The Spanish La Liga will take place this weekend on the 23rd day. The tension is huge both in the championship and the relegation battle, so many encounters promise a lot of excitement. This includes the duel between Valencia and Athletic Bilbao. The bats are playing against the descent this year, while the Basques are playing around the international squares.
Valencia
In the meantime, Valencia were able to secure a lot of hope in their own fan base by remaining unbeaten for three games in a row, winning seven points. In the last three games, however, there was a downward trend as Valencia scored just one point from their last matches against Las Palmas (1: 3), SD Eibar (0: 4) and Betis Sevilla (0-0). Especially the home game against Eibar was very surprising, because in the Mestalla one had at least in the last weeks again and again score points. The situation has not necessarily improved for coach Voro after the last weekend, because he has to do without his best scorer Santi Mina this weekend, which in the last game was an injury. Simone Zaza will be given a chance to finish his season, as the Italian has not scored a goal in 15 matches for West Ham and Valencia this season. Rodrigo and Captain Enzo Pérez will also be eliminated.
Athletic Bilbao
The guests from Bilbao had to play in the Europa League during the week and were very hard on APOEL Nicosia. In the end they were able to win 3-2, but the result is not an advantage for the return. In La Liga the team of coach Ernesto Valverde is fighting for sixth place and is currently only one point behind the 6th Villarreal. To fifth place it is already six points behind. In the last seven games they conceded only one defeat in Barcelona (0: 3), otherwise they recorded three wins and three draws. Striking: In their last five competitive games always fell more than 2.5 goals. The average score in this team is 3,6 Goals per Game. Valverde have to do without Sabin Merino, Xabier Etxeita and Kepa Arrizabalaga in this game, otherwise all the players are available.
Prediction: Both teams to score / YES
Odds: 1.80
