Winless in seven, including four defeats for Girona, is relegation form, and unless they get a result here, they could fall into the bottom three come the end of the weekend.
After a tough run, Bilbao found the winning formula again last week and should be able to overcome Girona here, despite some key injuries.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Athletic Bilbao win with a probability of 37.3%. A win for Girona had a probability of 35.07% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for an Athletic Bilbao win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.99%) and 0-2 (6.78%). The likeliest Girona win was 1-0 (10.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.05%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood.