Athletic Bilbao take on the visitors in the round 18 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Wednesday, December 20th at Estadio San Mamés (Bilbao).
Athletic Bilbao continues to delight its fans. Approaching the match of the next La Liga round against Las Palmas, the lions are in excellent spirits. A few days before the duel with Las Palmas, Ernesto Valverde's team secured a victory over Madrid's Atletico on the same field (2-0). This win marked their third consecutive home victory in the championship, following triumphs over Rayo Vallecano (4-0) and Celta (4-3). Athletic have scored 33 goals in 17 La Liga rounds. However, if you think everything is perfect in their defense, that's not the case. The shootout with Celta, mentioned earlier, and draws against Valencia (1-1), Girona (1-1), Granada (1-1), and a victory over Villarreal (3-2) illustrate this. What am I leading to? In the match against Las Palmas, the hosts may not only score but also concede.
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Las Palmas returned to the elite of Spanish football after the last season and, judging by the results, has no intention of returning to Segunda. Currently, Francisco Garcia Pimienta's team is in eighth place in the table, in close proximity to the European competition zone. The islanders rarely suffer defeats, which is why I'm not risking taking a home win in this match. In the last seven rounds, Las Palmas suffered only one defeat – against Betis (0-1). This match is also the only one in which the team in yellow and blue failed to score during this period. In other cases, opponents could not keep their goal intact: victories over Getafe (2-0), Alaves (1-0), Madrid's Atletico (2-1), Almeria (2-1), as well as draws with Osasuna and Cadiz with the same score of 1-1.
Recently, Las Palmas players have also been showing very decent quality football and are certainly not pushovers. I find the Both Teams to Score bet appealing for this matchup due to a coefficient above two. Fans of La Liga probably expect goals from the hosts, given their status as favorites. This is logical. However, in the last ten league rounds, the opponents only twice left the field without upsetting each other. If Athletic Bilbao's attack looks splendid (only Girona and Real Madrid score more in La Liga), they have conceded 19 times in 17 rounds, indicating vulnerability in Valverde's team's defense. Las Palmas can take advantage of this vulnerability. My prediction is Both Teams to Score!
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes.
