Match Analysis

Reason For Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe Betting Tips

• Fewer than three goals have been scored in four of Athletic Bilbao’s last five La Liga games.
• Only 20th placed Huesca have scored fewer goals than Getafe this season, but they have the best defensive record outside the top six.
• Three of the last five meetings between these sides has ended in a 1-1 stalemate.

Tense affair expected in San Mames Barria

It’s been almost three weeks since Athletic Bilbao were last in La Liga action, but don’t expect their return to be accompanied by a goal-filled spectacle on Monday.

Their last outing was a thrilling 3-2 defeat to Barcelona, but that high scoring affair is the exception rather than the rule when it comes to Bilbao. Four of their last five games have featured fewer than three goals and they have scored just 21 goals this season.

This trend continues on home soil, where they have netted six in their last five home league games and seen fewer than three goals scored on four occasions.

Getafe are similarly goalshy. Only bottom placed Huesca have scored fewer goals than them in La Liga this season but they have the best defensive record outside the top six.

Naturally, the result has been plenty of rather tight and tense affairs, with six of their last seven featuring fewer than three goals. With this in mind, backing under 2.5 goals looks excellent value and with these teams separated by just two points in the table and three of the last five meetings ending 1-1, we’re backing that as our correct score prediction.

Match Odds

Home win: 2.31

Away win: 3.63

Draw: 2.93

Over 2.5 goals: 2.87

Under 2.5 goals: 1.43