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Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe

Competition – Spanish Primera Liga

Stadium: San Mamés

Date: 15th August 2024

Kick-off time – 18:00 GMT

The 2024/25 La Liga season begins this Thursday with a game between Athletic Bilbao and Getafe at the Estadio San Mamés.

After winning the Copa del Rey and finishing fifth in La Liga last season, Bilbao may struggle to improve on a hugely successful campaign again. The Basque club have largely been quiet in the summer transfer market but keeping prize asset Nico Williams at the club beyond this summer and the 12-month extension of head coach Ernesto Valverde’s contract has given them a huge chance in the race for the top four.

Bilbao begins the season with a game against Getafe, who they are unbeaten against in eight H2H games. However, that run isn’t as impressive as it initially appears as six of those encounters were draws including last term’s corresponding fixture which saw Valverde’s side twice squander the lead as they were ultimately held 2-2 – one of only five occasions last season in which they dropped points from a winning position.

However, despite their positive result last season, Getafe will be under no illusions about the size of the task at hand given that only Real Madrid (0) lost fewer La Liga home matches last season than their hosts (one).

That statistic and the fact that only Cádiz and Granada won fewer away games in Spain’s top flight than Getafe last term means that a victory for the visitors seems unlikely in this opening fixture.

Also, the summer departures of Jaime Mata, Óscar Rodríguez, Mason Greenwood and Juanmi Latasa have certainly removed some firepower from Los Azulones’ frontline so fans may not expect José Bordalás’ side to replicate last season’s 12th-placed finish.

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera Liga:

March 8, 2025
Barcelona 21:00 Osasuna
March 15, 2025
Real Valladolid 14:00 Celta Vigo
Mallorca 16:15 Espanyol
Villarreal 18:30 Real Madrid
Girona 21:00 Valencia
March 16, 2025
Leganes 14:00 Real Betis
Sevilla 16:15 Athletic Bilbao
Rayo Vallecano 18:30 Real Sociedad
Osasuna 18:30 Getafe
Atlético de Madrid 21:00 Barcelona
March 28, 2025
Athletic Bilbao 21:00 Osasuna
March 29, 2025
Real Sociedad 14:00 Real Valladolid
Espanyol 16:15 Atlético de Madrid
Alaves 18:30 Rayo Vallecano
Real Madrid 21:00 Leganes
March 30, 2025
Getafe 12:00 Villarreal
Barcelona 14:15 Girona
Valencia 16:30 Mallorca
Real Betis 19:00 Sevilla
March 31, 2025
Celta Vigo 19:00 Las Palmas

Spanish Primera Liga Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Barcelona 26 18 3 5 71 25 +46 57
2 Real Madrid 27 17 6 4 57 26 +31 57
3 Atlético de Madrid 27 16 8 3 44 18 +26 56
4 Athletic Bilbao 27 13 10 4 45 24 +21 49
5 Villarreal 26 12 8 6 48 36 +12 44
6 Real Betis 27 11 8 8 35 33 +2 41
7 Mallorca 27 10 7 10 26 33 -7 37
8 Rayo Vallecano 27 9 9 9 29 29 +0 36
9 Celta Vigo 27 10 6 11 40 41 -1 36
10 Sevilla 27 9 9 9 32 36 -4 36
11 Real Sociedad 27 10 4 13 23 28 -5 34
12 Getafe 27 8 9 10 23 22 +1 33
13 Girona 27 9 6 12 35 40 -5 33
14 Osasuna 26 7 12 7 32 37 -5 33
15 Espanyol 26 7 7 12 25 37 -12 28
16 Alaves 28 6 9 13 32 42 -10 27
17 Valencia 27 6 9 12 30 45 -15 27
18 Leganes 27 6 9 12 24 40 -16 27
19 Las Palmas 28 6 7 15 32 47 -15 25
20 Real Valladolid 27 4 4 19 18 62 -44 16

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