Espanyol vs Ath Bilbao Match Preview

Espanyol is ranked at 11th place with 13 points and comes after three wins a draw and a loss over the last five matches. They are having a decent season so far and in one of these wins they managed to beat Real Madrid 2-1. The team has been pretty balanced with ten goals scored and ten goals conceded being the only one to have a 0 goal difference.

In the last five matches they scored a total of seven goals while conceding a total of five goals. The major credit goes to De Tomas who already netted 5 goals and provided 2 assists but apart from him the team has been struggling on the offensive side so against a solid team like Ath Bilbao this can be become a real problem as they will have fewer chances upfront.

Ath Bilbao, on the other hand, is ranked at the 8th place with 16 points and comes after two wins two draws and a loss over the last five matches. Considering they are one game short one could say their season is going pretty good so far as in case of a victory they would climb directly to the top four. Like I already said their defensive side has been really solid with only 5 goals conceded which makes them the best defensive side in the league while they scored a total of nine goals.

In the last five matches they scored five goals averaging a goal per game while managing to find the back of the net in four encounters. Williams and Garcia in attack have already scored two goals each and are once again expected to play from the start considering their good performance in the win against Villarreal.

In conclusion, I think Ath Bilbao can win this match or get at least a draw out of it. They are the better team here despite their rivals also having a good season until now. From nine matches played they lost just once and that came after conceding a goal in the 96th minute. Espanyol is a newly promoted team and the struggle to be in the top division is going to be felt.