Valencia and Athletic Bilbao meet in a match in the 13th round of La Liga. The match will be played on Saturday, at 13:00, at the Estadio de Mestalla.
Valencia and Athletic are tied for points (13), being ranked 13th and 14th, respectively. The Basque Country team also has a less disputed match, a match that could make the difference between the two teams, in addition to direct duels.
Athletic is not impressing this season either. If on their own field they managed to collect nine points (three victories and two defeats), the ones from Bilbao have real problems when they evolve away. On foreign soil, Gaizka Garitano’s team scored only four points (one win, one draw and four defeats), only one in the last four games.
After two games in a row in which only one goal was scored, it is expected that Valencia will recover from an offensive point of view. Athletic is not exactly a team that offers spectacular matches, but the opponent in this duel can help her from this point of view. We bet on at least one goal scored in the first half, but also on at least nine shots from the corner of the field.
In the last seven direct duels, Athletic has won only once, even in the last direct match, played five months ago, in Valencia (2-0);
In the last four direct confrontations both teams did not score;
Until the failure in July, Valencia had four victories in a row at home against Bilbao, in all competitions;
Valencia has the most 3+ matches of the current La Liga season (7);
Valencia: Domenech – Wass, Paulista, Diakhaby, Lato – Musah, Racic, Soler, Guedes – Gameiro, Gomez;
Absent: Jasper Cillessen Jose Gaya, Lee Kang-in, Denis Cheryshev (injured);
Coach: Javi Gracia;
Athletic: Simon – Balenziaga, Martinez, Alvarez, Mollejo – Winner, Vesga – Muniain, Garcia, Berenguer -Williams;
Absent: Peru Nolaskoain (injured);
Coach: Gaizka Garitano;
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,78
