Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction, 4/8/2023 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/4/2023

Game: Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao

Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023

Location: RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Espanyol (+242) Athletic Bilbao (+121)

The Lions (10-7-10) are on their way to RCDE Stadium on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Budgerigars (6-9-12). Espanyol opens at +242 while Athletic Bilbao are priced +121. The over/under is 2.5. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Alvaro Fernandez Espanyol and Unai Simon Athletic Bilbao.

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Espanyol allowed 44 goals while relinquishing 1.63 goals per 90, and opponents amassed 120 SoT against them. They accumulated 4 clean sheets, which gave them a rate of 14.8 for the previous season. Espanyol recorded 67 yellow card warnings for the prior year in addition to 8 red cards. The Budgerigars had a ranking of 13th concerning expected goals with 31.9, and the squad's xGA were at 35.4. For the prior campaign, the team finished with an average of 1.00 pts/match (27 pts) and they also sat at 9th in the league with 21 assists. Their differential on goals was at -11 by 33 goals tallied as well as 44 goals surrendered. Espanyol had a total of 78 SVs and they also earned a SV rate of 65.0 over the course of last season.

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The Lions sat with an average of 1.4 pts per contest while tallying 25 assists and 4 red cards. Athletic Bilbao accounted for a clean sheet % of 37.0 last season in addition to 49 yellow card warnings. Athletic Bilbao sat at 6th in relation to goals against having 28, and their goal differential sat at 8. Last year, Athletic Club had a save percentage of 69.0 (87 SoT against), and they also were ranked 7th in the league with 37 points. The team's goals against per 90 min was 1.04 in addition to 61 saves, and they had a total of 10 shut outs. Athletic Bilbao finished with 36 goals and the team's expected goals during the previous year was 36.1.

The guy protecting the net for Espanyol will be Alvaro Fernandez. Fernandez has seen the field for 8,955 mins and has tallied 232 stops so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.30 (129 total goals conceded) and he holds a save % of .707. The goalie hailing from Spain has faced 328 shots attempted against him in 99 career starts. Fernandez (35-22-42 record during his soccer career) has 26 shutouts, which leaves him with a 26.3% shutout rate.

Unai Simon will look after the goal for Athletic Bilbao. So far in his career, Simon has allowed 107 goals and has earned 218 saves in 100 starting assignments. He has given up 1.08 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 34-31-35. He is the owner of a save % of .701 and his clean sheet rate is 29.0%. Simon has recorded 29 clean sheets while he has seen 311 shots against him in 8,886 career mins.

Javi Puado is one footballer who can help decide the match for Espanyol. Puado has been given a starting assignment in 67 matches thus far in his career and he scores 0.28 G/90. The forward from Spain has racked up 19 goals scored in 6,102 mins played. He has totaled 15 assists while accumulating 9 yellow cards during his pro soccer career.

Athletic Bilbao features an attacker in Inaki Williams, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He has totaled 20 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 29 times. The forward representing Spain has been on the field for 18,871 professional minutes while scoring 50 goals. He sports an average of 0.24 goals per 90 and has started 218 matches so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Espanyol (+242)

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