Over 1.5 goals at Athletic Bilbao vs Huesca 1/2 for Friday’s La Liga showdown

Competition: La Liga

Market: Over 1.5 goals

Odds: 1/2 @ 888sport

In a contest between two sides who are seeking some La Liga stability as we inch closer to the Christmas break, Athletic Bilbao vs Huesca will take place on Friday night.

Starting with the hosts, still struggling to find much stability and continuing to show some worrying defensive issues in December, Athletic Bilbao have found themselves falling down the La Liga table. In their 13 top-flight matchups this year, they have recorded four wins, two draws and seven defeats, scoring 15 and conceding 17 in return. Managing to muster a points tally of 14, they open up Friday’s fixtures sat in 13th and are now two points adrift of finding a route back into the top-half of the table. As for their recent run of results, Bilbao have failed to win any of their last four La Liga contests on the bounce and have also shipped seven goals in their last three appearances. Also suffering a 2-0 loss against Celta Vigo in their last matchup on home soil, it should also be noted that Friday’s hosts have seen each of their last seven La Liga contests on the spin finish with over 1.5 goals by the final whistle.

As for the visitors, managing to pick up their first La Liga victory last weekend, Huesca will simply be desperate to build off of that result and find a route away from the drop zone. In their 13 top-flight matchups this year, they have recorded just a single win, eight draws and four defeats, scoring 12 and conceding 20 in return. Managing to collect a points tally of 11, Huesca open up Friday’s fixtures sat 19th in the table and two points adrift of safety. As for their recent run of results, along with extending on their Copa del Rey adventure thanks to a dramatic 3-2 win against lower-league Marchamalo in midweek, Huesca are unbeaten in their last three matchups across all formats. With each of their last five away matchups seeing over 1.5 goals by the final whistle, we’re backing a similar outcome this week.

Bet: Over 1.5 goals at Athletic Bilbao vs Huesca 1/2 for Friday’s La Liga showdown @ 888sport