Ath Bilbao - Espanyol Prediction, Picks and Tips
The 23rd stage of the Spanish championship ends with Athletic Bilbao - Espanyol at the Estadio San Mames. The Basques receive a visit from a suicide bomber in the last months of La Liga. Since the end of October, Espanyol has been the all-or-nothing team, with only one draw. It remains to be seen whether the game of all or nothing will be repeated on Monday night away from Bilbao. Athletic comes after the game in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey, a match played against Real Madrid. Marcelino's boys remained the same solid team, a team that has already managed to put problems in the La Liga forces. It's hard to believe that Bilbao could lose to Espanyol given the recent form of the two. The Basque team has lost only one of the last 5 matches played in the company of Espanyol on San Mamés.
In the last 5 league games, Bilbao has only one defeat (with Real Madrid). Otherwise, the Basques won 3 victories and a draw. We tend to believe that Bilbao is more likely to get a positive result than a failure. Espanyol have scored 7 goals and conceded 12 in the most recent 5 games in the Spanish league. Now, however, Espanyol will have to do without the team's top scorer, Raul de Tomas. The striker was eliminated by the referee in the last match (with Betis). In 16 of the 22 matches played by Bilbao, they have scored less than 2.5 goals this season. But 11 of these 16 matches were played by Bilbao away. At home, the score is equal: 5 matches under 2.5 and 5 matches over 2.5 goals. We believe that we can force a prediction on more successes in this game than most viewers would think. Bilbao accustomed us to much better performances in the second half than it does in the first act of the matches. In the 10 San Mamés games, Bilbao took a one-time lead at the break. Otherwise, the Basques were defeated in the locker room 4 times, and another 5 times in a tie.
Our recommendation tip for Ath Bilbao - Espanyol: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @ 2.10