Our football match prediction:
Athletic Bilbao
Match Time & Date:
20/08/2018
21:00 GMT
Prediction: 1-0
Leganes
San Mames Barria will host Monday’s football game between Athletic Club and Leganes. Athletic Club failed to impress in the 2017/2018 La Liga campaign and, no doubt, they are eager to make amends for the unsuccessful season. The Lions did well to beat Augsburg in Germany in their final warm-up game and they are now determined to kick off the new La Liga season in style. Experienced attacker Aritz Aduriz is still part of the team and he is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts against Leganes. The capital club, on the other hand, aim to secure yet another La Liga survival, which is easier said than done. The visitors are likely to adopt a defence-minded approach in the season opener, but we do not believe that Manuel Pellegrino’s men are going to spoil Athletic’s party at San Mames.
Athletic Bilbao - Leganes LAST MEETINGS
11/03/18
Athletic Club
Leganes
22/10/17
Leganes
Athletic Club
14/05/17
Athletic Club
Leganes
14/01/17
Leganes
Athletic Club
Total Score
Athletic Bilbao
Leganes
Athletic Bilbao - Leganes LAST MEETINGS
11/03/18
ATH
LEG
22/10/17
LEG
ATH
14/05/17
ATH
LEG
14/01/17
LEG
ATH
Total Score
ATH
LEG
Highlighted Player (Iñaki Williams):
Inaki Williams is one of the most talented Spanish players. The pacey winger, who plays as a centre-forward as well, started his senior career at Basconia, scoring seven goals in 18 appearances for the club. In 2014 he moved to Athletic Bilbao, but he played for the reserve team at the beginning. Inaki impressed in the 2014/2015 season with Athletic Bilbao B and, as a result, he was given a chance to prove his worth in the Spanish top flight with the first team. The Spanish footballer made his La Liga debut on December 6, 2014, replacing injured attacker Aritz Aduriz in a 1-0 loss to Cordoba. Inaki Williams represented Spain at the 2017 U21 European Championship in Poland and he played 20 minutes in a 1-0 loss to Germany in the final of the tournament. Speaking of the senior squad, the Athletic Bilbao footballer made his Spain debut in a 3-1 victory over Bosnia on May 29, 2016. Inaki Williams was born in Bilbao on June 15, 1994.
Highlighted Team (Leganes):
Leganes are a Spanish football club that have mostly been playing in lower leagues. Los Pepineros play their home games at Batarque (Madrid) and the capacity of the stadium is just 8,138. Leganes secured their promotion to the Spanish La Liga for the first time ever in 2016 and, no doubt, that is considered the club’s biggest success. Leganes’ bitterest rivals are fellow capital club Getafe and there have always been fireworks when the two teams take on each other in the South Madrid derby. The colour of the team’s home kit is white and blue, whilst their away kits are green. The likes of Pierre Webo, Samuel Eto’o, Ivan Zarandona, Jose Chamot, Catanha, Ruben Falcon, Jordi Lardin and Pedro Lago are famous players who were part of the Batarque outfit in the past. Lady Maria Victoria Pavon is the first female president in the history of the club and she has been in charge of the club since 2009.
