Athletic Bilbao had 50% of ball possession. In terms of shots on goal, Athletic Bilbao struck a total of 5 shots in attack while in defence conceding 10 shots. Meanwhile, Cadiz won its previous game. Sergio Gonzalez’s team played Mallorca. The fulltime scoreline for that match was 2-0. Stats against Mallorca show that Cadiz had 42% of ball possession. In terms of shots on goal, Cadiz struck a total of 11 shots in attack while in defence conceding 9 shots.

Athletic Bilbao vs Cadiz Odds

As far as the betting odds go, the bookmakers’ favourite is Athletic Bilbao.