The round 21 La Liga match between Sevilla and Athletic Club will take place on 24 january at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium. Sevilla vs Athletic Club: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Sevilla
Sevilla continues to experience difficult times and with each week moves closer to the relegation zone. The last La Liga match ended in a 2:2 draw with Elche, with the valuable point secured only at the very end. The club ended a run of three successive goalless defeats in the championship, but the home side have now gone four games without a win in the competition. In the last eight La Liga matches the home side beat only Real Oviedo (4:0), who sit bottom of the table. The home side currently occupy 14th place and are just two points clear of 18th place.
- In home matches of the current La Liga season the team has collected 10 points, fewer only at Real Oviedo (8) and Levante (3).
- Sevilla conceded in 7 of their last 8 matches in this competition.
- In the current championship the club have 32 goals conceded, worse only at Girona (34).
Potential Sevilla Lineup (3-4-3)*
Odysseas Vlachodimos – Nemanja Gudelj, Kike Salas, Jose Carmona – Juanlu Sanchez, Joaquín Martinez Gaona, Batista Mendy, Jibril Sow – Lucien Agoume, Peque Fernandez, Isaac Romero.
Defenders Cesar Azpilicueta and Tanguy Nianzou, forward Alexis Sanchez, and midfielders Ruben Vargas, Adnan Januzaj and Alfonso Gonzalez will miss the match due to injuries. Defender Marcao Teixeira and midfielder Batista Mendy are suspended.
Athletic Club
Athletic Club, like Sevilla, have not won in four consecutive La Liga matches and collected only one point during that run. In the previous round Athletic Club lost a bright away battle with Mallorca 2:3. The visitors scored more than one goal for the first time in six league matches, but that was not enough even for a draw. The last victory for the club in La Liga came on 6 December, when they narrowly beat Atletico Madrid 1:0. The club sit 10th in the table.
- The club scored in 5 of their last 7 La Liga games.
- Athletic Club won with a handicap (+1.5) in 6 of their last 8 away league matches.
- The visiting team conceded in 5 of their last 6 away matches in this competition.
Potential Athletic Club Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Unai Simon – Jesus Areso, Daniel Vivian, Aitor Paredes, Yuri Berchiche – Mikel Haurregizar, Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta – Nico Williams, Unai Gomez, Alex Berenguer – Gorka Guruzeta.
Defender Inigo Lekue and forward Gorka Guruzeta are serving suspensions. The visitors will miss defenders Aymeric Laporte and Unai Etxebarria, midfielder Beñat Prados, and forwards Inaki Williams and Marouane Sannadi due to injuries.
Referee
Francisco Hernández (Spain)
Matches – 9 (the La Liga, 2025/26);
Yellow/Red Cards Shown (Including Second Yellows) – 23;
Average Yellow/Red Cards Per Match – 2.6;
Red Cards Shown – 2;
Fouls Per Match Average – 22;
Penalties – 44%.
Sevilla vs Athletic Club: Match Prediction
Although both clubs are showing uninspiring form, their matches rarely bore even neutral spectators. For example, at least two goals were scored in 7 of Sevilla's last 8 La Liga games. If we consider strictly home fixtures in this competition, that same goals threshold was met in 9 of the last 11 meetings.
Athletic Club cannot be described as a truly flashy team, but at least two goals were scored in 7 of their last 8 La Liga matches. The same pattern has held in 6 consecutive away league games for the club. It is also worth adding that fewer than two goals were seen in only 2 of the last 7 head-to-head La Liga meetings between Sevilla and Athletic Club.
Prediction: Over 2 Goals
* For each team the starting lineup is from their last match in this tournament.
