Betting tips for Eibar vs Ath Bilbao - 24.04.2017

Day 33 of the Santander League ends, this Monday, with the Basque derby, which will be played in Ipurua, between Eibar and Athletic Bilbao. Both teams are very close to the European posts, fighting with Real Sociead, another Basque team. Athletic come from home scoring and get moralized to the game, while Eibar ended a good streak, in the last day and wants to regain his hobby, which aims to give away the first European participation in history.

El Eibar arrives in this match after having lost in the field of Betis (0-2) last week, in a match in which the Sevillians scored in the first minutes of the match and very close to the end, and in which The Basques dominated completely, not managing to score. This defeat came after 5 games without losing and 3 consecutive victories and Eibar started for this day in eighth place of the table, now being 3 points Athletic and four of the Real that already won his game this Sunday, having Also a point of advantage over Espanyol who also already played. The Armero team adds 14 wins, 8 draws and 10 losses with 52 goals scored and 44 goals, with Enrich and Pedro León both with 10 goals, their top goalscorers. For this match, Mendilibar continues to have many casualties, which Lejeune joined to be sanctioned. The French midfielder will be replaced in the eleventh by Gálvez, while Inui will have to enter for the place of the Portuguese Baby, in which they are the only two changes expected in the eleven of the Eibar team.



The league santander Athletic Bilbao will meet the short run to Eibar after last week's thrashing over Las Palmas (5-1) at home in a match in which the Canaries managed to respond to the first goal but in which they were Totally dominated. This was the third win in four games for the lions who opened the day in sixth place, giving access to the Europa League, having fallen to the seventh, one of the Real and with three lead over his opponent on Monday. They add 16 wins, 5 draws and 11 losses with 45 goals scored and 37 goals and veteran Aduriz is the team's top scorer with 14 goals. Coach Ernesto Valverde has the doubt of Balenziaga and Elustondo for this match, but having the importance of the duel should risk the use of the side. Thus, the entrance of Beñat to the place of Iturraspe for the midfield may be the only novelty in the eleven, compared to the game last week.


This will be one of the most important matches of the day, which may be decided for the accounts of the Europa League access posts. The visitors arrive at best moment after thrashing in the last week and they have to players with more experience in this type of duels. Thus, a bet for an Athletic victory may be the best option.

Eibar vs Ath Bilbao Prediction: X/2 6.80