Valencia – Athletic Bilbao, Picks and Tips
Valencia is going through a less good period in Spain. "The 'bats' are barely ninth in the championship and ticked off their first win of 2022 at the weekend. Valencia - Athletic Bilbao is an extremely important match for the hosts, who are aiming to win the Spanish Cup. As mentioned, Valencia finally managed to win a game in 2022. The "bats" played away at Mallorca. The guests coached by Bordalas Jimenez won in the end 1-0. The only goal of the match was scored by Gabriel Paulista in the 4th minute. The Brazilian scored with a shot from 30 yards that went into the corner of the net. Earlier, Valencia lost at home to Barcelona. "The 'bats' lost 1-4, the biggest score difference in recent seasons. Aubameyang scored a hattrick in this duel, and the other goal of the Catalans was scored by Frankie De Jong. For Valencia, Carlos Soler scored in the 52nd minute. The southern Spanish side also lost 2-1 away to Alaves. Loum and Joselu scored for the hosts, while the 'bats' scored through Guedes from the penalty spot. Valencia are 9th in the table with 33 points after 26 games. In the Spanish Cup, Valencia reached the semi-final stage after going through four rounds. Bordalas' side entered the competition in the third round, where they beat Arenteiro 3-1. Then, in the last 16, Valencia beat Cartagena 2-1. In the Cup's knockout stages, Valencia got past Baleares 2-1 and the same score was repeated in the quarter-finals, when they played Cadiz at home. The semi-final round with Athletic Bilbao ended in a 1-1 draw.
Athletic Bilbao's Basques had a pretty good start to 2022, where they reached the final of the Spanish Super Cup when they lost to Real Madrid. The Basques got revenge on the Spanish leaders in the Spanish Cup and reached the semi-finals. The Valencia - Athletic Bilbao duel is crucial for the guests, who hope to win a trophy at the end of the season. Recently, Bilbao played Barcelona and suffered their most drastic defeat of the season: 4-0. The Catalans dominated the game copiously and opened the scoring through Aubameyang in the 37th minute. Bilbao didn't have a great second half and conceded three more goals towards the end. Dembele increased the gap in the 73rd minute and Luuk de Jong and Depay also scored in the final minutes. Earlier, Athletic Bilbao played exceptionally well against rivals Real Sociedad and notched their biggest home win against their rivals, 4-0. All the goals in this clash were scored in the second half. Vivian, Snacet, Inaki Williams and Muniain scored the goals for the hosts. At the same time, the Basques lost 3-2 away to Mallorca in mid-February. Sevilla, Angel and Simon's own goal scored for Mallorca, while Garcia and Berenguer scored for Bilbao. Athletic Bilbao are neighbours in the standings with Valencia, with the Basques in 8th place on 37 points. In the Spanish Cup, Athletic Bilbao entered the knockout stage and beat Mancha 2-0. Then, one by one, Bilbao eliminated Barcelona and Real Madrid. Both matches were played in the Basque Country. Athletic beat Barcelona 3-2 after extra time in the Round of 16 and Real Madrid 1-0 in the quarter-finals.
Our recommendation tip for Valencia – Athletic Bilbao: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @ 2.00