Getafe will take on Athletic Bilbao. The match will take place at Coliseum Alfonso Perez in Getafe on Tuesday, 18 October.
Gotafe played in European competitions not too long ago under Pepe Bordalas. It was quite successful, even reaching the playoffs in the Europa League. The departure of such an experienced mentor was a disaster, particularly since signs of a recession in the future were already evident. The anti-record drop of the “blue”, however, was still surprising. Sanchez Flores was able to return to his post as head coach. Quique was once not a very successful coach here. However, he succeeded this time and raised his wards up to 15th. He was also only 1 point ahead the relegated Granada. The main task now is to not be relegated. It was again a tough start with just 1 point after 4 rounds. This was followed by a loss to Girona, the newcomer. Only in mid-September did it break through. In succession, they defeated Osasuna and Real Sociedad. However, there were more failures. It’s OK to lose to Real Madrid but it was unacceptable to lose to Valladolid before that. Yes, with Rayo Vallecano, everything was limited to a draw.
Athletic is trying to get back to the top. Marcelino Garcia Toral, the mentor before them, did not like this. The “Basques” made progress with him and even won the Super Cup trophy. There were also some failures in cup finals. It was impossible to reach the European Cup zone through La Liga. Ernesto Valverde was forced to return to Bilbao this summer. This move has been justified so far. The San Mames team won most matches in LaLiga with a new mentor. Yes, those considered weaker were defeated (except Valencia, who was only getting used the Gattuso mentor’s requirements). Athletic, which lost to Espanyol and shared points with Sevilla and Mallorca, was also defeated. Only Atletico managed to defeat the Bilbao club in a principled match. Griezmann scored only the goal.
It’s worth noting how many draws there have been in head-to–head matches. These sides have shared points in 7 of the 10 most recent matches. Athletic won in January 2012, but Athletic was defeated immediately by 5-1. The bookmakers think that even Madrid will not be too difficult for the “Basques”. Valverde’s wards are looking decent this season. We bet Athletic will win by 3 points.
