Athletic Bilbao v Leganes Betting Tips: 1, 2017-05-14

Athletic Bilbao to extend Leganes' poor away run

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao © GEPA pictures

ATHLETIC BILBAO v LEGANES

Sunday 14th May 2017 – Kickoff: 2000hrs

Football – Spain – La Liga Betting Tips

Athletic Bilbao will continue their quest for a Europa League spot for next season when they entertain La Liga strugglers Leganes at their San Mamés Barria on Sunday evening.

Bilbao suffered defeat fro the first time in four matches last weekend when they went down 1-0 away at Deportivo Alaves, but having won their four previous La Liga matches on the trot with wins over Las Palmas, Eibar, Real Betis and Celta Vigo, tonight’s hosts look in good shape to bounce back here this evening.

Add in their very good home record of  13-3-2  35/17 record on home turf and seven wins from their last eight in their own backyard and you can see why they’re heavily tipped to take all three points in this one. Striker Aduriz (15 goals) is the one to watch here.

Visitors Leganes have sealed their La Liga survival recently with two very welcome home wins over Las Palmas 3-0 and Real Betis 4-0, and this must be considered a major achievement for one of the ‘minnows’ of the Spanish top flight in this season’s campaign.

However, with their job now done, they might just take their foot off the pedal (albeit subconsciously) when they make their way to Bilbao for this evening’s clash. In addition, their away record and form has been very poor this season, and if they concede the first goal here, then the outcome is virtually decided.

An away record of  3-4-11 13/31 includes a run of 14 matches on the road without a win as their form has really nosedived since the start of the campaign which saw them register three away wins from their first four trips.

Pick: Athletic Bilbao to win @ 1.45 bwin