With the win against Real Betis in the local derby, Sevilla picked up their third consecutive league win. This helped them to keep the pressure on Barcelona and Real Madrid in the title race from a 3-point gap.

Sevilla had occasional problems while playing in away games. But they are a strong home side lost just once in 11 matches this season. The remaining 10 saw them picking up 9 wins and a draw.

Athletic Bilbao are coming on the back of a comfortable 3-1 home win against a relegation threatened Granada. They have been inconsistent throughout the season and stay at 8th in the league table. The Europa League qualification spot is still up there for the grabs as 6th placed Eibar is a point above them.

Bilbao are without a win in their last 8 away games, a streak which saw them lose 6 times. Also, they have managed just 1 goal in their last 6 road games and scored none in the most recent four.

Sevilla vs Athletic Bilbao: Head-to-head stats

Sevilla have an excellent home record over Bilbao in league games, as they won in 10 of the last 13, while losing just once.

The last four meetings between the two at the Riazor has seen over 2.5 goals.

Bilbao did win the reverse fixture of the current campaign by a 3-1 margin at the start of the season.

Source: leaguelane.com

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