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Ath Bilbao vs Girona Prediction & Betting tips
On Monday evening, the 15th match day in La Liga is completed when the table-18. receives the current eighth. The look of Girona FC – last season for the first time in club history in the highest division of the country soared – still up. Six games in succession, the often shunned as a training team from Manchester City club remained unbeaten, winning at last away at Espanyol Barcelona and could hold at home against Atlético Madrid a 1-1 draw. Already in September played the Blanquivermell away in Camp Nou at reigning champions FC Barcelona 2: 2. In short, the Eusebio side can still dream of qualifying for a European competition in a tight league (just seven points off first place). Quite different Athletic Bilbao. The eight-time Spanish champions, who have even been in the Europa League final this season (2012, 0-3 defeat to Atlético Madrid), narrowly defeated the league last season. Currently, however, Los Leones are on a direct relegation zone – also because there was only a single threesome in 14 league games, which has recently cost Eduardo Berizzo the job.
It is all the more surprising that Athletic Bilbao against Girona according to betting odds, the bookmaker should be the favorite. Finally, the Gironistes are still unbeaten away in La Liga – regardless of whether they played for both clubs from Barcelona or Valencia. Therefore, the chance to place a tip on highly attractive odds on the away team’s win between Athletic Bilbao and Girona should not be missed.
Athletic Bilbao:
At least the entry of new coach Gaizka Garitano could be seen, although the 4-0 away win at SD Huesca on Thursday night in the Copa del Rey has not too great significance. While the Rojiblancos have finally sent their best team from Aritz Aduriz to Inaki Williams (both two goals), Huesca started with a B-team. No wonder, because in the first leg the climber had lost already with 0: 4 and spared accordingly for the important tasks in La Liga. Although Los Leones have definitely regained some self-confidence due to the good start under their new coach, it will not really count until Monday at the San Mamés Stadium against Girona FC.
Annoying: Left-back Yuri Berchiche is still missing a red card. Because his nominal representative Mikel Balenziaga under coach Berizzo did not get enough confidence, was therefore last played in the 0-3 thrash with Leganes with triple chain. An experiment that backed down like so many others. Exciting is also the question of how Gaizka Garitano, who played in Huesca with classic 4-2-3-1 and Berchiche as left-back, will compensate for this failure in La Liga. Either way: The left-back is likely to be the weak spot again.
Girona:
All the more likely to annoy Eusebio, who has taken over the 2017er-Aufsteiger this summer, over the failure of Patrick Roberts. The fast right winger is one of three loans sent by the tightly meshed Premier League club Manchester City to northeastern Catalonia this summer to gain experience at the highest level and to recommend themselves for a role in the future squad of the reigning English champion , But at least the other two – Aleix García and Douglas Luiz – are already fully hit in Girona, while striker Cristian Stuani (eleven goals as twelve missions) front practically meet at will.
Only the defensive is the coach of Blanquivermell currently a bit worried, because even against Bilbao it is next to goalkeeper Bono to replace four more defenders. Of course, for a club that is not all that well positioned in terms of width, it’s not an easy task, but it has been brilliantly solved in the past few games. Including Copa del Rey, Girona have not lost for eight competitive games in a row and moved into the Copa del Rey last-16 after their 2-1 win over Alaves on Wednesday night. Will another important threesome succeed in the fight for Europe?
Ath Bilbao vs Girona head to head matches
04.02.18 LL Girona Ath Bilbao 2 : 0
10.09.17 LL Ath Bilbao Girona 2 : 0