Girona vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction, 11/4/2022 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/2/2022

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Game: Girona vs Athletic Bilbao

Date: Friday, November 4, 2022

Location: Estadi Montilivi in Girona, Spain

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Girona (+300) Athletic Bilbao (-102)

The Lions (6-3-3) are on their way to Estadi Montilivi on Friday where they will go up against the Blanquivermells (2-4-6). Athletic Bilbao are priced at -102 while Girona are priced +300. The over/under is set at 2.5. The goalies expected to start will be Juan Carlos Girona and Unai Simon Athletic Bilbao.

Girona relinquished 20 goals while surrendering 1.67 G/90, and their opponents accounted for 51 SoT on them. They didn't earn a clean sheet in the prior season. Girona had a total of 29 yellow cards in the previous season. The Blanquivermells ranked 8th in expected goals with 15.1, and their xGA sat at 15.8. For the prior year, the squad averaged 0.83 pts per contest (10 pts) and also were ranked 10th in soccer with 10 assists. Their differential on goals was -4 as a result of 16 goals tallied and also 20 goals allowed. Girona amassed 31 saves and also had a save percentage of 64.7 during the previous year.

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On the year, Athletic Club had a save percentage of 61.3 (31 shots on target against), and had a ranking of 6th in La Liga with 21 pts. The Lions finished with an average of 1.8 pts per match while accumulating 14 assists and 1 red card. Athletic Bilbao accounted for 20 goals and the team's xG for the previous season sat at 18.8. Athletic Bilbao earned a shut out rate of 41.7 in the previous season in addition to 19 yellow card warnings. The team's goals against/90 min was at 1.00 in addition to 19 saves, and they had a total of 5 shut outs. Athletic Bilbao sat at 3rd when it comes to goals surrendered having 12, and the difference in goals was 8.

The man defending the goal for Girona will be Juan Carlos. Carlos has played for 23,569 mins and has earned 629 saves in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.33 (348 total goals given up) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .685. The keeper born in Spain has seen 918 shots tried against him in 260 career starts. Carlos (82-76-103 mark during his career) has accounted for 66 clean sheets, which gives him a 25.4% shutout percentage.

Unai Simon will be residing in front of the goal for Athletic Bilbao. During his pro soccer career, Simon has conceded 94 goals while totaling 187 stops in 90 starts. He has allowed 1.05 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 31-29-30. He sports a save % of .695 and his clean sheet rate is 28.9%. Simon has recorded 26 shutouts while defending 269 shots against him in 8,031 career minutes.

Valentin Castellanos is one man who can be a force in the game for Girona. He has accounted for 18 assists while accumulating 45 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career. The forward who is from Argentina has accumulated 55 goals scored in 10,378 professional minutes played. Castellanos has been a starter in 118 outings so far in his career and he accounts for 0.48 goals per 90 minutes.

Athletic Bilbao is being led by Inaki Williams, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He is currently averaging 0.25 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 207 outings so far in his career. The forward from Spain has been on the field for 17,899 minutes while earning 50 goals. He has tallied 19 yellow card warnings in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 28 times.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Girona (+300)

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