Spain - LaLigaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Athletic Bilbao and Valencia, taking place on Sunday, 29 October 2023, at The Estadio San Mamés in Bilbao.
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Athletic Bilbao, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Athletic Bilbao players having failed to take any points away from their recent 1-0 away defeat at the hands of Barcelona. Their share of possession in that meeting was 38%, while racking up 10 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target, in contrast to Barcelona, who had 12 shots on goal with 7 on target.
It seems pretty certain that Ernesto Valverde will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 10 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 6 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games.
Goalscorer Iñaki Williams will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Athletic Bilbao.
Valencia, Recent FormHaving taken all 3 points, with a crucial 2-0 home win over Cadiz in their last league game, Valencia will undoubtedly be very satisfied with their work. They came away from that fixture with a 62% share of the possession and clocked up 12 attempts on goal with 4 on target, in comparison to Cadiz, who managed 5 attempts on goal, 4 of which were on target.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 8 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 7, and leading to valuable points being dropped. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games.
Having drawn 3 of their last 6 away games they have at least put some points on the board, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.
On an individual basis, Diego López will be looking to cause Athletic Bilbao some problems having scored 3 goals in Valencia's last 6 away games in the league.
Athletic Bilbao recorded a 1-2 win last time these two sides went head to head in the league.
Athletic have managed to keep a clean sheet against Los Che in each of their previous 2 meetings at The Estadio San Mamés.
In the last 2 league meetings between the teams, Athletic has taken all 3 points and has not lost to Valencia in 7 games.
Athletic player Raúl García will be looking to get on the scoresheet again against Valencia, having scored 3 goals in the last 5 league meetings between the teams.
Athletic manager Ernesto Valverde has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Yeray Álvarez López (Muscle), Peru Nolaskoain (Thigh), Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (Thigh) and Mikel Vesga (Muscle) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Rubén Baraja has a number of injury concerns in his Valencia squad to contend with: Sergi Canós (Hamstring), Mouctar Diakhaby (Hamstring), Alberto Marí (Thigh) and Jesús Vázquez (Physical discomfort)
Athletic Bilbao Playing at home | Valencia Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | Goals scored | 1 |
| 1.2 | Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| 28' | Time first goal scored | 40' |
| 27' | Time first goal conceded | 36' |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Subs used | 4.6 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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