La Liga champions Barcelona are looking to get back to winning ways in the Spanish top flight when they face Athletic Bilbao at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Sunday night. Barcelona currently sits in third place in the La Liga table, having accumulated 21 points from their first nine matches of the 2023-24 campaign. On the other hand, Athletic Bilbao is in fifth place with 19 points from their first nine games. Barcelona has had a strong start to the season, winning six and drawing three of their nine La Liga matches, leaving them three points behind league leaders Real Madrid. Additionally, they have won both of their opening two Champions League group-stage matches, defeating Royal Antwerp 5-0 and Porto 1-0, putting them in a good position ahead of their next game against Shakhtar Donetsk on October 25.

In their most recent La Liga outing, Barcelona drew 2-2 with Granada, coming from two goals down to secure a point. Despite this, they remain unbeaten in all competitions this season. In their last home game, they defeated Sevilla 1-0. They are now determined to secure another victory before facing Real Madrid in El Clasico on October 28. Barcelona has won each of their last three La Liga matches against Athletic Bilbao and has been unbeaten against them in the league since August 2019. For Barcelona, Xavi may have some concerns about the draws with Getafe, Mallorca, and Granada this season, but the overall start has been positive as they aim to compete on all fronts in 2023-24. On the other hand, Athletic Bilbao has won five, drawn two, and lost two of their nine league matches this season, accumulating 17 points and occupying the fifth position in the table. Their low point of the season was a 3-0 defeat to Real Sociedad in the Basque derby on September 30, but they recovered well by defeating Almeria 3-0 before the international break. Inaki Williams and Gorka Guruzeta have both scored four goals each in La Liga this season for Athletic Bilbao, with Nico Williams leading the assists chart with four, BUT he will be unavailable for this weekend's match due to a back issue. With the potential for an exciting match and despite missing several key players, Barcelona is favored to secure all three points in this contest. Predicting 2-0 or 2-1 correct score.

西甲冠军巴塞罗那希望在周日晚上在奥林匹克球场对阵毕尔巴鄂竞技的比赛中重回胜利之路。巴塞罗那目前在西甲积分榜上排名第三，在2023-24赛季的前9场比赛中累积了21分。另一方面，毕尔巴鄂竞技在前9场比赛中积19分，排名第五。巴塞罗那本赛季开局不错，在西甲联赛的9场比赛中取得6胜3平，落后联赛领头羊皇马3分。此外，他们在欧冠小组赛的两场比赛中都取得了胜利，分别以5比0和1比0击败了皇家安特卫普和波尔图，这使他们在10月25日对阵顿涅茨克矿工的比赛中处于有利地位。

在他们最近的西甲比赛中，巴塞罗那2-2战平格拉纳达，在落后两球的情况下锁定一分。尽管如此，他们在本赛季的各项赛事中保持不败。在上一场主场比赛中，他们以1比0击败了塞维利亚。他们现在决心在10月28日对阵皇马的国家德比之前取得另一场胜利。巴塞罗那在西甲联赛最近三场对阵毕尔巴鄂竞技的比赛中都取得了胜利，并且自2019年8月以来在联赛中保持不败。对于巴萨来说，哈维可能会担心本赛季与赫塔菲、马洛卡和格拉纳达的平局，但总的来说，他们的开局是积极的，因为他们的目标是在2023-24赛季在各方面竞争。另一方面，毕尔巴鄂竞技在本赛季的9场联赛中取得了5胜2平2负的成绩，积17分，排名积分榜第5位。他们本赛季的低谷是在9月30日的巴斯克德比中0 - 3负于皇家社会，但他们在国际比赛日之前3-0击败阿尔梅里亚，恢复得很好。伊纳基·威廉姆斯和古尔卡·古鲁泽塔本赛季分别为毕尔巴鄂竞技在西甲联赛中打进4球，其中尼科·威廉姆斯以4球领跑助攻榜，但由于背伤，他将无法参加本周末的比赛。这将是一场激动人心的比赛，尽管失去了几名关键球员，但巴塞罗那有望在这场比赛中获得三分。预测2-0或2-1的正确比分。