Okay, so I’ve been following La Liga for a while now, and this weekend we’ve got Athletic Bilbao vs. Barcelona coming up. I started digging into this match because, well, it’s a big one!
First, I checked out the recent news. It looks like Bilbao just had a huge win against Atletico Madrid, which got them into the Copa del Rey final. They must be feeling pretty good, all things considered. I bet they’ll bring that energy to this match against Barca. Then I looked up when they’re playing, it seems like it’s on January 8, 2025, at 7 PM UTC, at King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah. I also noticed that they recently played, and Barcelona won 4-0. That’s a tough score, but it doesn’t mean much for future games, each game is a different beast.
- Scoured some news articles to see what the vibe was around both teams.
- Compared the teams’ recent performances. Wins, losses, the whole deal.
- Looked into past matches between these two. There was some mention of an injury-time equalizer by Bilbao against Barca in the Super Cup, which sounds wild! It’s always fun to dig into that kind of recent history.
- I also checked out some predictions from sources like Sports Mole. It’s good to see what others think is going to happen.
- Also I found out that Real Betis is playing against Athletic Club on February 2, 2025. I’m not sure why I have this information, but it’s good to know, I guess.
- Oh, and the websites were acting up! One was in Turkish and showed some videos, one was asking me to login, and another had some Japanese text saying to “please wait”. It was a mess!
My process:
Honestly, predicting these games is always a shot in the dark, but that’s what makes it fun, right? Can’t wait to see how this one plays out!
