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Deportivo La Coruna and Athletic Bilbao will meet in an anticipated La Liga 8th round clash, with the hosts set as very small favorites by the bookmakers.
The home side has played some brilliant football lately, scoring goals seemingly for fun. Deportivo found the net in all of the last 6 matches, banging in an average of almost 2 goals per game and climbing to the 7th place in La Liga in the process. While it`s still early in the season and Super Depor did not meet any top teams outside of Valencia (1-1 draw away), the hosts are playing nice, entertaining football and look able to keep up the good run at least until the end of the current calendar year.
Athletic Bilbao seems to be re-living the last season, when a good start was followed by a downward spiral which lasted well into the second part of the season. Before an emphatic 3-1 win over Valencia last round, Athletic was on a horrible run of 3 losses and 1 draw in 4 games. However, the result against Valencia will surely drive the visitors to put on a similar display in this clash. They really need the points, as Bilbao is just 13th in the standings right now.
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Team news & lineups:
Deportivo La Coruna will only miss Fabricio, while Athletic Bilbao will have to do without Muniain, Rico and Ramalho.
Deportivo La Coruna: Lux – Laure, Sidnei, Arribas, Navarro – Borges, Mosquera – Juanfran, Fajr, Alberto – Perez
Athletic Bilbao: Aduriz – Marcos, Etxeita, Laporte, Balenziaga – Jose, Benat – Williams, Garcia, Merino – Aduriz
Neither side can be rated as an all out attacking team, but both have top quality up front and have been very goal friendly lately. Deportivo seems unable to do any wrong in front of goal right now, while Athletic Bilbao found the net 3 times against Valencia and scored in 6 of the last 7 matches in all competitions.
The visitors will likely hold most of the ball, they must get something from this game, preferably a win. They should be able to find the net, but Deportivo is very likely to do the same against a team that will not come into town to defend. My tip is both teams to score. Just medium stakes, as I personally have more important bets this weekend, particularly on the Rugby World Cup. Prediction: Deportivo La Coruna – Athletic Bilbao 2-1.
Pick: Both to score
Odds: 2.05 @ 10Bet
Stake: 6
Possible profit: 6.30
Event date: 18 October
