While Mirandes can count on their recent experience of avoiding defeat against a top-flight side in Osasuna, Valverde's Athletic team are finally due a victory in the off-season and the Lions should have too much for their second-tier opponents.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Athletic Bilbao win with a probability of 65.61%. A draw had a probability of 21.4% and a win for Mirandes had a probability of 12.97%.
The most likely scoreline for an Athletic Bilbao win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.58%) and 2-1 (9.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.96%), while for a Mirandes win it was 0-1 (5.33%).