Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction, 2/16/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 2/12/2025

Game: Espanyol vs Athletic Bilbao

Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025

Location: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez in Madrid, Spain

TV: Premier Sports

The Lions (12-8-3) are headed to Coliseum Alfonso Pérez in Madrid, Spain on Sunday where they will try to beat Espanyol (6-5-12). Espanyol are priced at +125 while the Lions are at -150. The total comes in at 3. The men protecting the net are Joan Garcia for Espanyol and Unai Simon for Athletic Bilbao.

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Espanyol has accumulated 82 saves and they also have a save rate of 70.3% for the year. This team's difference in goals is -13 by way of 22 goals put in the net and 35 goals relinquished. So far this year, this team has put together an average of 1.00 points per match (23 pts) and have a ranking of 67th in European soccer with 16 assists. The Budgerigars rank 95th concerning xG having 19.1, and the team's expected goals against are sitting at 36.6. Espanyol is sitting with 61 yellow card warnings so far this year. RCD Espanyol has give up 35 goals while relinquishing 1.52 goals per 90 min, and opposing teams have earned 118 shots on target against them. They have recorded 3 shut outs, which puts them at a percentage of 13.0% on the year.

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The Lions average 1.9 pts/match while compiling 28 assists and 3 red cards. Athletic Club has earned a clean sheet rate of 30.4% on the season and also 41 yellow card warnings. Athletic Club sits at 5th for goals against with 20, and the squad's difference in goals is 16. So far this season, Athletic Club has a save percentage of 70.1% (67 SoT against), and they also rank 14th in Big 5 soccer with 44 points. This team's goals against/90 min is at 0.87 with 47 saves, and they have accounted for 7 shut outs. Athletic Bilbao has recorded 36 goals and the squad's goals expected for the season sits at 34.6.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Espanyol will be Joan Garcia. Garcia has played for a total of 2,070 minutes and has 82 saves so far in his career. The goalie from Spain has seen 118 shots sent his way in 23 starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.52 (35 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of 69.5%. Garcia (6-5-12 record in his career) has totaled 3 clean sheets, which gives him a 13.0%% clean sheet rate.

Unai Simon will be looking after the goal for Athletic Club. During his career, Simon has conceded 188 goals and has totaled 422 saves in 185 starting assignments. He is the owner of a save % of 70.0% and his shutout rate is 32.8%%. He has allowed 1.03 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 72-57-56. Simon has totaled 60 shutouts while seeing 603 shots against him in 16,478 career minutes.

Javi Puado is one player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Espanyol. The forward hailing from Spain has 49 goals scored in 12,853 minutes played. Puado has started 144 matches in his career and he scores 0.33 goals per 90 mins. He has 20 assists while earning 118 pts so far in his pro soccer career.

Athletic Club has a guy in Oihan Sancet, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He has accumulated 71 points thus far in his career and has helped on a goal 17 times. The midfielder from Spain has 8,929 mins while earning 27 goals. He is averaging 0.25 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 109 outings so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Espanyol (-150)

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