Getafe vs Ath Bilbao prediction: SPAIN: LaLiga betting tips on match 2022-10-17 18:00.
Getafe only last week signed an agreement with the local council to lease their home stadium for the next 40 years on the premise that naming rights could be sold, meaning this could be one of the final times the club play at the âColiseum Alfonso PĂ©rezâ under its current name. This off-pitch distraction may strangely be a welcome one for manager Quique SĂĄnchez Flores as last Fridayâs 0-0 draw against local rivals Rayo Vallecano made it three successive La Liga (LL) outings without a win (D1, L2).
Floresâ men would perhaps have been the happier of the two sides following that stalemate though, as their opponents missed a penalty and saw a goal ruled out by VAR. Theyâll aim to bounce back with a win here, although successive draws remain highly possible considering Getafe have drawn 14 of their 34 LL games against Athletic Bilbao (W9 L11), more than against any other opponent in the top-flight.
Athletic secured their best start to a LL season in 66 years following their 4-0 win over AlmerĂa earlier in the month (W5, D1, L1) but have failed to win either of their two LL matches since (D1, L1). They are still a point better off than what they had at the corresponding stage of last season, yet the shine will be taken off their impressive start if they slump to a third successive winless LL game for the first time since December 2021 here.
However Ernesto Valverdeâs side are still yet to taste LL defeat on the road this season (W2, D1), scoring nine goals and conceding only twice. That record seemingly comes under threat here considering Athletic have only won three of their last 17 LL games at the Coliseum Alfonso PĂ©rez (D9, L5), though each of those wins did come under Valverde during his last stint in charge back between 2013-2017.
Players to watch: Getafeâs Jaime Mata is still waiting to open his LL account this season, but he does boast his joint-highest number of LL goals against Athletic (three). The visitorsâ RaĂșl GarcĂa is another struggling for goals but he also enjoys this fixture, scoring four headed LL goals against Getafe, his most such goals against any opponent as part of seven H2H goals in total.
Hot stat: At the end of LL round nine, no side had led at the break more often than Athletic (HT: W5, D3, L1).