Athletic Bilbao vs Celta Vigo Prediction, 5/20/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/15/2023

Game: Athletic Bilbao vs Celta Vigo

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023

Location: San Mamés in Bilbao, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Athletic Bilbao (-141) Celta Vigo (+390)

San Mamés is the location where Celta Vigo (10-9-15) will compete against Athletic Bilbao (13-8-13) on Saturday. Celta de Vigo are priced at +390 and Athletic Bilbao are priced -141. The total has been set at 2.75. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Unai Simon Athletic Bilbao and Ivan Villar Celta Vigo.

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Athletic Bilbao accumulated 78 saves and they had a SV percentage of 68.1 in the prior season. The team's differential on goals was at 6 with the help of 44 goals tallied and also 38 goals allowed. For the previous campaign, this team averaged 1.38 pts/match (47 pts) and also sat at 5th in the league with 31 assists. The Lions had a rank of 5th in relation to expected goals with 47.6, and their xGA were 33.0. Athletic Bilbao were sitting with 71 yellow cards over the course of last year in addition to 5 red cards. Athletic Bilbao surrendered 38 goals while allowing 1.12 goals per 90 min, and opposing clubs compiled 113 shots on target against them. They recorded 11 clean sheets, which put them at a % of 32.4 for the previous season.

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Last season, the Celtics had a save percentage of 64.2 (123 SoTA), and also were 13th in soccer with 39 points. The Celtics ended the season with an average of 1.2 points per match while compiling 27 assists and 6 red cards. Celta Vigo recorded 39 goals and the team's expected goals last year was 39.8. Celta Vigo amassed a clean sheet % of 29.4 over the course of the prior season as well as 77 yellow card warnings. Their goals against/90 min sat at 1.41 in addition to 74 saves, and they had a total of 10 clean sheets. Celta Vigo ranked 14th in goals allowed with 48, and their goal differential was at -9.

The man defending the goal for Athletic Bilbao will be Unai Simon. His GA/90 is 1.11 (116 goals given up) and his save percentage is .699. Simon (37-31-38 record in his career) has recorded 30 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 28.3% shutout percentage. Simon has seen the pitch a total of 9,426 minutes and has tallied 234 saves in his pro soccer career. The keeper hailing from Spain has faced 335 shots tried against him in 106 career starts.

Ivan Villar is expected to look after the net for Celta Vigo. Villar has recorded 10 clean sheets while seeing 138 shots tried against him in 3,501 minutes throughout his career. He has a save percentage of .623 and his shutout rate is currently at 26.3%. He has given up 1.47 goals per 90 and he has earned a mark of 12-10-16. In his career, Villar has conceded 57 goals and has racked up 86 saves in 38 starts.

Inaki Williams is a member of the squad who has a chance to score for Athletic Bilbao. The forward from Spain has totaled 54 goals in 19,422 minutes played. Williams has been a starter in 225 contests so far in his pro soccer career while he scores 0.25 goals per 90 minutes. He has 29 assists while tallying 21 yellow cards so far in his career.

Celta Vigo features a difference maker in Iago Aspas, who can cause havoc on the pitch. The forward born in Spain has earned 26,156 minutes while scoring 155 goals. He currently averages 0.53 goals per 90 minutes and has started 296 games in his career. He has accounted for 73 yellow card warnings in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 52 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Athletic Bilbao (-141)

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