Barcelona vs Athletic Club Predictions

Both sides will be eager for a win and will be looking to put up top performances. We predict FC Barcelona to emerge victorious against Athletic Bilbao in their first game back at Camp Nou

Match info: La Liga

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou, Catalonia

Date: Saturday, 22^nd November 2025

Time: 4:15 pm Nigerian time

It is homecoming night for Barcelona as they welcome Athletic Bilbao to the newly-refurbished Camp Nou on Saturday evening for matchday 13 of La Liga.

The Catalan giants finally return to their iconic stadium after more than two years away, marking a historic moment for the club and its supporters.

Head-to-head:

• Barcelona have won 124 of the 244 meetings between the team teams.
• Athletic Club recorded 80 victories.
• The remaining 40 clashes ended in draws.
• Barcelona are on a three-match unbeaten run.
• Athletic Club have only won one of their last three games.
• The Blaugrana have defeated Los Leones in all of their last three meetings.
• Barcelona won their last tree matches against Bilbao.
• Six of their last 10 encounters produced at least three goals.

Form:

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

Team News:

• Pedri, Gavi and Marc-Andre ter Stegen will not be in action for Barcelona. They are not fully fit. Frenkie De Jong will miss out as he was suspended, Marcus Rashford is a doubt for this clash.
• Athletic Club will miss out on the services of Maroan Sannadi, Benat Prados and Evan Eguiluz as they are injured. Inaki Williams is likely to miss out due to fitness issues.

Player(s) to watch:

• Robert Lewandowski is looking good after returning from his injury. He scored a sensational hat-trick in his last league outing for Barcelona and will be ready to help his side in the attacking front yet again. In nine LaLiga appearances this season, he has scored seven goals and will be looking to add more to his tally.
• Nico Williams is coming in after scoring a match-winning goal for his side in the last league fixture, which was against Real Oviedo. He will be looking to continue his goal-scoring run, which will be a big addition for Athletic Bilbao as they face a tough battle against Barca.