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Leganes vs Ath Bilbao Prediction & Betting tips
Athletic Bilbao hunts for European football, and therefore cannot afford a point loss in the away match against Leganes. The home club is almost safe, but is a life-threatening opponent in its own Butarque.
Leganes:
For Leganes, the season is in fact already over, because with 41 points in their pocket, the Madrilenians are virtually guaranteed a new season in La Liga again next season. The blue and white want to end the season as well as possible, of course, but lost 2-1 at Villarreal last weekend. Leganes has something to put right in this midweek game round.
In its own Butarque, Leganes is certainly a hard nut to crack. The team of coach Mauricio Pellegrino only had to give in twice to their own crowd this season, and managed to keep Real Madrid in a 1-1 draw a week and a half ago. On Wednesday evening, however, two basic players are forced to step aside, because Sabin Merino and Mikel Vesga rented from Athletic Bilbao have stated in their lease that they are not allowed to play against their mother club. Recio, too, is likely to be absent, so Leganes is considerably weakened.
Athletic Bilbao:
These are exciting weeks for the Athletic Bilbao fans. The team didn’t make any of it in the first half of the season, but since the appointment of coach Gaizka Garitano the sun is shining again over the San Mames. The Basques are now in a creditable seventh place, a position that is probably good for participating in the preliminary rounds of the Europa League. Athletic Bilbao can certainly not count as rich, because number seven Alaves is in points at exactly the same level.
The away game against Leganes must therefore in any case yield three points to keep European football in their own hands. However, that is easier said than done, as Garitano cannot have the suspended star player Raul Garcia on Wednesday evening. Unai Lopez will most likely replace him, although he only sporadically came into action this season. Athletic Bilbao will miss the creativity and scoring ability of Raul Garcia, as in three of her last four away games, the team did not score at all.
Leganes vs Ath Bilbao head to head matches
20.08.18 LL Ath Bilbao Leganes 2 : 1
11.03.18 LL Ath Bilbao Leganes 2 : 0
22.10.17 LL Leganes Ath Bilbao 1 : 0
14.05.17 LL Ath Bilbao Leganes 1 : 1
14.01.17 LL Leganes Ath Bilbao 0 : 0