Getafe take on the visitors Athletic Bilbao in the round 10 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Tuesday, October 18th at Coliseum Alfonso Perez (Getafe).
Getafe not so long ago, under Pepe Bordalas, played in European competitions. And quite successfully, up to the playoffs of the Europa League. Of course, the departure of such a mentor backfired quite strongly, especially since the symptoms of a future recession were already there before. But the anti-record decline of the "blue" still surprised. Fortunately, Sanchez Flores returned to the post of head coach in time. Quique at one time was not particularly successful here, but this time he managed, raising his wards to 15th place - however, at the same time, he was only 1 point ahead of the relegated Granada. Now the main task is about the same: just not to get relegated. Again there was a difficult start, with 1 point after 4 rounds (and with a defeat to the newcomer, Girona), and only in mid-September it broke through. They defeated Real Sociedad and Osasuna in succession. But then there were new failures, and it’s okay to lose to Real Madrid, but before that they lose to Valladolid. Yes, and with "Rayo Vallecano" everything was limited only to a goalless draw.
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Athletic are trying to return to the top. This did not work with the previous mentor, Marcelino Garcia Toral. With him, the "Basques" progressed, with him they even took the trophy, in the form of the Super Cup. But there were also failures in the cup finals, and through La Liga it was not possible to rise to the European Cup zone. As a result, Ernesto Valverde returned to Bilbao in the summer. In general, so far this move justifies itself. With a new-old mentor, the San Mames team was able to win most of the matches played in LaLiga. Yes, we can say that those who were considered weaker were beaten (except, perhaps, Valencia, but they were only getting used to the requirements of the new mentor - Gattuso). At the same time, Athletic lost to Espanyol, shared points with Mallorca and Sevilla. And only Atlético was able to beat the club from Bilbao in a principled duel - Griezmann scored the only goal.
It is worth noting the abundance of draws in head-to-head matches. In 7 out of 10 recent matches, these sides shared points. In January last year Athletic won, but immediately 5-1. Bookmakers believe that the "Basques" will be able to cope even in Madrid. Valverde's wards look decent this season - we bet that Athletic will take 3 points.
Prediction for the match: Athletic Bilbao to win.
