Athletic Bilbao vs Deportivo Alaves Preview and Line Up Prediction: Bilbao to Win 1-0 at 9/2

Athletic Bilbao and Deportivo Alaves will play their seventeenth game of the La Liga season at Estadio Municipal de Anoeta on Sunday, 8th January.

Match Preview:

The teams last played in April 2006 and the game ended in a goalless draw. Before that they played in November 2005 and Deportivo Alaves won the game 0 – 2.

Athletic Bilbao is seventh in the league with 26 points having won 8 games, drawn 2 and lost 6. They are two points below Atletico Madrid.

Deportivo Alaves is twelfth in the league with 21 points having won 5 games, drawn 6 and lost 5. They are tied for points with Malaga and Celta Vigo.

Match Prediction:

A 1 – 0 win for Athletic Bilbao is the most likely outcome with William Hill and Bet365 both offering odds of 9/2.

Betting Odds:

William Hill Odds: 4/7 Athletic Bilbao to Win, 13/5 for a Draw and 6/1 Deportivo Alaves to Win

Bet365 Odds: 8/15 Athletic Bilbao to Win, 11/4 for a Draw and 6/1 Deportivo Alaves to Win