Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano: Athletic Club eye a win when they face Rayo Vallecano in their next La Liga fixture at Bilbao on Wednesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano
Venue: San Mamés Barria, Bilbao, Spain
Date: Wednesday 22nd September, 2021
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: https://www.voot.com/
📢 The Lions are playing at The Cathedral!‼️
🆚 @RayoVallecano
🕙 22:00 CEST
🏟️ San Mamés
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📲 #AthleticRayo #AthleticClub 🦁 pic.twitter.com/exSVK0gKTL— Athletic Club (@Athletic_en) September 21, 2021
Athletic Bilbao vs Rayo Vallecano 3-2 All Goals & Highlights 14/04/2019 – YouTube
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Athletic Club played out a 0-0 draw in their last match against the La Liga champions, Atletico Madrid and aim to return to winning ways in this one.
After two successive draws, it was the 3rd match in the season where Bilbao has dropped points.
With 5 matches under their belt, Athletic Club earned 9 points with 2 wins and 3 draws included.
On the other hand, Rayo Vallecano has begun their season decently and are 10th in the table with 7 points from 5 matches.
A 3-0 home win over Getafe was a morale booster for them as they picked up crucial points at stake.
Goals from Trejo, Ciss and Falcao ensured the points for a solid performance.
The last time both sides met was in April 2019 where Athletic Club beat Rayo Vallecano 3-2.
Form Guide
Athletic Club: DDWWD
Rayo Vallecano: LLWDW
🔥 Ready for action!
🔜 Tomorrow night at The Cathedral, #AthleticRayo (22:00 CEST)#AthleticClub 🦁 pic.twitter.com/nuRDiEWHfQ
— Athletic Club (@Athletic_en) September 20, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Atletico Madrid 0-0 Athletic Club
Rayo Vallecano 3-0 Getafe
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Athletic Club vs Rayo Vallecano in India?
The match is live streamed on the Voot App or Jio TV while broadcast is available on MTV India Channel.
Team News
Sancet, Nolaskoain, Alvarez and Berchiche are ruled out due to injury concerns while Paredes is recovering from Covid-19 for Athletic Club.
Merquelanz is the sole absentee for Rayo Vallecano due to muscle injury.
Athletic Club possible 11:
Simon, Lekue, Vivian, Martinez, Balenziaga, Berenguer, Garcia, Vencedor, Muniain, Williams and R.Garcia
Rayo Vallecano possible 11:
Dimitrievski, F. Garcia, Catena, Saveljich, Balliu, Ciss, Comesana, A. Garcia, Lopez, Bebe and Guardiola
Prediction: Athletic Club 2-1 Rayo Vallecano
Athletic Club is a formidable side capable of putting of eking out results under grinding circumstances.
With a slightly better start and record, we expect the hosts to nick this contest.
Vallecano’s win over Getafe gives them confidence but they may find it difficult at the home of Bilbao.
Players to watch out for: Williams, R.Garcia, Lopez and Ciss.
