The match between Athletic Club vs Barcelona will be presented in the 27th LaLiga matchday at San Mames Barria Stadium, on 4 March 2024. The San Mames Barria Stadium is a dangerous place. Barcelona must be very familiar with it because they are one of its victims.
It happened when the two teams met in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals this season. Through a fierce match that lasted until extra time, Barcelona lost 2-4 and had to be eliminated.
Barcelona come to San Mames with the ambition of maintaining the title race, as well as making Athletic Club unable to cut the points gap with them.
Bilbao could cut the points gap with Barcelona which is currently ten points. Therefore, Barcelona will not underestimate their opponents, despite having a perfect record in the last four meetings.
Head to Head Athletic Club vs Barcelona
Athletic Club is currently ranked 5th in the LaLiga 2023/2024 standings with 49 points. Los Leones are trying to match Atletico Madrid’s points in 4th place, which is 3 points away.
On the other hand, Barcelona is ranked 3rd in the 2023/2024 LaLiga standings. The Blaugrana are 8 points behind Real Madrid, so they must win every match in order to maintain their chances of becoming champions.
Bilbao have won in their last 10 home games in all competitions. Most recently, Bilbao beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, and qualified 4-0 on aggregate for the final.
5 Last Meetings
- 25-01-2024 Bilbao 4-2 Barcelona (Copa del Rey)
- 23-10-2023 Barcelona 1-0 Bilbao (La Liga)
- 13-03-2023 Bilbao 0-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
- 24-10-2022 Barcelona 4-0 Bilbao (La Liga)
- 28-02-2022 Barcelona 4-0 Bilbao (La Liga)
Athletic Bilbao’s Last 5 Matches
- 08-02-24 Atletico 0-1 Bilbao (Copa del Rey)
- 13-02-24 Almeria 0-0 Bilbao (La Liga)
- 20-02-24 Bilbao 3-2 Girona (La Liga)
- 25-02-24 Betis 3-1 Bilbao (La Liga)
- 01-03-24 Bilbao 3-0 Atletico (Copa del Rey)
Barcelona’s Last 5 Games
- 04-02-24 Alaves 1-3 Barcelona (La Liga)
- 12-02-24 Barcelona 3-3 Granada (La Liga)
- 18-02-24 Celta 1-2 Barcelona (La Liga)
- 22-02-24 Napoli 1-1 Barcelona (Liga Champions)
- 24-02-24 Barcelona 4-0 Getafe (La Liga)
Athletic Club vs Barcelona Pre-Match Statistics
Failure in the Copa Del Rey in January could be a lesson for Barcelona. Bilbao were the team that eliminated Xavi’s side in the quarter-finals of the Copa Del Rey this season at San Mames in extra time.
Bilbao are also in good confidence after beating Atletico Madrid in the previous match. But Barcelona brought four wins and one draw to San Mames to inject motivation. Reflecting on the situation of the two teams, this match is expected to be tight.
- Bilbao have won just 2 of their last 9 matches vs Barcelona in all competitions (W2 D1 L6).
- Bilbao have won just 2 of their last 6 La Liga matches (W2 D2 L2).
- Barcelona have lost 1 of their last 10 La Liga matches (W7 D2 L1).
- Bilbao are unbeaten in their last 12 home games in La Liga (W10 D2 L0)
- Bilbao have won in the last 7 home games in La Liga
- Barcelona have scored at least 2 goals in 9 of their last 11 La Liga matches
- Bilbao have always scored at least 2 goals in 11 of the last 12 home games in La Liga
- Barcelona are unbeaten in their away games in La Liga this season (W7 D5 L0).
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