Las Palmas - Athletic Bilbao forecast and analysis (28.11)
Las Palmas - Athletic Bilbao forecast and analysis (28.11)The teams Las Palmas and Athletic Bilbao will close the 13th round in La Liga. The match between them is Monday, November 28 from 21:45 at "Estadio de Gran Canaria" in Las Palmas.
The hosts are on 12th position with a total of 16 points. They are targeting a place in the first half of the standings and started the season well, but recently recorded tentative results.
In the last round Las Palmas lost 0: 2 visit of Betis, and before that beat Eibar 1: 0 at home. The team relies heavily on home matches with three wins and three losses before own audience to date. "Yellow" even dragged point against Real Madrid "Estadio de Gran Canaria", so they have reasons to believe that they can win the three points on Monday night.
Guests from Bilbao beat Sassuolo 3: 2 in midweek and qualified for the next stage of the Europa League. In the last round of group stage they can not be displaced from the top two positions, so did a good job in the tournament.
In Primera, Athletic is in eighth place with a total of 20 points. They are just two points behind fourth Villarreal, so they are very close to the Champions League zone. Basque dream of matches in the most prestigious club tournament and success in Las Palmas will increase their chances for a place in the Top 4. Ernesto Valverde could count on all the best, so it will choose the optimal composition for the clash on Monday.
Last season both teams failed to win, and four of their last five matches ended in a draw. Las Palmas played strong in front of their own crowd, while Athletic Bilbao is the class composition and plays continuously from the beginning of the season, so the tie seems completely logical choice for this meeting.
FORECAST: X