Ath Bilbao vs Las Palmas prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2025-04-22 17:00.
[p]Athletic Club suffered late heartbreak on Sunday night, conceding in the 93rd-minute to lose 1-0 at Real Madrid. With this clash against Las Palmas their final fixture before the first leg of their UEFA Europa League semi-final against Manchester United, the Lions will be keen to get some momentum back as their top-five standing – and the Champions League qualification that goes with it – remains comfortable despite a run of one win from four La Liga outings (D2, L1).[/p]
[p]That loss came on the road, and Ernesto Valverde’s men remain incredibly tough to beat on their own turf, losing just once at San Mamés in the league since August 2023 (W21, D12)! Athletic’s formidable home record may not receive the stiffest test from a Las Palmas side they’ve beaten in three successive H2Hs, while they’ve not lost this fixture at home since 2000 (W3, D2).[/p]
[p]Las Palmas will be no pushovers having suddenly emerged as one of the division’s form sides, losing just one of their last five matches to climb out of the relegation zone (W2, D2). Back-to-back wins – most recently scoring a last-gasp winner to see off AtlĂ©tico Madrid – have lifted the Yellows one point above the danger line and given them a realistic chance of extending their top-flight stay into a third season.[/p]
[p]This fixture therefore comes at an inopportune time, as Las Palmas have only ever won four times on Athletic soil (D5, L29), while they’ve emerged victorious from just one of their trips to face the current top nine in La Liga this term (D2, L5). Diego MartĂnez’s men did win their last trip against Getafe (3-1), so will be eyeing up their second set of consecutive road victories in the league this season, with the previous pair including a famous success over Barcelona![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Iñaki Williams should be primed to face Las Palmas having wreaked havoc in the reverse fixture (W 3-2), assisting all three of Athletic’s goals on that day. Las Palmas’ top scorer Fábio Silva has seen eight of his ten La Liga goals this term come on the road, six of which came after half-time.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Of the 38 goals Las Palmas have scored in La Liga this season, only ten came before half-time.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]