Match Preview

Ahead of our Malaga vs Athletic Bilbao preview and La Liga predictions, hosts’ boss Michel is under heavy pressure, after leading Los Boquerones to the worst historic league start in their history. Malaga are yet to pick up a point during their opening five La Liga games, with scenes off-field not ideal either. Their club president has received criticism, with plenty of their best players sold over the summer and not adequately replaced.

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Our Malaga vs Athletic Bilbao predictions reflect this crisis situation at La Rosaleda, which makes the weekend’s football odds very tempting. With Malaga seemingly on a never-ending decline, there’s value in the visitors. Kuko Ziganda may not have the away side playing the most exciting football, but up until their last two games in the league, they were unbeaten across all competitions under their newest coach.

Malaga vs Athletic Bilbao Prediction and Betting Advice

Neither team should have any important injuries to contend with, which is key for an Athletic side that are fairly reliant on a few key individuals. Malaga arrive in this game off the back of a 5-0 thrashing by Valencia, which may be tough to recover from quickly.

Diego Rolan made his debut for Los Boquerones and looked quite good up front, but otherwise, it was another disappointing collective performance for Michel’s men. There are no signs of life, either.

Malaga are yet to keep a clean sheet this season, and they’ve found the back of the net just once. Only Las Palmas and Atletico Madrid have caused Athletic Bilbao any serious defensive problems so far this campaign, so keeping things tight should be fairly routine for Los Leones.

After back-to-back La Liga defeats, the Basque club will be motivated to turn things around quickly, to gain some momentum before heading into Europa League action next week. Coral offer fantastic odds on an Athletic victory without conceding a goal.

Inaki Williams is yet to find the back of the net this season, but our Malaga vs Athletic Bilbao picks suggest that the provider will turn scorer this weekend. After a couple of key assists, the Spanish youth international needs to step up.

Malaga’s defence struggles against pace and strength, something that the young winger has in abundance, and La Rosaleda is as good of a place as any for Williams to get his season going in front of goal. Unibet’s offerings for this outcome are rather long, considering the unit that Ziganda’s men have to play against.