Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe Prediction, 1/25/2021 La Liga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 1/21/2021

Game: Athletic Bilbao vs Getafe

Date: Monday, January 25, 2021

Location: San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao, Spain

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Athletic Bilbao (+115) Getafe (+280)

Iker Muniain and Athletic Bilbao (6-3-9, 13th in La Liga) play Getafe (6-5-7, 10th in La Liga) at San Mamés Stadium on Monday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Unai Simon for Athletic Bilbao and David Soria for Getafe. Athletic Bilbao are priced +115 while the Deep Blues are at +280. The over/under has been set at 1.5.

Athletic Bilbao faced Barcelona in their most recent match and ended up losing by a score of 3-2. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 89.2% rate by connecting on 436 out of their 489 passing attempts in their last game. Athletic Bilbao tried 6 dribbles in this match and were successful in 4 of those tries for a percentage of 66.7%. In relation to shooting accuracy, Athletic Bilbao finished the game at a 50.0% clip by hitting 4 shots on target out of 8 total shots. Athletic Bilbao is averaging 1.11 goals per 90 (20 goals in total) and have tallied 14 assists in all games for the year.

Iker Muniain is a player who should impact this matchup for Athletic Bilbao. Muniain has been a starter in 264 matchups so far in his career and he accounts for 0.19 G/90. The forward who is from Spain has 49 goals in 23,172 mins played. He has accounted for 21 assists while accumulating 55 yellow card cautions thus far in his career. Someone else who should impact this game is Inaki Williams, the forward representing Spain. Williams has been on the pitch for 15,836 minutes in 185 career starts and has been given 18 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 21 times so far in his career while he has scored 43 goals. He is currently averaging 0.24 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The man defending the goal for Athletic Bilbao will be Unai Simon. Simon (20-16-23 record during his soccer career) has 16 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 27.1% clean sheet percentage. The keeper from Spain has seen 183 shots tried against him in 59 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.10 (64 total goals conceded) and his save percentage is .705. Simon has defended the goal for a total of 5,241 mins and has earned 129 stops during his career.

For their last match, Getafe walked away with a victory by a final of 1-0 against Huesca. Getafe landed 6 shots attempted out of their 12 shots attempted giving them a 50.0% rate in their last outing. Having accumulated 16 goals and 8 assists in all competitions, Getafe is averaging 0.89 goals and 0.44 assists per 90.

Angel Rodriguez should be someone to watch for Getafe. The forward born in Spain has been on the pitch for 21,733 mins while scoring 118 goals. He has totaled 56 yellow card warnings during his career and has assisted on a goal 25 times. He is averaging 0.49 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 213 outings during his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Mata, the forward hailing from Spain. He has collected 85 goals during his career while helping on a goal 19 different times. Mata has earned himself 62 yellow card cautions in 16,155 mins (182 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average in his career is 0.47.

David Soria will be looking after the goal for Getafe. Soria has totaled 39 clean sheets and has defended 323 shots against him in 9,183 career minutes. He has a save percentage of .721 and his shutout rate is 37.9%. He has given up 1.02 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 39-33-30. In his pro soccer career, Soria has conceded 104 goals while totaling 238 saves in 103 starts.

Who will win tonight's La Liga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Getafe (+280)

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