Athletic Bilbao are going up against visiting rivals UD Las Palmas at The Estadio San Mamés in this La Liga fixture on Wednesday.
Our tips, poll and stats for Athletic Bilbao v UD Las Palmas can all be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Athletic Bilbao
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Athletic Bilbao will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 1-0 La Liga loss in their previous game against Real Madrid.
In that match, Athletic Bilbao had 26% possession and 3 attempts on goal with 1 on target. Real Madrid got 22 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Federico Valverde (90') was the scorer for Real Madrid.
Their most recent results show that there has been much resilience in the Athletic Bilbao rearguard. Athletic Bilbao have been mean at the back, seeing the tally of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their past 6 outings standing at 1. That pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this match, though.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Athletic Bilbao:
- haven't been beaten in the league by UD Las Palmas in their previous 4 games.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 13 home league matches. A fantastic home record.
UD Las Palmas
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UD Las Palmas will come into the game after a 1-0 La Liga win to defeat Atlético Madrid in their previous game.
In that match, UD Las Palmas had 41% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for UD Las Palmas was Javi Muñoz (90'). Atletico Madrid had 7 shots on goal with 2 on target.
UD Las Palmas have had no problems opening up opposition defences in their most recent fixtures, having scored 8 times in their last 6 matches. Having said that, UD Las Palmas have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same outings.
Their previous form shows that UD Las Palmas:
- have not registered a win against Athletic Bilbao in away games against them for the last 5 matches in the league. Not good at all.
- are undefeated in their last 2 away league matches.
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Head to head
An examination of their prior head to head clashes dating back to 14/04/2017 shows us that Athletic Bilbao have won 4 of them and UD Las Palmas 1, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.
An aggregate of 15 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 11 for Los Leones and 4 netted by Las Palmas. That’s an average goals per game of 2.5.
The previous league encounter featuring these clubs was La Liga match day 5 on 15/09/2024 which ended up with the score at UD Las Palmas 2-3 Athletic Bilbao.
That time, UD Las Palmas managed 65% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The goals were scored by Sandro Ramírez (58') and Álex Muñoz (83').
Athletic Bilbao got 9 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Oihan Sancet (7'), Nico Williams (30') and Aitor Paredes (76') scored.
The match was refereed by Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias.
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Team News: UD Las Palmas
UD Las Palmas boss Diego Martínez has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Kirian Rodríguez (Lymphatic cancer) and Andy Pelmard (unknown injury) won’t be making appearances.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Athletic Bilbao will, in all likelihood, dominate possession and create several successful chances.
Conversely, UD Las Palmas are also probably going to find it difficult to make a breakthrough although we do think that they will probably end up scoring here.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a comfortable 3-1 winning margin for Athletic Bilbao at full-time.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at the bookies’ prices in the win-draw-win market, victory for Athletic Bilbao is available for 1.38, a bet on a drawn result is 4.5 and betting on the win for UD Las Palmas can get you 8. They’re the best of the returns offered at this very moment.
Victor Martins,
01:01 21/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Athletic Bilbao
Formed: 1898
Stadium: The Estadio San Mamés (53,289)
Captain: Óscar De Marcos
Chairman: Jon Uriarte
Manager: Ernesto Valverde
Competitions: La Liga position 4, Europa League (Semi Finals)
🔑 Star Player: Álex Berenguer
Customarily taking to the field in the Left Wing position, Álex Berenguer was born in Pamplona, Spain. After having played his first senior match for Osasuna in the 2014 - 2015 season, the dangerous Forward has bagged 5 league goals in this LaLiga 2024 - 2025 season to date from a total of 30 appearances.