Athletic Bilbao hosts Alaves in round 8 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Friday, September 1st at Estadio San Mamés (Bilbao)
Athletic Bilbao had a good start to the new season. A 0-0 draw against Atlético Madrid on September 18th meant the Basque club had a streak of five unbeaten matches. Besides the Mattress Makers, the Lions have not lost to another grandee, Barcelona. But the next week was frankly unsuccessful for Marcelino García Toral and his charges. At first, having spent a lot of energy with Atlético, Athletic Bilbao sensationally lost to Rayo Vallecano at home. Let’s note Radamel Falcao, who scored the decisive goal in the 96th minute. The loss of concentration in the ending affected the result of the game on Saturday. The Basques were leading at Mestalla after Martinez's only goal and got an advantage in the number of players due to the sending-off of Maxi Gomez, who picked up the 2nd yellow card in the 82nd minute. But Marcos Andre scored an equalizer in the 95th minute.
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Alaves has recently become accustomed to the struggle for survival. And it is unlikely that it is a tragedy for the Glorious Ones to stay at the bottom of the standings. And Javier Calleja showed his coaching talents in Vitoria, when he helped to successfully complete the last championship. However, Alaves started the current season with a streak of five defeats and scored only one goal in this segment. Perhaps the management thought about a change in the coaching bridge. But last Saturday the outsider unexpectedly beat the champion, Atletico Madrid. Laguardia scored already in the 4th minute, and the Glorious Ones managed to maintain this minimal advantage. Truth be told, the Mattress Makers are not in shape this month. But, most importantly, Alaves gained the first three points in this championship.
In the last 11 head-to-head matches, the away side has never lost. In the last championship, Alaves managed to score four points: 1-0 at home and 0-0 at San Mamés. Now Athletic Bilbao needs to win to get back on track. Alaves is unlikely to offer decent resistance away, so we will bet on the victory of the Basques at home.
Prediction for the match: Athletic Bilbao to win
