As part of one of the matches of the Spanish Football Championship, the players of Espanyol and Athletic will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be? Our sports portal gives a forecast for this meeting.
Espanyol
The Catalan team spent last season in the second strongest league in Spain, where they performed just great, having managed to formalize a return to the elite championship at the first attempt. For ten rounds of the national championship, the Barcelona team was able to record 3 victories and 4 peaceful outcomes. Thus, with 13 points, the team is in 11th place in the standings. After winning the match with Cadiz (2:0), the Parrots drew with Elche - 2:2.
Athletic Bilbao
"Basques" perform in the current championship in a manner familiar to themselves. The team retained its backbone and confidently started in the La Liga tournament. For nine rounds, the guest team recorded four wins and draws, which corresponds to 16 points and the eighth place in the national championship standings. In the last two meetings, the Basques were able to prove their worth by defeating Alaves and Villarreal (1:0 and 2:1, respectively).
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
- Melendo (hip), Migelon (muscle injury), Puado (muscle injury) – all Espanyol. Bershish (surgery), Villalibre (muscle injury), Nolascoain (ankle), Paredes (injury) - all Athletic.
- Under question:
- Lived (knee) - Espanyol.
Statistics and figures:
- The opponents have approximately equal chances;
- "Parrots" have a 3-match series without defeats;
- Athletic have won twice in the last 2 meetings;
- The opponents drew in the last face-to-face meeting.
Forecast
In this match, the hosts have every chance to beat the Basques and get into the TOP 10 of La Liga. It seems to me that in this duel, the "parrots" will be able to score three points and please their fans with interesting effective football.