Getafe vs Athletic Bilbao Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 Spanish Primera
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THE FACTS
When is Getafe vs Athletic Bilbao on and what time does it start? Getafe vs Athletic Bilbao will take place on Friday 2nd May, 2024 – 20:00 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Getafe vs Athletic Bilbao? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What TV channel is Getafe vs Athletic Bilbao on in the UK? Getafe vs Athletic Bilbao will be televised live on LaLigaTV, but La Liga matches are also televised occasionally on Viaplay Sports and ITV
Where can I stream Getafe vs Athletic Bilbao in the UK? Getafe vs Athletic Bilbao can be streamed live on Viaplay, while ITV matches can be streamed live on ITVX
THE LOWDOWN
GETAFE
The second stint in charge of Getafe for Jose Bordalas has been another relatively successful one as they push comfortably away from the bottom three and the relegation places. The Madrid-based club are still in the hunt for a top seven finish and potential UEFA Europa Conference League qualification as we head into the final few weeks of the season.
The hosts kept that dream alive with a comfortable 3-1 defeat of bottom-of-the-table Almeria in their most recent outing, last weekend. Mason Greenwood notched a brace either side of a goal from Anthony Lozano before Jaime Mata clinched all three points for Getafe and they have now suffered just one loss in their last five matches.
ATHLETIC BILBAO
It has been a remarkably impressive season for Athletic Club with Ernesto Valverde’s Basque giants having already wrapped up a first trophy in nearly 40 years as they won the Copa del Rey at La Cartuja in Seville in early April with a penalty shootout victory over Real Mallorca in the final. They are still in the hunt for a top four finish but are now six points adrift of fourth placed Atletico Madrid.
That six-point gap, though, is as a result of a four-match winless run of form in La Liga since winning the cup against Mallorca. Their most recent outing saw them comfortably defeated by three goals to one at the Metropolitano against their rivals for a place in the top four Atletico last weekend with goals from Rodrigo De Paul and Angel Correa with an own goals from Unai Simon.
THE TEAM NEWS
GETAFE
There are a few injury issues for Getafe this weekend as they welcome Athletic to the Coliseum as the likes of Carles Alena, Borja Mayoral and Domingos Duarte are all unavailable.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Soria; Carmona, Djene, Alderete, Rico; Moriba, Milla; Greenwood, Maksimovic, Oscar Rodriguez; Latasa
UNAVAILABLE: Iglesias (Injured), Alena (Injured), Mayoral (Injured), Duarte (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
ATHLETIC BILBAO
There are two injury issues for Athletic Club this weekend as midfielder Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta is unavailable alongside former PSG man Yuri Berchiche.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Simon; Vivian, Yeray Alvarez, Paredes, Lekue; Vesga, Prados; I. Williams, Sancet, N. Williams; Guruzeta
UNAVAILABLE: Ruiz de Galarreta (Injured), Berchiche (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
THE PREDICTION
Getafe have been a lot more enjoyable to watch for the neutral in Jose Bordalas’ second spell in charge. For example, their 33 matches so far this season in La Liga have consisted of 86 goals. Athletic Club have also been one of the more proactive and entertaining teams to watch in the league but they have taken their eye off the ball in the last few weeks so another high-scoring clash would appear quite likely for this one in the Spanish capital.
TIP: OVER 2.5 GOALS
