On the 17th of September, Athletic Club will host Rayo Vallecano in a clash of the La Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 6th placed Athletic Club, recorded a 4-1 win against Elche. Nicolas Fernandez Mercau struck first for Athletic Club on an own goal in the 9th minute, then Oihan Sancet added another in the 14th minute on a penalty. Athletic Club is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while rayo Vallecano is fresh off their 2-1 win against Valencia. Isaac Palazon Camacho struck first for Rayo Vallecano in the 5th minute, then Nico González added another on an own goal in the 52nd minute. Rayo Vallecano is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Isaac Palazon Camacho has been the most prolific scorer on Rayo Vallecano in his last five matches with 2 goals. Alex Berenguer has been the most prolific scorer on Athletic Club in the last five matches with three goals
Íñigo Martínez, Ander Herrera, Yeray, Yuri and Mikel Balenziaga are unavailable to play for Ernesto Valverde Tejedor’s team, while Diego López, Andrés Martín, Salvi and Palazon Camacho are unavailable to play for Rayo Vallecano.