Levante vs Athletic Bilbao 7/12/20 - La Liga Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 07/10/2020 at 6:43 PM ET

On Sunday, 12th place Levante hosts ninth place Athletic Bilbao in a top-flight Spanish La Liga matchday 36 fixture. Levante is 12-7-16 on 43 points following its 2-0 loss on the road to Mallorca. The loss all but dashed the hopes of the club to qualify for European play. Levante held possession for 55% of the match, but could not penetrate the Mallorca defense and out of 14 shots just two were on target.

Levante has one win, two draws and two losses over its last five matches in La Liga. The club has scored five goals over that stretch of five fixtures while its back line and goalkeepers have allowed six. Levante has been shut out in three of its last five matches. Roger Marti is the leading goal scorer for Levante with 11, while Borja Mayoral has scored seven. Jose Campaña is the assists leader with six.

Athletic Bilbao dropped to 12-12-11 on 48 points following its 2-1 loss to Sevilla on Thursday. The loss hurt the chances of Bilbao in qualifying for the Europa League but nonetheless with three matches left Athletic has an outside chance of grabbing the last qualifying spot. Ander Capa scored Athletic’s only goal of the match in the 28th minute, but the defense gave up two second-half goals to Sevilla and suffered the home defeat.

Athletic has two wins and three losses in its last five matches in La Liga. Over that stretch of five fixtures, Bilbao has scored six goals, while its back line and goalkeepers have allowed five. The Athletic Bilbao offense has been shut out on two occasions over the last five matches. Raul Garcia is the leading goal scorer for Athletic Bilbao with 13, while  Unai Lopez, Iñigo Cordoba and Capa are tied for the lead in assists with four apiece.

In the reverse match played between Levante and Athletic Bilbao in November of last year Athletic defeated Levante 2-1. Over the last five matches head-to-head between the two, Athletic Bilbao has three victories and Levante has two. Athletic is coming off a disappointing loss at home and will use that as an incentive while battling for a spot in the Europa League and come out on top in this matchup on Sunday. Final Score Prediction, Athletic Bilbao wins 3-1

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