Barcelona vs Athletic Prediction: the Catalans will win in a high-scoring match

Barcelona vs Athletic: Prediction for the Match on November 22, 2025

Prediction for the La Liga match which will be held on November 22. Who will be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Barcelona: form and statistics

After the October break, Barça played six matches in two tournaments. In the Champions League, the Blaugrana crushed Greek side Olympiacos 6:1 and drew 3:3 away to Belgian side Bruges. In La Liga, Barça beat Girona 2:1 in the derby, lost 2:1 to Real Madrid in an away match, and achieved confident victories over Elche 3:1 and Celta 4:2. 

Before the start of the 13th round of the Spanish La Liga, Barcelona is in second place in the division table with 28 points, three points behind leaders Real Madrid. The gap between them and Betis, which is outside the Champions League competition, is 8 points. Barça's home record is fourth in the division with +5=0-0 and a goal difference of 16:3. 

Athletic: form and statistics

Basque played six matches in the last cycle: two in the Champions League and four in La Liga. In the Champions League, the Lions suffered two defeats against Arsenal and Dortmund with a total score of 1:6. In La Liga, they earned four points, losing to Getafe and Real Sociedad, drawing with Elche and defeating Oviedo 1:0 at home. In the match against Oviedo, Williams scored the only goal in the 25th minute.

Before the start of the next round of La Liga, Athletic are in 7th place in the La Liga table with 17 points, one point behind Espanyol, who are in the European Cup competition. They are seven points ahead of Girona, which is in the relegation zone. The Basques' away record is 12th in the division, with +1=1-3 and a goal difference of 4:7.

Barcelona vs Athletic: head to head statistics

The teams have met 245 times, +125=40-80, with a goal difference of 85:51 in favour of Barcelona. There have been 120 matches at Barça's home ground, with 70% of wins for the home side, 12% draws and 18% wins for the visitors, with a goal difference of 280:125.

Barcelona vs Athletic: Betting Tips & Odds

• Barça has won 70% of its home games against Athletic. You can place a bet on W1 with odds of 1.45 at the 1xbet bookmaker.
• In the last 10 matches involving Barça, both teams have scored. You can bet on TO with odds of 1.71 at bet365.
• Barça has won three consecutive matches against Athletic. You can bet on W1 with odds of 1.46 at 1xbet.
• Barça has a 10-match unbeaten streak against Athletic. You can place a bet on 1X with odds of 1.18 at bet365.
• There have been no draws in the last five matches involving Athletic. You can place a bet on 12 with odds of 1.12 at the 1xbet bookmaker.

Barcelona vs Athletic: Bookmakers' odds for the match

Analysts at bet365 bookmaker consider Barcelona to be the favourite in this match. The odds for a Catalan victory are 1.45. You can bet on Athletic's success with odds of 6.40, while a draw is offered at odds of 4.90.

The bookmaker believes that the match between Barcelona and Athletic will be rich in goals. You can bet on a total over 2.5 goals at odds of 1.53, and on a total under 2.5 goals at odds of 2.40.

The experts at bet365 believe that Barcelona and Athletic will exchange goals in the upcoming game. You can place a bet on BTTS - Yes at odds of 1.71, and on BTTS - No at odds of 2.11.

Barcelona vs Athletic match prediction 22 November 2025

One of the central matches of the game day will take place at Camp Nou, where Barcelona will host Athletic. This is a classic Spanish football rivalry, in which bookmakers consider the Catalans to be clear favourites, and quite rightly so. Barça has a 100% record in home matches in La Liga 2025/26, and the Basques have recently been a fairly comfortable opponent for the Catalans, as can be seen from the statistics of personal meetings between the teams.

Barcelona itself regularly delights us not only with victories, but also with high-scoring matches. The Over bet has come in in the last 10 matches involving the future hosts, and the TO 2.5 bet has come in the last 13 matches involving Barça. We believe that the main trends in Barça's matches will continue, i.e. the Catalans will win on Saturday, and the classic Spanish clash will end with a high-scoring result. 

Our main prediction: is W1 + Total Over 1.5 for a coefficient of 1.60 in the betway bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: is Handicap 1 (-1.5) for a coefficient 2.21 in the 1xbet bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: is Correct Score 3:1 for a coefficient 10.00 in the bet365 bookmaker.