Huesca v Athletic Club betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Spain La Liga
Competition: Wed 12.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio El Alcoraz (5500 seats)

Huesca hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 30 points and a 18th position in the La Liga table. Visiting Athletic Club holds 8th place with 46 pts.

Insights:
  • Athletic Club have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in La Liga

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Huesca and Athletic Club.

Huesca are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Club are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Huesca form and stats

Overall La Liga stats at home this season for Huesca are 4-6-7 (wins-draw-losses).

In their previous game, the manager J. Rojo Martín led his Huesca to a defeat in the La Liga match away at Cádiz. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio El Alcoraz. Before that, Huesca had a home game versus Real Sociedad which ended with a victory 1-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Huesca have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won one, drawn five and lost one.

The manager J. Rojo Martín will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Real Betis in only four days.

Huesca aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio El Alcoraz in the league, with only 16 goals from 17 games. Huesca have conceded 21 in these home matches.

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Athletic Club form and stats

Athletic Club have only collected 16 points from their away games in the La Liga, after 3-7-7 (17 played).

Club delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Osasuna (placed 12th) in their previous match; a La Liga game. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sevilla at their stadium, the result 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Athletic Club in our archives, and the results are: one win for Club, five draws and four defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Real Madrid in just four days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Club have scored 17 goals in 17 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Athletic Club have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Athletic Club - Huesca 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Huesca zero wins, two draws and Athletic Club four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

HuescaR. Mir Vicente
R. Mir Vicente
13 goals
Athletic ClubA. Berenguer Remiro
A. Berenguer Remiro
8 goals
Athletic ClubI. Williams Arthuer
I. Williams Arthuer
6 goals

Huesca missing players

Athletic Club missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Huesca Athletic Club
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 5 17 35
6 4 1 Won W 1 3 11
12 6 2 Drew D 2 7 13
17 7 3 Lost L 2 7 11
33 16 7 Scored S 6 17 46
52 21 11 Conceded C 7 20 38
89% 82% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
69% 59% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 74%
34% 29% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 41% 43%
26% 24% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 18% 23%
17% 12% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
51% 41% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 59% 57%
20% 29% 17% Clean Sheets C S 0% 24% 26%
40% 47% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 29% 26%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.2 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
9.8 10.3 12.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.6 9.6 10.9
3.2 3.1 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.1 3.4
29% 31% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 33% 39%
Key stats in La Liga this season:
  • Athletic Club have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in La Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlético Madrid 35 23 8 4 61 22 17 13 3 1 37 9 18 10 5 3 24 13 39 77
2 Barcelona 35 23 6 6 80 33 18 11 5 2 43 18 17 12 1 4 37 15 47 75
3 Real Madrid 34 22 8 4 58 24 17 12 2 3 29 10 17 10 6 1 29 14 34 74
4 Sevilla 34 22 4 8 49 27 17 12 1 4 25 11 17 10 3 4 24 16 22 70
5 Real Sociedad 35 15 11 9 53 35 18 8 6 4 30 20 17 7 5 5 23 15 18 56
6 Villarreal 34 13 13 8 51 38 17 7 6 4 23 19 17 6 7 4 28 19 13 52
7 Real Betis 34 14 9 11 43 46 17 8 5 4 24 20 17 6 4 7 19 26 -3 51
8 Athletic Club 35 11 13 11 46 38 18 8 6 4 29 18 17 3 7 7 17 20 8 46
9 Granada 34 13 6 15 43 55 17 9 3 5 24 21 17 4 3 10 19 34 -12 45
10 Celta de Vigo 34 11 11 12 46 51 17 8 3 6 27 27 17 3 8 6 19 24 -5 44
11 Cádiz 35 11 10 14 31 50 18 5 5 8 16 27 17 6 5 6 15 23 -19 43
12 Osasuna 35 10 11 14 33 43 17 6 5 6 18 20 18 4 6 8 15 23 -10 41
13 Levante 35 9 12 14 40 50 17 5 7 5 22 25 18 4 5 9 18 25 -10 39
14 Valencia 34 8 12 14 43 51 17 6 7 4 27 22 17 2 5 10 16 29 -8 36
15 Getafe 34 8 10 16 26 40 17 5 6 6 13 11 17 3 4 10 13 29 -14 34
16 Deportivo Alavés 35 7 11 17 30 54 18 5 6 7 17 23 17 2 5 10 13 31 -24 32
17 Real Valladolid 34 5 16 13 32 46 17 3 7 7 18 26 17 2 9 6 14 20 -14 31
18 Huesca 35 6 12 17 33 52 17 4 6 7 16 21 18 2 6 10 17 31 -19 30
19 Elche 35 6 12 17 29 52 17 4 8 5 16 21 18 2 4 12 13 31 -23 30
20 Eibar 34 5 11 18 26 46 17 2 6 9 11 19 17 3 5 9 15 27 -20 26

Athletic Club:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atlético Madrid 35 23 8 4 61 22 17 13 3 1 37 9 18 10 5 3 24 13 39 77
2 Barcelona 35 23 6 6 80 33 18 11 5 2 43 18 17 12 1 4 37 15 47 75
3 Real Madrid 34 22 8 4 58 24 17 12 2 3 29 10 17 10 6 1 29 14 34 74
4 Sevilla 34 22 4 8 49 27 17 12 1 4 25 11 17 10 3 4 24 16 22 70
5 Real Sociedad 35 15 11 9 53 35 18 8 6 4 30 20 17 7 5 5 23 15 18 56
6 Villarreal 34 13 13 8 51 38 17 7 6 4 23 19 17 6 7 4 28 19 13 52
7 Real Betis 34 14 9 11 43 46 17 8 5 4 24 20 17 6 4 7 19 26 -3 51
8 Athletic Club 35 11 13 11 46 38 18 8 6 4 29 18 17 3 7 7 17 20 8 46
9 Granada 34 13 6 15 43 55 17 9 3 5 24 21 17 4 3 10 19 34 -12 45
10 Celta de Vigo 34 11 11 12 46 51 17 8 3 6 27 27 17 3 8 6 19 24 -5 44
11 Cádiz 35 11 10 14 31 50 18 5 5 8 16 27 17 6 5 6 15 23 -19 43
12 Osasuna 35 10 11 14 33 43 17 6 5 6 18 20 18 4 6 8 15 23 -10 41
13 Levante 35 9 12 14 40 50 17 5 7 5 22 25 18 4 5 9 18 25 -10 39
14 Valencia 34 8 12 14 43 51 17 6 7 4 27 22 17 2 5 10 16 29 -8 36
15 Getafe 34 8 10 16 26 40 17 5 6 6 13 11 17 3 4 10 13 29 -14 34
16 Deportivo Alavés 35 7 11 17 30 54 18 5 6 7 17 23 17 2 5 10 13 31 -24 32
17 Real Valladolid 34 5 16 13 32 46 17 3 7 7 18 26 17 2 9 6 14 20 -14 31
18 Huesca 35 6 12 17 33 52 17 4 6 7 16 21 18 2 6 10 17 31 -19 30
19 Elche 35 6 12 17 29 52 17 4 8 5 16 21 18 2 4 12 13 31 -23 30
20 Eibar 34 5 11 18 26 46 17 2 6 9 11 19 17 3 5 9 15 27 -20 26

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