Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Elche
Match Time & Date:
11/09/2022
16:15
Prediction: 0-1
Athletic Bilbao
Elche will look to register their first win of the season when they take on Athletic Club at their Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero. Los Franjiverdes made a slow start to the season, with the team collecting only one point in total in the process. Elche face difficulties in front of goal, and seeing that they have netted no more than one goal in the process, home win should not be considered. Both Fidel and Gonzalo Verdu are sidelined with injuries for the home side.
The Lions, on the other hand, aim to make amends for an unexpected 1-0 loss to Espanyol. Since Athletic will not have a better chance than this to get back on course, away win should be considered. Head coach Ernesto Valverde is unlikely to make changes to the team that faced los Periquitos at the weekend as he has no fresh selection worries.
Highlighted Player (Enzo Roco):
Enzo Roco is one of the young and exciting defenders coming out of Chile in the recent times. The 23-year-old started in the youth teams at Universidad Catolica and moved up the ranks. He was promoted to their first team in 2011 and in three years with them played more than 90 matches.
He established himself in the first team and was an omnipresent figure at the back for the team that won Primera Division and Copa Chile titles. Roco moved to the Spanish club Elche on loan in 2014 and by the next year he was at their fellow Spanish club RCD Espanyol.
Roco’s international appearance started with the under-17 squad in 2009 while his senior international debut was in 2012. He was named in the 30-man list by Jorge Sampaoli for the 2014 FIFA World Cup but was cut from the final list.
Highlighted Team (Athletic Bilbao):
Athletic Club (mostly known as Athletic de Bilbao) is a Spanish football club from the Bask region which is playing currently in the Primera Division. The club from Bilbao is playing in the highest Spanish division since its founded in 1928 and is next to Real Madrid and FC Barcelona for a longest period of time in the Primera Division. Athletic de Bilbao used to play until 2012 in the San Mames stadium (also known as La Catedral).
Since 2013 the club is playing in anew stadium. Athletic Bilbao is known for its rivalry with Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid was founded by Bask students in Madrid. The old relationship between both teams is visible in the red blue jerseys of both teams.
The second team Athletic de Bilbao is playing in the Segunda Division B in Spain. Athletic Bilbao won the Primera Division 8 times, the Copa del Rey 24 times, the Spanish super cup 2 times. Athletic de Bilbao didn’t won any prizes in Europe yet but managed to be the runner up in 1977 and 2012 in the UEFA cup.
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