Football Previews
Alaves vs Athletic Bilbao
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Estadio de Mendizorroza
Date: 7th May 2017
Kick-off time – 11:00 GMT
Live in-play betting – bet365
10th placed Alaves will hope to continue their good run with at least a point against this impressive Athletic Bilbao team.
Alaves have had a good season so far – they are currently 10th in the league table with 48 points from 35 games.
They trail 9th placed Espanyol by only 2 points and a win in this game could see them topple Espanyol.
They are currently unbeaten in their last 4 league games and they have lost only 3 of their last 10 league games.
They have won 3 of their last 6 home games, and took 4 points from their last 2 home games.
Athletic Bilbao are currently 6th in the league table with 62 points from 35 league games.
They are currently on a run of 4 straight league wins and they have lost only 2 of their last 10 games, winning the remaining 8.
Away from home, they have also been in good form – they have won 4 of their last 5 away games, and they have scored at least 1 goal in those 5 matches.
Bookmakers make Bilbao slight odds-on favourites to come out on top in this tie (1.85).
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
| Alavés last 5 matches (most recent first): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04/17 | (a)Real Betis | 1-4 | W |
| 27/04/17 | (h)Eibar | 0-0 | D |
| 23/04/17 | (a)Las Palmas | 1-1 | D |
| 17/04/17 | (h)Villarreal | 2-1 | W |
| 08/04/17 | (a)Espanyol | 1-0 | L |
| Athletic Bilbao last 5 matches (most recent first): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04/17 | (a)Celta Vigo | 0-3 | W |
| 27/04/17 | (h)Real Betis | 2-1 | W |
| 24/04/17 | (a)Eibar | 0-1 | W |
| 14/04/17 | (h)Las Palmas | 5-1 | W |
| 07/04/17 | (a)Villarreal | 3-1 | L |
Last time they met: Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Alavés
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
| August 25, 2017 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 19:15 | Villarreal |
| Real Betis | 21:00 | Celta de Vigo |
| August 26, 2017 | ||
| Deportivo Alavés | 17:15 | Barcelona |
| Girona | 19:15 | Málaga |
| Levante | 19:15 | Deportivo De La Coruña |
| Las Palmas | 21:15 | Atlético de Madrid |
| August 27, 2017 | ||
| Eibar | 17:15 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Espanyol | 17:15 | Leganés |
| Getafe | 19:15 | Sevilla |
| Real Madrid | 21:15 | Valencia |
| September 8, 2017 | ||
| Leganés | 20:00 | Getafe |
| September 9, 2017 | ||
| Real Madrid | 12:00 | Levante |
| Valencia | 15:15 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Sevilla | 17:30 | Eibar |
| Barcelona | 19:45 | Espanyol |
| September 10, 2017 | ||
| Deportivo De La Coruña | 11:00 | Real Sociedad |
| Athletic Bilbao | 15:15 | Girona |
| Celta de Vigo | 17:30 | Deportivo Alavés |
| Villarreal | 19:45 | Real Betis |
| September 11, 2017 | ||
| Málaga | 20:00 | Las Palmas |
Spanish Primera Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Eibar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 5 | Leganés | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | Levante | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 7 | Valencia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 8 | Atlético de Madrid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 1 |
| 9 | Girona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 1 |
| 10 | Espanyol | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 1 |
| 11 | Sevilla | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 1 |
| 12 | Athletic Bilbao | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 |
| 13 | Getafe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 |
| 14 | Celta de Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alavés | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Málaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Real Betis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Deportivo De La Coruña | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Spanish Primera Results
| August 21, 2017 | ||
| Málaga | 0 - 1 | Eibar |
| Levante | 1 - 0 | Villarreal |
| August 20, 2017 | ||
| Deportivo De La Coruña | 0 - 3 | Real Madrid |
| Barcelona | 2 - 0 | Real Betis |
| Athletic Bilbao | 0 - 0 | Getafe |
| August 19, 2017 | ||
| Sevilla | 1 - 1 | Espanyol |
| Girona | 2 - 2 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Celta de Vigo | 2 - 3 | Real Sociedad |
| August 18, 2017 | ||
| Valencia | 1 - 0 | Las Palmas |
| Leganés | 1 - 0 | Deportivo Alavés |
