Alaves vs Athletic Bilbao: Preview and Predictions

Deportivo Alaves vs Athletic Bilbao
Spanish La Liga
Date: Sunday, 7th May 2017
Kick off at 11:00 UK/ 12:00 CET
Venue: Estadio de Mendizorroza.

Athletic Club managed to catch the sixth position leading to Europa League in the next season thanks to a brilliant spell of form in the last couple of weeks.

Deportivo Alaves do not have much to play for in the remaining three rounds of the league competition, but they will be hoping to make a miracle and book their place in Europa League through Copa Del Rey where they will play Barcelona in the final.

Deportivo Alaves

Mauricio Pellegrino was full of the words of praise for his players after a superb and dominant display in the drubbing of Real Betis last weekend at Benito Villamarin.

It was the fourth consecutive match without a defeat for the hosts who have generally been very tough to break down since the start of the season.

Athletic Club Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao will thus have a tough task to maintain the impressive attacking form. The team led by Ernesto Valverde notched 11 goals in four consecutive league wins.

The last Sunday’s win over Celta’s mixed lineup at Estadio do Balaidos was sixth in the last seven games for the Basque team.

Alaves vs Athletic Bilbao: Head to head

Apart from the fact Deportivo Alaves have been very tough to break down lately, Athletic Bilbao will have to fight the tradition.

The Basques did not score a single goal in each of the last three head to head meetings with Alaves.

Bilbao have, however previously been much more successful as they picked up nine wins in 13 matches with Alaves.

Alaves vs Athletic Bilbao: Prediction

The hosts do not have a reason to change anything. They will carefully sit at the back and wait for their chances from counter attacks.

We expect the Basques to struggle to find the net against the rock-solid defense of Alaves’.