Levante hosts Athletic Bilbao in round 14 of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Friday, November 19th at Estadi Ciutat de València (Valencia)
Levante started this season unsuccessfully. But was everything bad enough to say goodbye to Paco Lopez at the beginning of October? After all, this coach had quite successfully worked with the team since 2018. He saved the Frogs from relegation several times, and last season he brought them to the Copa del Rey semifinals. But in the new Temporada, Levante couldn’t win under this specialist. The third defeat in a row to Mallorca was fatal. But the successor, who hastily arrived from China, Javier Pereira, didn’t improve the situation. The new mentor's debut ended in a 0-0 home draw with Getafe, the only club that was even lower in the standings. After that, Levante scored only one point in four LaLiga matches. And the Frogs tied 2-2 against powerful Atlético Madrid. Still, it is not enough not to lose to the champion of Spain, and more achievements are needed. And the competitors are breaking away even more...
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During the last season, Marcelino García Toral became the head coach of Athletic Bilbao. He is considered one of the strongest specialists in the country, and he is good at working with ambitious middle peasants. In a new place, the specialist won the Super Cup and brought the Basques to the Copa del Rey final in the first months. And the fans expected progress in the new draw of LaLiga. In general, the representative of Bilbao showed quite a decent start. It does not aim at the top 4 but is among the contenders for the European Cups. The Lions did not lose to Barcelona and Atlético Madrid and beat Villarreal. But there are some reservations: first of all, there are too many draws (six in 12 matches). Secondly, Athletic Bilbao lost to clearly weaker opponents several times. This was the case in the game versus Rayo Vallecano back in September. And before the pause for the national teams' matches, the Lions didn’t manage to respond to the early goal of Cadiz. Moreover, both misfires happened at Estadio San Mames, where Athletic Bilbao usually beats even the grandees!
Athletic Bilbao has not lost in seven head-to-head matches in a row. But at the same time, the Lions never won in 2021 — all three games brought 1-1 draws in regulation time. In the semifinal of the Cup, the Basques were stronger thanks to a goal from Berenguer in the extra time. Bookmakers consider Athletic Bilbao to be the favorite of the upcoming match. But taking into account the tendency of the Basques to tie, let's insure ourselves by betting on their victory with a zero handicap.
Prediction for the match: Athletic Bilbao to win with 0.0 handicap
