Name of the game: Spanish Super Cup

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City

Time: 09/1/2025 3:00

Teams: Athletic Bilbao VS Barcelona

Winning prediction: Away win 44%

Score prediction: 1-2

Number of goals predicted: 3 goals

Personal analysis: Athletic Bilbao's offensive system in the frontcourt and defensive system in the backcourt are relatively clear. The offensive end basically relies on Williams to break through and organize the offense on the wing, while Gurzetta, Sanchet and Berenguer are responsible for shooting in the middle. Williams' ability to break through and create opportunities is quite good. This season, the proportion of their shots has decreased. More tasks are still to organize the offense. In the center position, except for Gurzetta's ability to grab points, the ability of several people to seize opportunities is not very strong. This is one of the reasons why the team's current offensive efficiency is not so high. The team's speed of retreating on the back line and the formation in high-speed movement are maintained very well. Basically, they will build two layers of positions for defense. In positional warfare, they invest too much in the defense of the strong side, but the defense in front of the goal and the back point area is slightly worse. Barcelona's current offensive ability is the best in the five major leagues. The post-00s on the front line are basically talented players. Gavi, Fermin, and Pedri are top-notch in terms of adjustment and instant ball passing ability in movement. With Rafinha's super breakthrough ability, Barcelona's entire offensive system is very strong in high-speed operation. In terms of midfield defense, several full-backs have more forward involvement in the offense, which makes it more uncomfortable when the opponent counterattacks, but Barcelona rarely loses the ball in the frontcourt. Secondly, the young player Casado has insufficient experience in handling the ball, and many interceptions are not done well.

Athletic Bilbao is much weaker than Barcelona in terms of offensive strength. Barcelona's various tactical execution capabilities and players' individual skills are basically at the top level. It is hard to say who is weaker on the front line, but the young players have fewer honors. The main problem of the team at present lies in the locker room and club management. The team only needs to survive this stage and there will be no shortage of top players in the next 5-10 years. In this game, Athletic Bilbao's 0.5 goal handicap is a bit low in the neutral field. Barcelona has a fundamental gap with other teams except that it takes a little effort to play Real Madrid. Therefore, Lao Li is still optimistic about Barcelona's winning option in this game, and the score is expected to be 1-2 or 0-2.