Athletic Club vs Barcelona Predictions

Despite being a home game for Athletic Bilbao, this will be tough for the Basque side, as Hansi Flick’s Barcelona will want to bounce back to winning ways. The best bet for this encounter is goal-goal.

Match info: La Liga

Venue: San Mames, Basque

Date: Sunday, 25^th May 2025

Time: 8 pm Nigerian time

Barcelona will conclude their 2024-25 La Liga title-winning campaign with a clash against Athletic Bilbao at San Mames on Sunday night.

The Catalan giants won the title with two games to spare, and they will be aiming to finish what has been a hugely successful season with a victory over an Athletic side that have secured Champions League football for next term.

Head-to-head:

• Athletic Club have won 8 of the last 45 meetings between the two teams.
• Barcelona have recorded 28 victories.
• The remaining 9 clashes ended in draws.
• Athletic Club are winless against Barca this season.
• Barcelona have won three of their last five fixtures against Athletic Bilbao.
• Blaugrana are the top attacking side in La Liga this season.
• Barcelona have won just 1 of their last 6 visits to the San Mames.

Form:

• Athletic Club in the League: W-D-W-W-W
• Athletic Club in all competitions: D-L-W-W-W
• Barcelona in the League: W-W-W-W-L
• Barcelona in all competitions: W-L-W-W-L

Team News:

• All of the squad members for the Athletic Club are fit and ready to be in action.
• Barcelona will be without the services of Ferran Torres, Daniel Rodriguez, and Marc Bernal as they are injured. Ronald Araujo and Jules Kounde’s availability depends on their match fitness.

Player(s) to watch:

• Nico Williams has regulated the attack in a proper manner for Athletic Club this season, although he has not been on the scoresheet so much. He has helped his fellow teammates by building the plays from the left. Williams will be looking to end the season on a positive note here by helping his side on the attacking front.
• Robert Lewandowski is the top goal scorer for Barcelona in the LaLiga this season. He has done well but has seen a slight decline in form after a minor injury. Real Madrid‘s Kylian Mbappe surpassed Lewandowski to become LaLiga’s top scorer for the ongoing season and is likely to win the Golden Boot. The Poland international will be looking to score a goal or two here by finding spaces in the opponent’s defence.