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Bilbao v Espanyol:

Bilbao will be virtually at full strength for this one, with only Unai Expósito missing through suspension. Pablo Orbaiz is also expected to return following his suspension.

Espanyol will be without Raúl Tamudo and Luis García, their two top scorers with 15 league goals between them, both through suspension. Walter Pandiani will come in up front as a result. Corominas or Juanfran are the two most likely candidates to play up front alongside him.

PROBABLE LINEUPS (from ESPN):
ATHLETIC: Lafuente; Iraola, Prieto, Ustaritz, Amorebieta; Etxeberria, Orbaiz, Gurpegui, Yeste; Aduriz and Urzaiz.
ESPANYOL: Gorka Iraizoz, Zabaleta, Lopo, Pochettino, Jarque, David García, Costa, De la Peña or Ito, Juanfran or Coro, Jofre and Pandiani
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I like the look of Bilbao in this one. They're on a decent run, 3-1-1 in their last 5 games, while Espanyol have been terrible away from home in recent months. Their last 4 away games have been 0-5 v Getafe, 0-4 v Real Madrid, 0-4 v Villarreal and 0-2 v Cádiz. Added to that the fact that they're without their top two scorers, and the evens available for Bilbao (-0.5) looks very nice indeed.

Bilbao (-0.5) v Espanyol @ 2.00 5pts