Athletic Bilbao and Valencia will open Sunday’s La Liga schedule with their second round fixture at San Mames Barria.
Both teams will enter the tie off of tight affairs against Mallorca and Girona respectively on the opening day.
Bilbao failed to break the deadlock in the home goalless draw to Mallorca last time out. They dominated the pitch throughout the 90 minutes of play but just failed to convert up front and eventually had to settle for a point on the occasion.
The Basques could face hard times trying to break down Valencia in Gameweek 2 as well, especially if we know that Los Che offered a fantastic defensive showing against newly-promoted Girona last weekend.
Valencia picked up the three-pointer at the start of the season with a narrow 1-0 victory over recently-promoted Girona.
Carlos Soler made the difference as he made no mistake from the spot late in the first half. We have to praise Los Che’s defensive effort in particular from that game since Valencia allowed their counterparts no more than five shots in total (just one of which went on target) in the 90 minutes of play seven days ago.
Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia Head-to-head
Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia Prediction
This match is a textbook example of a tight affair between two defensive-minded outfits. The mere fact that ten of the last eleven H2H matches between them ended with fewer than three goals scored says enough.
Bilbao and Valencia have opened the new season in the same fashion and we have no other option but to go with the Under 2.5 goals FT pick at the attractive 1.80 odds. The braver punters can chase the draw at the 3.80 odds.
Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia Betting Tips
Under 2.5 goals FT @ 1.80 (4/5)
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