Athletic Club head to the Canary Islands this weekend, targeting their second win of the season. Our Las Palmas vs Athletic Club prediction and La Liga betting tips consider whether they’ll be able to get it.
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Las Palmas vs Athletic Club prediction: Score draw in Gran Canaria
Key stats
- Our Las Palmas vs Athletic Club betting tips take into account that the visitors have won just four of their 12 league games since winning the Copa del Rey.
- Both teams have scored in four of Las Palmas’ last five league matches.
- It’s just one win in six for Athletic, including their final two pre-season games.
Correct score prediction: Las Palmas 1-1 Athletic Club
This is likely to be a close game. Las Palmas were one of the favourites for relegation, but they’ve been playing better than their points tally suggests with Oli McBurnie doing a solid job up front, while Alberto Moleiro has looked lively playing off him. With Athletic not in great form, we could see this end all square.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Basques the favourites to claim the points
- HOME: 27/10 (3.70) – 27.0%
- DRAW: 23/10 (3.30) – 30.3%
- AWAY: Evens (2.00) – 50.0%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
The visitors are the favourites according to the Las Palmas vs Athletic Club odds with an implied probability of 50.0% that they leave with maximum points.
Ernesto Valverde’s side head into this after suffering late heartbreak in the 1-0 home defeat to Atletico Madrid.
As for Las Palmas, they were also beaten last time out, going down 2-0 at Alaves.
Today’s football betting tips look at some of the best picks from the upcoming action around the world.
Most recent H2Hs: Athletic hoping to repeat last season’s double
Our Las Palmas vs Athletic Club prediction suggests it’ll be closer this term, after the Basques won both meetings last season. They have only won on one of their last six trips to Gran Canaria overall though.
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Athletic Bilbao
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Las Palmas
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Athletic Bilbao
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Las Palmas preview: Januzaj the only potential absentee
The hosts are doing well on the fitness front, with recent signing Adnan Januzaj their only injury concern heading into this.
Predicted Lineup: Cillessen (GK), Marmol, McKenna, Suarez, Marvin, Kirian, Campaña, Javier Muñoz, Moleiro, McBurnie & Sandro
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Athletic Club preview: Two absentees for Valverde
Goalkeeper Unai Simon and central defender Yeray are both sidelined for the long trip to the Canary Islands. Otherwise, Athletic should be at full strength.
Predicted Lineup: Agirrezabala (GK), Yuri, Paredes, Vivian, De Marcos, Prados, Jauregizar, Nico Williams, Sancet, Iñaki Williams & Guruzeta
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Player to watch – Nico Williams
The class act in this game on paper is Nico Williams. The Athletic winger was one of the breakout stars at Euro 2024, scoring two and assisting one, but he’s not registered a goal contribution yet this term in La Liga.
More to come from Nico
The 22-year old averages 1.8 dribbles and 0.3 key passes per game so far in La Liga 2024/25. It’s very early days, but those numbers are way down on averages of 2.8 dribbles and 1.5 key passes per match last season.
