Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Valencia play host to Athletic Club in the La Liga round 7 in what is expected to be an interesting encounter. Los Che aim to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Real Madrid and Sevilla, and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the Lions. However, home win should not be considered as all Soler, Piccini, Gaya, Correia, Cheryshev, and Blanco are sidelined with injuries.
The Basques, on the other hand, suffered a shocking 2-1 loss to Rayo Vallecano at San Mames, with Radamel Falcao scoring a late winner for the capital club. Since Athletic Club are determined to return to winning ways as well, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. All Alvarez, Berchiche, Nolaskoain, Paredes, and Sancet are injured for the visitors, while Inaki Williams returns to the starting XI. In their last meeting at “Mestalla” the two teams played out a 1-1 draw.
Highlighted Player (Maximiliano Gómez):
Commonly referred to as Maxi, the Uruguay striker Maximiliano Gomez is a ball playing forward who does not dive into tackles and is not afraid of a challenge to get closer to goal. Led by a genuine predator’s instinct, Maximiliano Gomez is that kind of a striker who’s always hungry for goals – a trait that’s arguably made him one of the hottest youngsters Uruguay has seen over the past decade.
Maxi Gomez is a strong player with a bulking physique. His friends call him Gucci in reference to a weighty singer from Uruguay – Gustavo ‘El Gucci’ Serafini. Having first stepped on the stage with Defensor Sporting in 2015, Maxi grabbed the spotlight in the penalty shootout against Lanus in the Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 when he displayed commendable courage and composure to send his team through in the competition.
Fearless and utterly intrepid in his exploits, Maxi Gomez was sold to Celta de Vigo in 2017 where he would go on to make an instant impact – with a brace on his debut, in a 3-2 defeat against Real Sociedad.
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.