Eibar vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction, 9/25/2020 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 9/24/2020

Game: Eibar vs Athletic Bilbao

Date: Friday, September 25, 2020

Location: Ipurúa Municipal Stadium in Eibar, Spain

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Eibar (+180) Athletic Bilbao (+170)

Dani Garcia and Athletic Bilbao (0-0-1, 20th) are headed to Ipurúa Municipal Stadium on Friday where they'll meet Eibar (0-1-1, 11th). The goalies expected to start will be Marko Dmitrovic for Eibar and Unai Simon for Athletic Bilbao. The moneyline on this matchup has Eibar coming in at +180 and The Lions are at +170. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Eibar has controlled possession of the ball for 46% of matches while they successfully dribble 63.3% of the time (11th in La Liga). They have launched 19 shots at the goal with 5 being on target, which calculates to a 26.3% shots on target percentage. Eibar as a team have 1 goal on the season, which is currently 10th in La Liga. Their players have received 450 passes on 621 attempts so far this year, making their receiving percentage 72.5%.

Kike is a guy who should impact this matchup for Eibar. Kike has been given a starting assignment in 195 contests during his career while he scores 0.36 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from Spain has 69 goals in 17,252 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 19 assists while accumulating 29 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Charles, the forward representing Brazil. He has helped a teammate on a goal 26 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 113 goals. Charles has totaled 22,068 minutes during 245 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 77 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.46 goals per 90 minutes thus far in his career.

The guy who will defend the goal for Eibar will be Marko Dmitrovic. Dmitrovic (64-46-81 record during his career) has accumulated 58 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 30.2% shutout rate. The goalie from Serbia has seen 664 shots sent his way in 192 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.23 (236 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of .667. Dmitrovic has seen the field for 17,290 minutes and has accumulated 444 stops during his career.

Athletic Club has 490 pass targets so far this season (14th in the league) and they have 402 successful received passes. They have earned a receiving percentage of 82.0% and they maintain possession of the ball 60% of the time. The Lions have been able to dribble successfully 66.7% of the time so far this year while tallying 0 goals. They have been able to complete 22.2% of their shots on target out of 9 total shots.

Dani Garcia is a guy who can be a difference maker for Athletic Club. He has 9 assists while tallying 87 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career. Garcia has been given a starting assignment in 238 games in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.01 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder representing Spain has totaled 2 goals in 20,893 minutes played. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Inaki Williams, the forward from Spain. He has assisted on a goal 19 times in his pro soccer career while scoring 39 total goals. Williams has been on the pitch for 14,503 mins during 168 starting assignments and has earned himself 17 yellow cards. He currently averages 0.24 goals per 90 minutes so far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Athletic Club is Unai Simon. Unai Simon has seen the pitch for a total of 3,711 minutes and has tallied 98 stops during his soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.07 (44 goals given up) and he holds a save percentage of .728. The keeper from Spain has had 136 shots attempted at him in 42 career starts. Simon (14-13-15 record during his soccer career) has recorded 12 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 28.6% clean sheet percentage.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Eibar (+180)

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