Valencia-Athletic Bilbao is a match on the 21st day of La Liga and is played on Saturday at 21:00 odds, predictions, TV and streaming
Gattuso’s place on the Valencia bench has been taken by Salvador Gonzale Marco aka Voro. Perhaps the most loyal man inside the Mestalla. Yes, because over the years the youth coach has been called upon eight times to follow the first team, for a position that has always been ad Interim. Once again, in that case, in those parts, they relied on the safe second-hand.
Of course, the debut was one to forget: Valencia lost to Girona last week, complicating their league table situation even more. Yes, it is true, the work of the coach has not been seen and perhaps this weekend things could change. But the task is one of arduous, difficult ones, against a team, the one coached by Valverde, that in the last five has won three and is definitely aiming to enter Europe next season. The classification speaks for itself: the Basques are only two points away from the Conference League zone.
The match, however, has enormous value for the hosts. They will also be hoping for a boost from a Mestalla side that has to be the 12th man on the pitch. And Cavani, up front, must also be able to drag the team out of the red zone, which is currently only a length away. More was certainly expected from this Valencia side, also because of the market transactions last summer. With the Matador up front, and with Kluivert taken from Roma, there was talk of Europe. Instead, they are fighting for salvation.
And it is these motivations that could make the difference in the end. Motivations that will push Valencia to give their all to take three points that have enormous specific weight.
Valverde, Athletic Bilbao coach
Valencia-Athletic Bilbao is a match valid for the twenty-first day of La Liga and is scheduled for Saturday 11 February at 21:00 All Spanish league matches are broadcast live exclusively on DAZN, which in addition to Serie A has long since acquired the rights to the Spanish top league. DAZN offers a subscription at €29.99 per month – €39.99 for the Plus version – where you can also watch the entire Italian league and many other events linked to the platform. The service is offered both through an app for smart TVs and through the more classic streaming with PCs, mobile phones or tablets.
The prediction
LDespite what the league table says, and despite what the performance in recent weeks says, Valencia might be able to win this match.
Valencia-Athletic Bilbao
Probably line-ups
- VELENCIA (4-3-3): Mamardashvili; Foulquier, Comert, Diakhaby, Gaya; Musah, Guillamon, Almeida; Lino, Cavani, Duro.
- ATHLETIC BILBAO (4-5-1): Simon; De Marcos, Vivian, Yeray, Lekue; N Williams, Sancet, Vesga, Muniain, Berenguer; R Garcia.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
