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Elche vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction, 9/11/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 9/7/2022

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Game: Elche vs Athletic Bilbao

Date: Sunday, September 11, 2022

Location: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in Alicante, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Elche (+315) Athletic Bilbao (-105)

The Lions (2-1-1) are traveling to Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Green-Striped Ones (0-1-3). Athletic Bilbao are priced at -105 and Elche are priced +315. The total is set at 2.5. The goaltenders protecting the net are Edgar Badia Elche and Unai Simon Athletic Bilbao.

Elche earned 20 saves and had a save rate of 69.0 for the previous season. The team's differential on goals was -8 because of 1 goal tallied and 9 goals surrendered. Last season, this team finished with an average of 0.25 pts per fixture (1 point) and were 15th in the league with 1 assist. The Green-Striped Ones had a ranking of 18th in relation to expected goals with 2.6, and the squad's xGA came in at 9.2. Elche tallied 13 yellow cards during the previous year as well as 1 red card. Elche surrendered 9 goals while relinquishing 2.25 goals per 90, and the other team recorded 29 SoT on them. They didn't earn a clean sheet during the previous year.

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The Lions finished with an average of 1.8 pts/match while earning 4 assists. Athletic Bilbao tallied a clean sheet percentage of 75.0 in the previous season as well as 9 yellow card cautions. Athletic Bilbao had a ranking of 4th in regard to goals conceded having 1, and their difference in goals was 4. On the season, Athletic Club had a save percentage of 87.5 (8 SoTA), and also sat at 6th in La Liga with 7 pts. The club's goals against/90 minutes was 0.25 with 7 saves, and they had 3 clean sheets. Athletic Bilbao accounted for 5 goals and the team's goals expected over the course of last season was 6.6.

The man who will protect the net for Elche is Edgar Badia. Badia (55-66-71 record in his career) has tallied 59 shutouts, which has earned him a 30.7% shutout percentage. The keeper born in Spain has had 662 shots attempted at him in 192 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.13 (216 goals conceded) and his save % is .757. Badia has defended the goal for 17,280 minutes and has earned 501 saves so far in his career.

Unai Simon will be looking after the goal for Athletic Bilbao. So far in his pro soccer career, Simon has conceded 83 goals and has totaled 175 saves in 82 starts. He has conceded 1.02 goals per 90 while holding a record of 27-27-28. He is the owner of a save % of .711 and his clean sheet rate is 29.3%. Simon has tallied 24 clean sheets while he has seen 246 shots against him in 7,311 mins throughout his career.

Pere Milla is a member of the team who could help decide the outcome for Elche. The forward representing Spain has earned 18 goals in 8,093 minutes played. Milla has been in the starting lineup in 90 games thus far in his career and tallies 0.20 goals per 90 mins. He has 10 assists while accumulating 21 yellow cards during his career.

Athletic Bilbao is being led onto the pitch by Inaki Williams, who is known to give defenses fits. The forward representing Spain has been on the field for 17,223 professional minutes and has scored 46 goals. He scores 0.24 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 199 games so far in his pro soccer career. He has collected 19 yellow cards so far in his career and has helped on a goal 27 times.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Elche (+315)

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