Eibar at Athletic Bilbao 2/23/19 - La Liga Picks & Predictions

There is a Basque Derby coming our way on Saturday, when Athletic Bilbao will play host to Eibar. Athletic Bilbao were tragic in the first half of the season but have really improved in the past couple of months. Eibar have been quite steady throughout the season but are consistently bad on the road.

Athletic Bilbao (6-6-12) scored a penalty kick in the first half of their away match against Huesca to win by a slim 1-0. They have been really solid lately, at least compared to the first half of the season, as they have lost just one of their last seven in all competitions (4-1-2). Athletic Bilbao are currently sitting at the 11th spot of the league table with 30 points, one behind their upcoming opponents. They have been great at home this season (4-2-6), where they are undefeated in their last seven league matches (3-0-4) and kept five clean sheets. Eibar (7-7-10) are coming off a really hard-fought 2-2 draw at home against Getafe, in a match where they came back from two goals behind. They have now remained undefeated in their last five matches in all competitions (2-0-3), with both wins coming at home by 0-3, while all three draws ended at 2-2. Eibar are now 10th in the league table with 31 points, five points behind the top-six that grants entrance to the European competitions next season. They have not been very good on the road so far (1-5-5), scoring just 9 goals so far.