Athletic vs Elche: prediction for the La Liga match

Everyone expected a better result from Athletic in the current season - Bilbao suffered a defeat in the final of Spanish Super Cup and then were eliminated in the semi-final of Copa del Rey. Basques have been beaten by Valencia. 

After 29 rounds of La Liga The Lions have 10 victories and 11 draws to their name, delivering 41 points and an 8th spot in the standings. After a victory over Levante (3:1) the Lions were beaten by Betis (0:1) and earned only a draw from Getafe (1:1). 

Aguirrezabala, Alvarez, Martinez are unavailable this weekend. 

Elche are having a successful season - team is clear of relegation battle after a string of successful matches. Team also achieved a respectable result in Copa del Rey, reaching the round of 16, the White-Greens were just narrowly eliminated by Real Madrid. 

After 29 rounds of La Liga the Green-striped ones have eight victories and eight draws, delivering 32 points and a 14th spot in the standings. After a victory over Granada (1:0) Francisco's men were defeated by Valencia (0:1). Team's weakest link is the defensive line, 40 goals were conceded in the current season. 

Mojica and Pastore won't feature in the match.