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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 27, 2025
Barcelona 01:00 Osasuna
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
April 4, 2025
Rayo Vallecano 19:00 Espanyol
April 5, 2025
Girona 12:00 Alaves
Real Madrid 14:15 Valencia
Mallorca 16:30 Celta Vigo
Barcelona 19:00 Real Betis
April 6, 2025
Las Palmas 12:00 Real Sociedad
Sevilla 14:15 Atlético de Madrid
Real Valladolid 16:30 Getafe
Villarreal 19:00 Athletic Bilbao

Spanish Primera Liga Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Barcelona 27 19 3 5 75 27 +48 60
2 Real Madrid 28 18 6 4 59 27 +32 60
3 Atlético de Madrid 28 16 8 4 46 22 +24 56
4 Athletic Bilbao 28 14 10 4 46 24 +22 52
5 Villarreal 27 12 8 7 49 38 +11 44
6 Real Betis 28 12 8 8 38 35 +3 44
7 Mallorca 28 11 7 10 28 34 -6 40
8 Celta Vigo 28 11 6 11 41 41 +0 39
9 Rayo Vallecano 28 9 10 9 31 31 +0 37
10 Sevilla 28 9 9 10 32 37 -5 36
11 Getafe 28 9 9 10 25 23 +2 36
12 Real Sociedad 28 10 5 13 25 30 -5 35
13 Girona 28 9 7 12 36 41 -5 34
14 Osasuna 27 7 12 8 33 39 -6 33
15 Espanyol 27 7 7 13 26 39 -13 28
16 Valencia 28 6 10 12 31 46 -15 28
17 Alaves 28 6 9 13 32 42 -10 27
18 Leganes 28 6 9 13 26 43 -17 27
19 Las Palmas 28 6 7 15 32 47 -15 25
20 Real Valladolid 28 4 4 20 18 63 -45 16

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