On the 3rd of April, in this week 30 match, Elche and Athletic Club will play a match in Bilbao in a meeting of these two mismatched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Athletic Club sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Getafe. Enes Ünal struck first for Getafe in the 3rd minute, then in the 29th minute, Williams sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Yuri earning Athletic Club at least a draw. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Athletic Club should be reasonably happy with their performance, while elche is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Valencia. Gonçalo Guedes struck first for Valencia in the 50th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Elche was frustrated by Valencia’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Valencia ended the match with the shutout victory. Elche is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Aug 16th, Elche and Athletic Club battled to a 0-0 draw in front of just over nine thousand. Neither Elche nor Athletic Club could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Fidel has been the most prolific scorer on Elche in his last five matches with 2 goals. Athletic Club hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Zarraga Egana and Williams, and they each have 1 goal
Capa, Íñigo Martínez, Yeray and Dani García are unavailable to play for Marcelino García Toral’s team, while Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez’s squad will be without Barragán.