Athletic Bilbao vs Deportivo La Coruna

This is going to be a match of two high potential struggling teams. While Deportivo have not been able to live up to their potential, Athletico Bilbao seems to lack the killer punch. Both lie in the bottom half of the table and a loss could mean an entry to the relegation zone for both the teams. While this home tie might just favor Athletic Bilbao, a lot can be expected from Aduriz and company. Their attack looked quite weak against a strong Espanyol side last week and the team enjoyed only 35% possession. This is a strong point of concern for the manager though the keeper Gorka has been relentlessly saving his team the rest of the formation is not just making any impression.

 

Deportivo La Coruna is a shadow of the team it used to be a couple of seasons ago. From being title contenders they have come in a position where they have to fight to stay off the relegation zone and things have worsened after a 1-0 home defeat by the hands of Racing Santander. Joan Verdu and Guardado seem to be the only players to watch out for on current form but there is a pool of talent that might just pull a rabbit out of the hat and coach Miguel Angel Lotina would be expecting some magic this time.

 

The contest is going to be between two sides that are trying to regain their lost positions and pride, what will make the difference on the night is just the fact that how much does a side want to win. The match will be decided on the grit, the players show, but surely will be a close encounter. Any team that can take 3 points out of this will have to play really well.

 

Prediction: 1-1