Athletic Bilbao take on the visitors Almeria in the round 7 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Friday, September 30th at Estadio San Mamés (Bilbao).
Athletic, under the previous mentor, Marcelino Garcia Torale, was able to replenish the collection of trophies - they won the Super Cup. But that was at the very beginning of the specialist's work in Bilbao. Then he lost twice in the finals of the Copa del Rey. No, the "Basques" still progressed, but obviously not as fast as the board would like. And then there's Ernesto Valverde, a former local footballer and mentor, sitting around doing nothing. Let's see what he can do in the new-old place. But it starts very promising. Yes, the debut was a goalless draw with Mallorca, and at home. Also at home, Athletic conceded against Espanyol. But all the other 4 matches were won - against Valencia, Cadiz, Elche and Rayo Vallecano. As a result, it turned out to be in the group of leaders for a pause associated with the matches of the national teams. Given the not the best shape of the giants, especially Sevilla, very attractive prospects open up - but will it be possible to use them?
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Almeria are finally back in La Liga. This project has been going on for a long time. The starting point was the appearance of a new owner, Tuki al-Sheikh. On the other hand, he also had to be patient. Even Ruby, the current mentor, was able to lift the "red-whites" to La Liga only on the 2nd attempt - but directly, as the leader of the Segunda. At a new level for themselves, the team started quite promising. They lost in the opening match to Real Madrid 1-2 with a decisive goal in the 75th minute. Then it turned out to take the 1st point, due to a 1-1 draw with Elche on the road. Moreover, further the newcomer of the division created a sensation by beating Sevilla. But after that, 3 defeats in a row followed, and with an identical score of 0-1. First, they lost to their “colleague” in promotion, “Valladolid”, and then to “Osasuna” and “Mallorca”. They are affected by the decision to sell the top scorer, Sadiq Oumar. Without him, both Ramazani and everyone else fell silent.
In this pair head-to-head Athletic are dominating. In the last 8 head-to-head matches, they allowed Almeria only once to endure a goalless draw. Bookmakers are confident that the Basques will continue their winning streak. We bet that they will beat the newcomer at home with a handicap of "-1 goal scored.
Prediction for the match: Athletic to win with -1.0 handicap.
