Athletic Bilbao hosts Levante in round 27 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Monday, March 7th at Estadio San Mamés (Bilbao)
Athletic Bilbao was obviously betting on the tournament where it is doing well, that is, the Spanish Cup. The Basques once again confirmed their class in the Copa del Rey. They were able to eliminate such opponents as Real Madrid and Barcelona. But they faced resistance from Valencia at the semifinal stage. The first leg at Estadio San Mamés ended in a 1-1 draw, so the Lions saved energy for the second leg in Valencia. But they didn’t manage to achieve their goal, lost 1-0, and left the cup. And it was not surprising that the Sunday visit to Camp Nou ended with not just a defeat. The Catalans simply destroyed the guests from Bilbao with a 4-0 score. But in general, Athletic showed good results in La Liga before that. The Lions gained five victories in eight previous matches, beating such strong opponents as Betis and Real Sociedad. They still have chances of taking a place in the European competition zone, but they need to step up and earn as many points as possible. At the same time, Athletic Bilbao managed to win only one of the last four games, and the rest ended in defeats.
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Levante is still at the very bottom of the standings. It is in 20th place with only 18 points. But at the same time, seven of them were earned in the last three rounds. At first, there was a loud sensation: thanks to a goal by Melero, the Frogs managed to beat Atlético Madrid at Wanda Metropolitano. And they were able to keep on scoring points. On February 21, Levante managed to avoid the defeat to Celta at the end of the match in Vigo. And last Friday, the Frogs confidently hammered Elche at home. It is clear that the Green-striped ones have already resolved all their issues, and as often happens with the Spanish middle peasants, they began to relax in the second part of the championship. But the Frogs still had to use that. And they did it with brilliance: they scored at the end of the 1st half, strengthened their lead closer to the end, and won 3-0. However, the distance to 17th place is still quite large, so Levante has no right to slow down.
In the last four head-to-head matches, there were no winners in regulation time. Athletic Bilbao managed to win one game but did that only in extra time. Last November, the teams played a goalless draw. Now bookmakers consider the Lions as favorites and give them a noticeable advantage. But they are not in the best shape, so we'd better bet on neutral Under 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
