Athletic Bilbao - Deportivo Alavés predictions

The online bookies marked Athletic Bilbao as the favourites, which makes a lot of sense. Still, we wouldn’t put Deportivo Alavés winning beyond them – not to mention that draws are a strong possibility in relatively balanced games.

An away win in this match would be a huge surprise and an equally big achievement for Deportivo Alaves who could consider themselves fortunate if they run away with a point in the bag.

The previous round was fairly uneventful for both Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad , the opposing home team. Considering an away win was priced at 2.45 with most top online bookies, however, a 0:0 draw is a positive result for Athletic.

The away team previously recorded an HT/FT draw in their home game against Atlético Madrid. Considering bookmakers overwhelmingly saw them as the clear underdogs, there are plenty of reasons to be content with such an outcome.

The previous two matches Athletic Bilbao played in all ended with fewer than 2 goals at the final whistle. That doesn’t make for exciting football, but may be useful information if you’re planning a Goals Scored bet.

With two matches in a row seeing not more than one or no goals, Deportivo Alaves’s recent history marks this match as a good time for Under 1.5 Goals bets.

We’re in the last few matches of the season, which means the standings will likely remain the way they currently are. That puts Deportivo Alaves at number 17th on the table, just 3 points above relegation. That said, most bookmakers agree that they will lose this upcoming match.

Even though we’ve seen The Lions and Deportivo Alaves clash multiple times this season, none of the two teams managed to secure a conclusive record. There have several tied games throughout multiple competitions.

This Sunday, both teams will have a full roster available to them, thanks to the absence of injuries or suspensions.

And Under 2.5 Goals is the perfect wager for this fixture. A quick glance at these teams’ statistics will tell you all you need to know about their concession rates, which is why it’s a fairly safe bet, generally priced at around 1.50.