Valencia vs Athletic Club: Valencia looks to return to winning ways when they face Athletic Club in their next La Liga fixture on Saturday.
Match Details:
Teams: Valencia vs Athletic Club
Venue: Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia, Spain
Date: Friday 24th September, 2021
Time: 07:45 PM IST
Live Link: https://www.voot.com/
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Preview
Valencia head into after back-to-back defeats against Real Madrid and Sevilla in their previous La Liga fixtures.
This is the first time in the season that Valencia have been beaten on successive seasons and would be slightly under pressure to return to winning ways.
In their previous clash; all the goals were scored in the first half as Gomez, Montiel and Mir got onto the scoresheet for Sevilla while Duro pulled one back for the visitors.
Even after that Valencia is in 5th position on the table with 10 points from 6 matches.
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On the other hand, Athletic Club saw a point snatched from their hands in extra time as Rayo Vallecano beat them 2-1.
Garcia gave Vallecano the lead before Ciss’ own goal equalized matters but Falcao’s extra time goal won it for the visitors.
This was Athletic Club’s first defeat of the season which leaves them in 9th spot with 9 points from 6 matches.
Both sides last met in February where it finished 1-1 in the La Liga.
Form Guide
Valencia: DWWLL
Athletic Club: DWWDL
✈️ The Lions are flying to Valencia now!#ValenciaAthletic #AthleticClub 🦁 pic.twitter.com/5fkOla24tL
— Athletic Club (@Athletic_en) September 24, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Sevilla 3-1 Valencia
Athletic Club 1-2 Rayo Vallecano
SQUAD LIST I @Marcelino has called up 2️⃣1️⃣ Lions for tomorrow’s match against @valenciacf_en at Mestalla 👇#ValenciaAthletic #AthleticClub 🦁 pic.twitter.com/6i5gcQkzU0
— Athletic Club (@Athletic_en) September 24, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Valencia vs Athletic Club in India?
The match is live streamed on the Voot App or Jio TV while the broadcast is on MTV India Channel.
Team News
Blanco, Soler, Cheryshev, Gaya and Correia are ruled out of contention for Valencia due to injuries.
Paredes (covid), Villalibre (hamstring), Sancet (knee), Nolaskoain (ankle), Alvarez (knee) and Berchiche (groin) miss out for the visitors.
Valencia possible 11:
Cillessen, Foulquier, Paulista, Alderete, Lato, Musah, Wass, Guillamon, Duro, Guedes and Gomez
Athletic Club possible 11:
Simon, Balenziaga, Martinez, Vivian, Capa, Muniain, Garcia, Vencedor, Berenguer, Williams and R. Garcia
Prediction: Valencia 2-1 Athletic Club
Valencia is expected to return to winning ways in this one due to their stronger start to the season.
Athletic Club would not be too saddened with the defeat against Vallecano and are expected to be in a good performance.
The quality in the home ranks is what gives them the edge.
Players to watch out for: Guedes, Duro, Williams and Berenguer.
