Ath Bilbao vs Las Palmas Prediction & Betting Tips (20 December)

Athletic Bilbao, 5th overall, gained 4 points from Atlético Madrid over the last three days and now finds itself 2 points from this 4th place giving access to the next Champions League. The Basque club impresses its opponents and has not suffered defeat since October 22, almost two months. For a little over a month, Bilbao has had some great performances with successes at Villarreal 2-3, against Rayo Vallecano 4-0 and against Atlético Madrid 2-0 on December 16 then 1 draw notably on the Girona lawn 1-1 candidate for the title. Undefeated for 9 matches in all competitions, Athletic Bilbao won their last 3 meetings in San Mamés against Celta Vigo 4-3, against Rayo Vallecano 4-0 and ahead of Atlético Madrid 2-0.

A new success against Las Palmas is largely achievable. The island club, for its part, is in the first half of the ranking, in 9th place, but has already conceded 5 defeats to Valencia, Girona, Sevilla FC, Real Madrid, Betis Sevilla in 9 trips. Garcia Pimienta's protégés, who qualified for the 1/16 finals in pain at Tudelano 1-2 ap, did not perform well thereafter despite 1 short success at Alaves 0-1 and ahead of Cadiz CF 1 -1 this December 17.

Ath Bilbao ended their season in the LaLiga with involvement in 11 consecutive home games containing goals at both ends, and this run stretches to 17 of 19 matches over the slightly longer term. As for Las Palmas, they have been no strangers to exciting encounters on their second-tier travels, with neither keeper pitching a shutout in 12 of their last 14 trips.