Athletic Bilbao welcome the visitors Girona in the Spanish La Liga – Round 15. The match will be held on Monday, December 10th at the Estadio San Mames (Bilbao).
The home game factor and other bookies’ things – there is nothing like this here. If there was, Athletic would get more than just one win at home which they recorded yet in the first round of the La Liga. The Сopa del Rey win over Huesca with the lopsided score 4-0 was unconditional indeed, but сomparison between Huesca and Girona is absolutely inappropriate now. Moreover, Athletic did not meet the Spanish giants on their turf (but for Real, of course). The team, actually, do not lose much, but the problem is that they cannot win at this. The squad problems make things worse. Berizzo does not have a great choice of players anyway, in addition, his central defender Nolaskoain was disqualified in the match against Levante.
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Athletic cannot get a win, but their opponent have been victorious in six rounds in a row already. Also, the visitors progressed to the next stage of the Italian Cup. The team look great within two consecutive years – one cannot tell that they competed in the Segunda Division just recently. Girona were not defeated either by Barcelona, or Valencia, or Atletico, and were smashed by Real only. We can see their consistency. Another noteworthy thing is that the guests are the single La Liga team that have never lost away in this campaign; Girona’s last defeat goes back yet to April.
The bookies’ position is not quite clear. A sensation is possible – Athletic may suddenly win despite all their squad problems; if this happens, however, the win will feature a minimum goal difference. We tend to think that the guests are not only capable of avoiding a defeat, they can win on Monday. Girona could not find the net in two matches in the run only, while Athletic look very static in their defense.
Prediction for the match: Girona to win with +1.0 handicap.
