Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
Athletic Bilbao
Match Time & Date:
28/11/2018
02:45 PM
Prediction: 1-0
Huesca
A place in the last 16 of Spanish Copa del Rey will be at stake when Athletic Club and Huesca face each other at San Mames Barria on Wednesday evening. The Lions produced a fine display in their last league match against Getafe, but the two teams eventually shared the spoils in the Basque Country at the weekend. The Lions recorded their last win in La Liga back in August, 20, meaning that they will fight tooth and nail in the Copa del Rey clash against Huesca. Francisco’s men are stuck at the bottom of the La Liga standings and seeing that this game is of big importance for the hosts, we predict that they are going to emerge triumphant in Wednesday’s football game. It has to be noted that the two teams meet for the first time ever in the Spanish Cup.
Highlighted Player (Iñaki Williams):
Inaki Williams is one of the most talented Spanish players. The pacey winger, who plays as a centre-forward as well, started his senior career at Basconia, scoring seven goals in 18 appearances for the club. In 2014 he moved to Athletic Bilbao, but he played for the reserve team at the beginning.
Inaki impressed in the 2014/2015 season with Athletic Bilbao B and, as a result, he was given a chance to prove his worth in the Spanish top flight with the first team. The Spanish footballer made his La liga debut on December 6, 2014, replacing injured attacker Aritz Aduriz in a 1-0 loss to Cordoba.
Inaki Williams represented Spain at the 2017 U21 European Championship in Poland and he played 20 minutes in a 1-0 loss to Germany in the final of the tournament. Speaking of the senior squad, the Athletic Bilbao footballer made his Spain debut in a 3-1 victory over Bosnia on May 29, 2016. Inaki Williams was born in Bilbao on June 15, 1994.
Highlighted Team (Huesca):
Huesca are a Spanish club that compete in La Liga, the Spanish top flight. The club was originally founded in 1910, but in 1940 it was renamed Union Deportiva. In 1956 the club disappeared due to financial problems, but four years later Sociedad Deportiva Huesca was born. Huesca are well known for their blaugrana colors as their founding members were Barcelona fans.
The club welcome their rivals at El Alcoraz and it has to be noted that the capacity of the stadium is 5,500. Despite the fact that El Alcoraz can hold up to 5,500 people in December 2014 7,600 spectators watched the game between Huesca and Barcelona. Huesca will make their first ever appearance in Primera Division in the 2018/2019 season.
The likes of Leo Franco, Luis Sastre and Ruben Castro are some of the most notable footballers that played for Huesca. Real Zaragoza are considered Huesca’s main rivals, with the two teams facing each other in Derbi Aragones.
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