Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao prediction 07.01.2026 | Super Cup

Barcelona have another great season and are a candidate for trophies in all competitions. In La Liga, Flick's team are at the top of the standings with four points more than their biggest rival, Real Madrid. Barca are in excellent form with eight victories across all competitions. In the previous match, they won 2-0 on the road against Espanyol. Flick's team had big problems breaking the city rival, but they scored two quick goals late in the game and recorded another valuable victory.

Barca's head coach, Hansi Flick, was realistic about how hard it was to beat Espanyol. After a victory, he said, "It was also tied to the result, and I'll say it frankly: we didn't deserve it. But in the end, the quality we brought to the pitch after the changes is what decided the match, and I'm thrilled about that."

Barcelona doesn't have big problems with missing players. Only Gavi, Andreas Christensen and Ronald Araujo should be unavailable for Wednesday's game in Jeddah.

Athletic Bilbao are far from the level they showed the previous season when they ended fourth on the table. In the current campaign, Ernesto Valverde's team is eighth in La Liga with 14 points fewer than the Champions League spots. Athletic Bilbao haven't played well lately; their only victory in the previous five matches came in the Copa Del Rey after extra time against Ourense. Last weekend, Athletic Bilbao drew 1-1 away to Osasuna. The visitors were the better team throughout the game, but the inefficiency cost them all three points.

Athletic's Ernesto Valverde wasn't fully satisfied after a draw against Osasuna. However, he also added, "When you're behind on the scoreboard, and you equalize, a point always feels better."

Yeray Alvarez, Unai Egiluz, and Benat Prados Diaz are unavailable for the trip to Jeddah.