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Athletic Bilbao and Sporting Gijón face off in San Mamés Barria in a match for the 20th round of the Primera Division. Sporting Gijón won at home (2-1) from the last time they faced each other in this edition of the league, 21-08-2016. The record of recent direct matches favors the home team, who in the last 4 matches has won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1. Special attention is needed for the home / away condition as both teams show significantly different results in their matches in Home and away.
Athletic Bilbao
After 8 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, the home team is in 7th place, having won 29 points. In the last match, he tied with Atletico Madrid at home (2-2), after the previous game drew away in a game against Leganes (0-0). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; Against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium. For the championship, Athletic Bilbao won 21 points out of 30 after 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in their last 10 matches at their stadium.
In this competition, he has not lost in his stadium for 9 matches. In 19 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 10 times and only got 3 turns on the scoreboard.
The great goal of Athletic Bilbao for this season will be to gain access to the competitions, but it is true that at the moment it is out of that zone. One of the big problems of the home team is the successive difficulties of playing away from home, because when you play inside their domains the team records great results: in the last round at home tied 2-2 against Atletico Madrid. In this match, coach Ernesto Valverde should stay true to his 4-2-3-1, but the mentality of his team must be completely offensive, as the opponent of this round presents several offensive problems. The good news for Athletic Bilbao fans is the return of striker Aritz Aduriz, who was serving suspension. In the opposite situation are Merino, Saborit, Arrizabalaga and Seguin, all injured.
Sporting Gijón
After 3 wins, 4 draws and 12 losses, the visiting team is in 18th place, having won 13 points. In the last match, they drew with Betis away by (0-0), after having lost at home in a game against Eibar, (2-3). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has 5 draws and 10 defeats as a visitor, with a total of 8 goals scored and 25 conceded. Already inside the home, it won 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses, with a total of 19 goals scored and 28 conceded. In the last 10 games outside the league, Sporting Gijón has 3 draws and 7 losses, having won 3 points out of 30.
For this competition, you have not won any of the last 10 games outside of your stadium. In the games played as a visitor there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 ‘0-0 (6 in 9 games) and at the end of the game 2-1 (4 in 9 games). The team has conceded goals in 9 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. This is a team that scores a few times first: just opened the scoring in 4 of their last 19 games for the Primera Division, of these 4 reached the break in lead in 2 and won in the late 90 ‘in 3. In 19 games in this competition , Suffered the first goal 12 times and never managed to turn the score.
Like the opponent of this round, Sporting Gijón has a well defined goal for this season, ie remain in the maximum division of Spanish football. However, the visiting team has been struggling to score points away from home in 10 games, 7 losses, 3 draws and still can not taste the victory. Still, Sporting Gijón has new hope in this phase of the championship. With the hiring of Rubi coach, the team got a major draw in the last round against Real Betis, a field that is often very complicated. For this game the coach must use a very similar eleven, aligned in 4-2-3-1, being Duje Cop the most offensive reference: this player is the highest scorer with 6 goals scored. Mere and Mikel Vesga are missing from this match due to injury.
Prediction: Athletic Bilbao Win @ 1.38
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