Betis vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction, 3/13/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/9/2022

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Game: Betis vs Athletic Bilbao

Date: Sunday, March 13, 2022

Location: Estadio Benito Villamarín in Seville, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Betis (+113) Athletic Bilbao (+272)

Estadio Benito Villamarín is the site where Willian Jose and Real Betis (14-4-9, 5th in La Liga) will take on Athletic Bilbao (10-10-7, 8th in La Liga) on Sunday. The men protecting the net will be Claudio Bravo for Real Betis and Unai Simon for Athletic Bilbao. Athletic Bilbao are priced at +272 while the Green and Whites are at +113. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Betis faced Atlético Madrid in their most recent match and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 3-1. In sharing the ball, they had a 88.7% received passes percentage by connecting on 527 of the 594 passing targets in their last match. Betis attempted 23 dribbles in this contest and were able to convert 11 of the attempts for a rate of 47.8%.

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In regard to shooting accuracy, Betis finished at a 31.6% rate by landing 6 shots on target of 19 shots. Betis averages 1.78 g/90 (48 goals in total) and have tallied 34 assists in all matches for the season.

Willian Jose is a guy who should impact this matchup for Betis. Jose has had a starting assignment in 193 outings so far in his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.43 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Brazil has earned 80 goals in 16,802 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 26 assists while tallying 34 yellow card cautions during his soccer career.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Borja Iglesias, the forward born in Spain. He has assisted on a goal 11 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 60 total goals. Iglesias has been on the pitch for 10,862 mins in 122 career starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 21 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.50 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Betis is Claudio Bravo. Bravo has played for a total of 32,144 mins and has accumulated 1,069 stops during his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.2 (409 goals conceded) and he has earned a save % of 72.5%. The goalkeeper from Chile has seen 1,471 shots attempted at him in 357 career starts. Bravo (178-80-98 record in his career) has accounted for 125 shutouts, which leaves him with a 35.0% clean sheet percentage.

In their last game, Athletic Bilbao walked away with a victory by a final of 3-1 against Levante. They wrapped up this match by completing 402 of the 485 attempted passes for a percentage of 82.9%. Athletic Bilbao finished with a 66.7% successful dribble rate by connecting on 10 of the 15 dribbles they tried. Athletic Bilbao converted 7 shots tried out of their 16 shots tried which gave them a 43.8% rate in their last outing. With 30 goals and 26 assists in all their contests, Athletic Bilbao averages 1.11 goals and 0.96 assists per 90.

Iker Muniain should be able to be counted on for Athletic Bilbao. He is currently averaging 0.19 G/90 and has been a starter in 295 matches in his career. The forward from Spain has 25,714 professional minutes while he has scored 53 goals. He has earned 57 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 30 times. You should also keep an eye on Inaki Williams, the forward born in Spain. He has collected 52 goals so far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 29 different times. Williams has been handed 20 yellow card warnings in 18,877 mins played (217 career starts). His goals per 90 average during his career is 0.25.

Unai Simon is expected to look after the net for Athletic Bilbao. In his career, Simon has conceded 103 goals while earning 217 saves in 101 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.03 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 34-34-33. He has a save percentage of 71.5 and his shutout rate is currently 29.7%. Simon has racked up 30 shutouts while defending 309 shots tried against him in 9,021 mins throughout his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Betis (+113)

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