Athletic Bilbao will still be reeling from their Europa League nightmare when they head into this Basque derby against Real Sociedad looking for vital La Liga points.
This is a bad time for Los Leones to enter the den of their bitter rivals, with the derby coming after a San Mames hammering by Manchester United in the first leg of their European semi-final.
Ernesto Valverde's now need a miracle next week at Old Trafford to keep their hopes of glory alive and attention will switch to nailing down a Champions League slot.
Last week's 1-0 win over Las Palmas, which brought up a scorer bet for our man Adam, has left them sitting in fourth place, five points clear of Villarreal and six ahead of Real Betis.
Fifth-place will secure Champions League football so it's looking good for Bilbao but they can't afford too many slips in their last five games.
Real Sociedad will be desperate to upset their rivals and will also need the points as they hunt for a European place.
Imanol Alguacil's sit in mid-table but they're within striking distance of the teams above them so a derby win would give them a big boost.
How the bookies view it: Real Sociedad look good at 13/10
With Athletic Bilbao in the middle of two huge European games, BoyleSports make them 2/1 outsiders in San Sebastian. Real Sociedad look good value at 13/10 while the draw pays 2/1.
Recent head to head: Homing in on the points
Home advantage has been key in this derby of late, with the away side suffering defeats in the last six meetings. Bilbao lost 3-0 on their last visit to Anoeta but have got their revenge with narrow wins at the San Mames in the last two clashes.
Players to watch: Taking the Mik
Mikel Oyarzabal is the standout player in the Real Sociedad side and the Spain winger made it 20 goals for the season with a double against Villarreal on another good day for our man Adam. He's 5/2 at BoyleSports for another strike in the derby and a tempting 17/10 at Paddy Power to score or assist.
Valverde will probably change things around a bit after Thursday's disaster and that could see Gorka Guruzeta come in up front. The combative forward is 10/3 for anytime scorer.
Probable line-ups
Alvaro Odriozola and Arsen Zakharyan are set to miss out again for Real Sociedad while Nayef Aguerd and Igor Zubeldia are doubts. Athletic Bilbao only have Oihan Sancet on the treatment table but should make a few changes ahead of their trip to Old Trafford.
Real Sociedad: Remiro, Lopez, Aramburu, Pacheco, Martin, Zubimendi, Kubo, Gomez, Mendez, Oskarssson, Oyarzabal.
Athletic Bilbao: Simon, Gorosabel, Paredes, Vivian, Boiro, Vesga, Berenguer, Djalo, Gomez, Prados, Guruzeta.
Anything else catch the eye?
BTTS has failed to land in five of the last six La Liga games for Athletic Club so that's why betting against it pays just 4/6 here with BoyleSports. Adding on under 2.5 goals boosts the odds to 20/23.
Derbies are usually pretty fiery affairs and seven yellows were flashed when these sides last faced off. So try going for a high number of booking points when the bookies finally price that market up.
Real Sociedad should have most of the pressure as the home team and backing them at -1.5 in the corner handicap pays 6/4 at BoyleSports.
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