Athletic Bilbao take on the visitors Cadiz in the round 20 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Friday, February 3rd at Estadio San Mamés (Bilbao).
Athletic have never been relegated from La Liga in history. And in general, Bilbao not only stubbornly adheres to its unique personnel, selection policy, but also traditionally expects a lot from their favorites. Marcelino, the former coach, was able to take the Super Cup, and generally raised the level of the club, which he hosted near the relegation zone. But above the middle of the table with him it was not possible - it is not possible to return to the European Cup zones. As a result, in the summer they decided to return Valverde to the post. With Ernesto, it turned out to start powerfully, and there was even a segment when Athletic won 5 matches out of 6. But then success was mainly in the cup, where at the end of January they beat Valencia 3-1 at Mestalla and went to the quarterfinals. Here in La Liga, positions were noticeably lost. In the fall, at least sometimes it was still possible to win. But the winter began with goalless draws with “Betis” and “Osasuna”, and then without a chance, in 2 goals, they lost to both Sociedad and Real. Even with Celta, by no means a grand, the match ended with defeat 0-1.
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Cadiz appeared in LaLiga after a long 14-year pause. And they immediately repeated their best result in history: the newcomer soared to 12th position. But then everything turned to the struggle for survival. In the last season, it was won largely due to the fact that Sergio Gonzalez Soriano became the coach, and he became adept at similar in his previous project, Valladolid. As a result, with difficulty, 1 point, but still managed to win the dispute for the 17th place in the "Granada". The new cycle began terribly: the team started with 5 defeats in a row without a single scored goal. But the mentor was able to cope with such a blow, and in the fall it turned out to gradually gain momentum. After the break, already in winter, the fighter for survival looked optimistic. He took a draw with a strong newcomer to the division, Almeria, then won against Valencia at the Mestalla. They should have won against Elche, but due to a scandalous refereeing mistake, everything ended 1-1. They kept on 0-0 for a long time on the Sevilla field, but Rakitic converted a penalty in the 89th minute, scoring the only goal. But in the last round, quite unexpectedly confident, 2-0, beating Mallorca, which, however, did not allow them to rise from the relegation zone - so far the team is 18th.
Athletic have won 3 of the last 4 matches. Including in August, in an away match, the Basques defeated Cadiz on the road 4-0. Experts are confident in the victory of the Basques. But they don’t shine, so you should look at the neutral option with a bet on “total under 2.5 goals scored”.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
