The final of the three games to be played in La Liga on the 27th of August is the meeting between Athletic Club and Real Betis.
The match will be played at the San Mamés Barria and the hosts begin the weekend in 11th place on 3 points while the visitors are in 7th place on 4 points.
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Athletic Club come into the game on the back of a 2-0 win at Osasuna in La Liga last weekend.
It took just 11 minutes for Athletic Club top open the scoring and they doubled their advantage 9 minutes later.
There were no more goals in the match but Athletic Club had a player sent off in the 59th minute yet managed to keep out the hosts to claim the win.
The victory at Osasuna was the first win of the season for Athletic Club following the 2-0 home defeat to Real Madrid on the opening weekend of the 2023/24 La Liga season.
Both Real Madrid goals were scored in the first half and Athletic Club had no answer in the time that remained.
Trends show Athletic Club have won only 2 of their 10 most recent La Liga fixtures.
They have won only 1 of their last 5 home league games, losing the other 4 matches.
Athletic Bilbao have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 5 La Liga games on home soil and have scored just a single goal in those 5 matches.
Real Betis travel to the San Mamés Barria having been held to a 0-0 draw at home by Atletico Madrid last weekend in La Liga.
Real Betis had 14 shots in comparison to the 5 shots of their opponents but finding the target proved to be a problem.
The draw at home with Atletico Madrid came on the back of a good 2-1 win at Villarreal. Real Betis opened the scoring in the 20th minute and led 1-0 at half time.
Into the second half and Villarreal equalised in the 61st minute but Real Betis were not finished and scored the winner in added time.
Trends show Real Betis are undefeated in 7 of their last 8 La Liga fixtures. They have not lost any of their last 4 away league games and have won 3 of those 4 matches on the road.
Looking ahead to the team news and Athletic Club are without midfielder Oihan Sancet who is suspended. Peru Nolaskoain, Dani García, Yeray Álvarez, and Yuri Berchiche are all injured.
Real Betis also have four players on the treatment table with Luiz Henrique, Claudio Bravo, William Carvalho, and Nabil Fekir unavailable for this match.
Athletic Club have been struggling to win games of late in La Liga and this could be another one that slips away.
Real Betis have been good in recent away league games and could come away with all 3 points, keeping a clean sheet in the process. We expect to see under 2.5 goals scored in total.