Match Pack: Athletic Club vs UD Las Palmas (LaLiga MD18)
Match Pack: Athletic Club vs UD Las Palmas (LaLiga MD18)
The Lions will see out the year at San Mames with a clash against the impressive Canary Islanders
Athletic Club, in red-hot form, are looking to end the year with a win in Bilbao. San Mames hosts UD Las Palmas, one of the revelations of the season, who are in the middle of a great campaign upon their return to the top-flight.
Ernesto Valverde's side, two points off the Champions League places, will be looking to bolster their European ambitions with fourth consecutive win at The Cathedral.
Match Info
Athletic Club vs UD Las Palmas
San Mames, Bilbao
LaLiga EA Sports 23/24 (Matchday 18)
Wednesday December 18, 21:30 CET
How to Watch
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Team News
Valverde named a 23-man squad for the clash in Bilbao
Yeray Álvarez and Dani García remained sidelined, while Oscar de Marcos sprained his ankle and Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta has a calf strain.
Iker Muniain has recovered from illness, plus Mikel Jauregizar and Hugo Rincón have been brought up from Bilbao Athletic as cover.
Valverde's Comments
The gaffer want his side to back up Saturday's win over Atletico with another strong performance at home to see out the year.
The Opponents
Head coach: Francisco Javier García Pimienta
Top goalscorer: Kirian Rodríguez
Recent form: DLWWD
Previous Meetings
Our first LaLiga clash with Las Palmas was a 1-1 draw which took place on Gran Canaria back in 1951. We've met 70 times in the first division and Athletic's record against the Canary Islanders stands at: 32 wins, 20 draws and 18 defeats.
Los Leones have a strong home record against the Yellows having registered 26 victories, five draws and four losses from 35 encounters.
Our meetings with Las Palmas have been sporadic, the last five coming over a 20-year span. However, in those last few fixtures Athletic have managed two wins, two draws and a loss.
The Yellow's most recent visit to Bilbao came in the 2016/17 season. Athletic won 5-1 with Mikel San José opening the scoring before Aritz Aduriz and Iker Muniain got a brace each.