As part of the ninth round of the Spanish Primera, Valencia will host Athletic Bilbao. The hosts occupy the penultimate place in the standings, and the guests complete the top ten. Which of the rivals will be able to improve their position in the table on October 17th? The answer is in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Valencia
Current form
Valencia continues to be in the relegation zone and occupies the penultimate place in the standings, ahead of only the newcomer of the tournament, Malaga. The hosts have already changed their coach - Javier Aguirre took the place of Carlos Corberan. Even before his arrival, the bats scored their first victory of the season, beating Alaves (1-0) on the road. Under the guidance of the Mexican specialist, the hosts lost minimally to Real Sociedad (2:3) and drew with Racing (2:2) on the road.
Disqualifications and injuries
Kanos, Lopez Noguerol and Sadik will miss the match due to injuries. The appearance of Kopete, Fulkje and Rioja is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
The team has lost five of its last seven matches.
The club has scored two goals in each of the last two matches.
Athletic is not participating in European competitions this season and can throw all its strength into the matches of the domestic championship. In the last five rounds, the guests did not lose - first there were victories over Celta (2:0) and Atletico (3:0), but then the club could not beat more modest rivals, Elche (1:1) and Alaves (0:0). On October 10, the team from Bilbao went to the capital for the match with Rayo Vallecano, but they managed to play for less than 20 minutes - the meeting was interrupted due to fan unrest with the score 0-0.
Disqualifications and injuries
Djalo, Egiluz, Sanchet and Nico Williams will miss the match.
Interesting betting trends
The visitors have conceded only one goal in the last five matches.
The Basques have won their last two away games dry
Provisional squad: Simon - Bershish, Laporte, Alvarez, Areso - Guerenabarrena, Ruiz de Galarreta - Berenguer, Canales, Navarro - Williams
There has been some progress in the Valencia game, but it has not yet been possible to leave the relegation zone. There is every chance of a positive outcome in a home match against Athletic. In recent matches, the team from Bilbao could not beat Elche and Alaves, so we do not believe in a victory over Valencia, even in an away match. We believe that the bats will be able to score at least one point.
Our betting tip is that Valencia will not lose in 1.62
The opponents are quite low in the table, but their potential is much higher. In a face-to-face match, the teams will try to prove it. After Javier Aguirre's arrival, the hosts improved their attacking game, but the visitors will respond with their counter-attacks. We believe that the opponents will create many scoring chances, some of which will be realized.
Our betting tip is a total of more than 2.5 goals in 2.10
Betting on corners
Athletic outperforms the opponent in class and is sure to have the advantage most of the time. This should lead to an advantage in the corners.
Our betting tip is the Asian handicap (-1.5) for Athletic Bilbao in 2.30
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