Athletic Bilbao-Cadice is a match on the 20th day of La Liga and is played on Friday at 21:00: odds, predictions, TV and streaming.
The only joy for Athletic Bilbao in recent weeks has come in the Copa del Rey, where the Basque side got the better of Espanyol and Valencia to reach the semi-finals. Osasuna await them: the draw has given Ernesto Valverde’s men a helping hand, as Barcelona and Real Madrid will meet at the other end.
In the league, on the contrary, the results of the red and whites are extremely disappointing. Three defeats in the last three days, while the last success dates back to before the World Cup. This has obviously affected the league table, which sees Athletic in ninth place, -8 from fourth place but still not too far from Europe Minor. Getting back on the European train is possible, as long as the Lehoiaks change course immediately. The Vigo slip-up again showed an abulic team that suddenly seems to have forgotten how to score goals. The attack has stalled: since the start of the season Athletic Bilbao have barely scored a goal in the last five La Liga rounds. Recovering the ‘copero’ spirit – as they would say in Spain – is the first objective in the first leg against Cadiz, in which Valverde will have Inaki Williams, absent with Celta, available again.
Since the Andalusians have returned to the top flight, the away team has curiously always won in this fixture. A round of two years ago, in fact, the white-and-reds crushed Cadiz 4-0 at home. The Gialloblù, however, appear to be on the upswing after an unsatisfactory first leg: in January they beat Valencia and Mallorca, only surrendering to Sampaoli’s Sevilla. However, these results do not allow them to sleep soundly, as Sergio’s men are still third from bottom.
Cadiz players exult after a goal
The prediction
A Athletic Bilbao can play with fire no longer and should get a positive result against a Cadiz side that will probably sell their skins dearly. We imagine that the one at the San Mames will not be a spectacular match, between two teams that have scored with the dropper in the last period. The total number of goals could be less than three.
Athletic Bilbao-Cadiz line-up in the match
- ATHLETIC BILBAO (4-3-3): Unai Simón; Yuri, Vivian, Yeray, De Marcos; Vesga, Zárraga, Muniain; Berenguer, Nico Williams, Inaki Williams.
- CADICE (4-4-2): Ledesma; Espino, Momo, Hernández, Carcelén; Bongonda, Fernández, Escalante, Ocampo; Sobrino, Lozano.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
