Friday Football Tips: Duo appeal for shots success

Athletic Bilbao's impressive start to the season - 13 points from a possible 18 - means they are firm favourites to beat newly-promoted Almeria in Friday's sole La Liga clash.

They are just 1/3 to win the match which sadly has a major effect on the shots markets.

Only Real Madrid and Barcelona have had more shots across the first six games than Athletic Club yet finding value is tough - their main striker, Inaki Williams, is just 1/33 to have 3+ shots!

Yet I do feel there's value to be had on the other side of the ball with a couple of Almeria players catching the eye.

Their main striker is Largie Ramazani - he's had twice the number of shots as any team-mate so far this season.

The Belgian, once on Manchester United's books, has managed 2+ shots in five of six games so far, including against leaders Real Madrid, yet he's 5/6 for a repeat here.

Wing-back Sergio Akieme's price of 6/5 for 1+ shot also looks big.

He's landed this in five of six appearances this season too.

Yes, the hosts do have a strong defence and probably won't offer up a huge amount of chances here.

But it's notable that Almeria boss Rubi has been encouraging his players to attack in this match following a run of three games without a goal.

Speaking on Thursday, he promised: "We aren't going only to defend, we want to be brave." He also talked about the need to play "more vertical football".

They've averaged over 11 shots per away game this season and if they get close to double figures here then I reckon the Bet Builder double - which pays around 16/5 - has a good chance of landing.

More La Liga: Read Dan Fitch's weekend preview and tips!