Athletic Bilbao vs Girona FC – 26/02/2023
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Athletic Bilbao and Girona are set to meet this weekend at San Mames with the home side looking for a swift return to the win column after Girona’s stunning win last weekend saw them score the most goals in a game for them this campaign.
Girona stunned Almeria in a 6-2 home victory last weekend. It saw the club net four goals in the first half alone, as they only let in their two goals late on in the second half.
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Valentin Castellanos, Viktor Tyshankov, Javi Hernandez and Rodrigo Riquelme all scored a goal each that day for Girona in the first half, before Ivan Martin and Christhian Stuani scored a goal each in the second 45.
Michel’s men did lose to Cadiz just before this and Barcelona not long before that, as they also beat Valencia 1-0 at home. It now means two wins and two losses in the past four games, as the club eye up a spot in the top half of the table.
Girona head into this game with now seven wins on the board and nine losses, with them drawing six times in the game as well.
What’s more, Girona have let in 33 goals and scored the game amount now, as they sit behind Osasuna in 10th by just three points. In fact, Rayo Vallecano in sixth are only seven above them.
As for Bilbao, they come into this game having moved back to losing ways in a 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid. The club did, however, edge past Valencia at the Mestalla two weeks back, as they also smashed Cadiz 4-1.
Attention for Ernesto Valverde’s side is turning towards the Copa del Rey first leg semi-final next Wednesday, with his men set to meet with Osasuna away from home before the second leg return fixture at San Mames.
Bilbao are sitting seventh in the league still as a result of their recent form, but they are just two behind Vallecano in sixth. Moreover, they’ve won the same amount as the Madrid side, but lost two more games with eight defeats in total in La Liga.
The most impressive feat so far for Bilbao has been their goals scored, as they have lacked in this department for many years. So far, Valverde’s side have netted 31 times – this is the same as Atletico Madrid and one less than Real Sociedad in third.
Forebet predicts a Bilbao win and over 2.5 goals in the game.
